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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-Western NC	194	57	37.4	28.0-47.9	137	62.6	52.1-72.0
GENDER
Male	83	24	37.0	23.8-52.6	59	63.0	47.4-76.2
Female	111	33	38.0	25.9-51.7	78	62.0	48.3-74.1
RACE
White	162	45	38.5	28.2-49.9	117	61.5	50.1-71.8
African American	16	5	26.8	8.4-59.5	11	73.2	40.5-91.6
Other Minorities	15	7	39.8	15.1-71.1	8	60.2	28.9-84.9
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
35-44	14	5	52.2	21.2-81.5	9	47.8	18.5-78.8
45-54	30	7	14.9	5.3-35.3	23	85.1	64.7-94.7
55-64	52	20	54.1	35.7-71.4	32	45.9	28.6-64.3
65-74	52	15	41.7	23.8-62.1	37	58.3	37.9-76.2
75+	39	9	19.1	9.1-35.9	30	80.9	64.1-90.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	59	17	36.7	22.0-54.4	42	63.3	45.6-78.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	58	18	43.3	25.2-63.3	40	56.7	36.7-74.8
Some Post-H.S.	37	12	30.3	15.0-51.6	25	69.7	48.4-85.0
College Graduate	39	9	35.0	17.9-56.9	30	65.0	43.1-82.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	47	18	49.4	30.0-69.0	29	50.6	31.0-70.0
$15,000- 24,999	41	7	27.3	10.7-54.0	34	72.7	46.0-89.3
$25,000- 34,999	17	5	39.7	15.2-70.8	12	60.3	29.2-84.8
$35,000- 49,999	16	5	32.2	8.9-69.8	11	67.8	30.2-91.1
$50,000-74,999	12	7	53.2	22.2-81.8	5	46.8	18.2-77.8
$75,000+	13	4	55.1	22.0-84.2	9	44.9	15.8-78.0
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

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

944

244

23.3

19.7-27.3

700

76.7

72.7-80.3

-Western NC

194

37.4

28.0-47.9

137

62.6

52.1-72.0

GENDER

Male

37.0

23.8-52.6

63.0

47.4-76.2

Female

111

38.0

25.9-51.7

62.0

48.3-74.1

RACE

White

162

38.5

28.2-49.9

117

61.5

50.1-71.8

African American

26.8

8.4-59.5

73.2

40.5-91.6

Other Minorities

39.8

15.1-71.1

60.2

28.9-84.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

52.2

21.2-81.5

47.8

18.5-78.8

45-54

14.9

5.3-35.3

85.1

64.7-94.7

55-64

54.1

35.7-71.4

45.9

28.6-64.3

65-74

41.7

23.8-62.1

58.3

37.9-76.2

75+

19.1

9.1-35.9

80.9

64.1-90.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

36.7

22.0-54.4

63.3

45.6-78.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

43.3

25.2-63.3

56.7

36.7-74.8

Some Post-H.S.

30.3

15.0-51.6

69.7

48.4-85.0

College Graduate

35.0

17.9-56.9

65.0

43.1-82.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

49.4

30.0-69.0

50.6

31.0-70.0

$15,000- 24,999

27.3

10.7-54.0

72.7

46.0-89.3

$25,000- 34,999

39.7

15.2-70.8

60.3

29.2-84.8

$35,000- 49,999

32.2

8.9-69.8

67.8

30.2-91.1

$50,000-74,999

53.2

22.2-81.8

46.8

18.2-77.8

$75,000+

55.1

22.0-84.2

44.9

15.8-78.0

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

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Western 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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