BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	944	244	23.3	19.7-27.3	700	76.7	72.7-80.3
-Piedmont NC	329	72	16.0	11.6-21.6	257	84.0	78.4-88.4
GENDER
Male	125	33	14.5	9.2-22.1	92	85.5	77.9-90.8
Female	204	39	17.4	11.1-26.2	165	82.6	73.8-88.9
RACE
White	206	42	15.7	10.5-22.8	164	84.3	77.2-89.5
African American	111	29	18.6	11.1-29.3	82	81.4	70.7-88.9
Other Minorities	9	1	2.8	0.3-20.7	8	97.2	79.3-99.7
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	12	3	31.9	8.0-71.5	9	68.1	28.5-92.0
35-44	42	7	10.7	4.0-25.6	35	89.3	74.4-96.0
45-54	60	14	20.8	10.9-35.9	46	79.2	64.1-89.1
55-64	72	16	11.7	5.9-22.1	56	88.3	77.9-94.1
65-74	73	19	20.5	10.9-35.4	54	79.5	64.6-89.1
75+	68	13	14.2	6.1-29.5	55	85.8	70.5-93.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	93	24	23.7	13.6-38.2	69	76.3	61.8-86.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	99	22	14.1	7.7-24.5	77	85.9	75.5-92.3
Some Post-H.S.	77	16	14.2	7.4-25.7	61	85.8	74.3-92.6
College Graduate	59	10	11.9	5.5-23.9	49	88.1	76.1-94.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	14	10.9	5.3-21.3	47	89.1	78.7-94.7
$15,000- 24,999	63	17	24.9	12.8-42.8	46	75.1	57.2-87.2
$25,000- 34,999	36	8	15.7	6.6-32.8	28	84.3	67.2-93.4
$35,000- 49,999	34	10	18.3	8.0-36.5	24	81.7	63.5-92.0
$50,000-74,999	22	3	9.4	2.7-27.8	19	90.6	72.2-97.3
$75,000+	20	1	4.8	0.6-28.0	19	95.2	72.0-99.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	8	20.7	10.0-38.1	32	79.3	61.9-90.0
Guilford	35	10	31.0	16.6-50.4	25	69.0	49.6-83.4
Mecklenburg	39	8	25.2	12.5-44.4	31	74.8	55.6-87.5
Orange	25	3	9.5	2.9-27.3	22	90.5	72.7-97.1
Wake	31	6	19.7	8.5-39.4	25	80.3	60.6-91.5
Chatham/Lee	33	10	26.3	13.1-45.6	23	73.7	54.4-86.9
Nash/Wilson	44	9	26.4	13.8-44.5	35	73.6	55.5-86.2
Craven/Pamlico	54	14	27.4	16.1-42.6	40	72.6	57.4-83.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	44	13	28.8	15.8-46.5	31	71.2	53.5-84.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	31	8	27.1	12.9-48.2	23	72.9	51.8-87.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	31	11	36.2	20.0-56.3	20	63.8	43.7-80.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	12	26.4	15.0-42.0	35	73.6	58.0-85.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	26	35.2	24.2-48.0	54	64.8	52.0-75.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	54	16	31.5	18.7-47.9	38	68.5	52.1-81.3
Northeast NC I	71	16	19.9	11.7-31.8	55	80.1	68.2-88.3
Northeast NC II	64	21	31.4	19.9-45.7	43	68.6	54.3-80.1
Northeastern Partnership	135	37	26.9	18.9-36.7	98	73.1	63.3-81.1
Mountain AHEC	129	36	31.6	21.7-43.5	93	68.4	56.5-78.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	421	115	28.6	22.7-35.3	306	71.4	64.7-77.3
Piedmont	329	72	16.0	11.6-21.6	257	84.0	78.4-88.4
Western NC	194	57	37.4	28.0-47.9	137	62.6	52.1-72.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

944

244

23.3

19.7-27.3

700

76.7

72.7-80.3

-Piedmont NC

329

16.0

11.6-21.6

257

84.0

78.4-88.4

GENDER

Male

125

14.5

9.2-22.1

85.5

77.9-90.8

Female

204

17.4

11.1-26.2

165

82.6

73.8-88.9

RACE

White

206

15.7

10.5-22.8

164

84.3

77.2-89.5

African American

111

18.6

11.1-29.3

81.4

70.7-88.9

Other Minorities

2.8

0.3-20.7

97.2

79.3-99.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

31.9

8.0-71.5

68.1

28.5-92.0

35-44

10.7

4.0-25.6

89.3

74.4-96.0

45-54

20.8

10.9-35.9

79.2

64.1-89.1

55-64

11.7

5.9-22.1

88.3

77.9-94.1

65-74

20.5

10.9-35.4

79.5

64.6-89.1

75+

14.2

6.1-29.5

85.8

70.5-93.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

23.7

13.6-38.2

76.3

61.8-86.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

14.1

7.7-24.5

85.9

75.5-92.3

Some Post-H.S.

14.2

7.4-25.7

85.8

74.3-92.6

College Graduate

11.9

5.5-23.9

88.1

76.1-94.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

10.9

5.3-21.3

89.1

78.7-94.7

$15,000- 24,999

24.9

12.8-42.8

75.1

57.2-87.2

$25,000- 34,999

15.7

6.6-32.8

84.3

67.2-93.4

$35,000- 49,999

18.3

8.0-36.5

81.7

63.5-92.0

$50,000-74,999

9.4

2.7-27.8

90.6

72.2-97.3

$75,000+

4.8

0.6-28.0

95.2

72.0-99.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

20.7

10.0-38.1

79.3

61.9-90.0

Guilford

31.0

16.6-50.4

69.0

49.6-83.4

Mecklenburg

25.2

12.5-44.4

74.8

55.6-87.5

Orange

9.5

2.9-27.3

90.5

72.7-97.1

Wake

19.7

8.5-39.4

80.3

60.6-91.5

Chatham/Lee

26.3

13.1-45.6

73.7

54.4-86.9

Nash/Wilson

26.4

13.8-44.5

73.6

55.5-86.2

Craven/Pamlico

27.4

16.1-42.6

72.6

57.4-83.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

28.8

15.8-46.5

71.2

53.5-84.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

27.1

12.9-48.2

72.9

51.8-87.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

36.2

20.0-56.3

63.8

43.7-80.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

26.4

15.0-42.0

73.6

58.0-85.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

35.2

24.2-48.0

64.8

52.0-75.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

31.5

18.7-47.9

68.5

52.1-81.3

Northeast NC I

19.9

11.7-31.8

80.1

68.2-88.3

Northeast NC II

31.4

19.9-45.7

68.6

54.3-80.1

Northeastern Partnership

135

26.9

18.9-36.7

73.1

63.3-81.1

Mountain AHEC

129

31.6

21.7-43.5

68.4

56.5-78.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

421

115

28.6

22.7-35.3

306

71.4

64.7-77.3

Piedmont

329

16.0

11.6-21.6

257

84.0

78.4-88.4

Western NC

194

37.4

28.0-47.9

137

62.6

52.1-72.0

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Piedmont North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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