BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,537	434	28.5	25.7-31.5	1,103	71.5	68.5-74.3
-Eastern NC	588	163	26.9	22.8-31.4	425	73.1	68.6-77.2
GENDER
Male	208	65	29.8	23.1-37.4	143	70.2	62.6-76.9
Female	380	98	24.1	19.6-29.3	282	75.9	70.7-80.4
RACE
White	335	88	26.2	20.8-32.4	247	73.8	67.6-79.2
African American	213	63	28.2	21.8-35.5	150	71.8	64.5-78.2
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
25-34	23	5	18.6	7.0-40.9	18	81.4	59.1-93.0
35-44	38	12	34.0	19.2-52.8	26	66.0	47.2-80.8
45-54	88	25	26.7	16.8-39.6	63	73.3	60.4-83.2
55-64	152	40	27.7	19.9-37.0	112	72.3	63.0-80.1
65-74	173	55	29.4	22.2-37.8	118	70.6	62.2-77.8
75+	100	26	23.1	15.0-33.9	74	76.9	66.1-85.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	166	43	22.1	15.6-30.2	123	77.9	69.8-84.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	198	62	34.3	26.7-42.8	136	65.7	57.2-73.3
Some Post-H.S.	138	34	22.2	15.4-30.9	104	77.8	69.1-84.6
College Graduate	84	23	26.6	16.9-39.4	61	73.4	60.6-83.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	142	51	35.5	26.8-45.4	91	64.5	54.6-73.2
$15,000- 24,999	128	33	22.8	15.4-32.3	95	77.2	67.7-84.6
$25,000- 34,999	57	12	25.6	14.6-41.1	45	74.4	58.9-85.4
$35,000- 49,999	54	11	21.8	10.9-38.9	43	78.2	61.1-89.1
$50,000-74,999	34	8	27.5	13.4-48.1	26	72.5	51.9-86.6
$75,000+	25	5	28.2	11.3-54.7	20	71.8	45.3-88.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	361	121	33.6	27.9-39.8	240	66.4	60.2-72.1
No	209	40	18.6	13.2-25.4	169	81.4	74.6-86.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	106	30	28.3	19.6-39.1	76	71.7	60.9-80.4
Non-Veteran	482	133	26.5	22.0-31.5	349	73.5	68.5-78.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,537

434

28.5

25.7-31.5

1,103

71.5

68.5-74.3

-Eastern NC

588

163

26.9

22.8-31.4

425

73.1

68.6-77.2

GENDER

Male

208

29.8

23.1-37.4

143

70.2

62.6-76.9

Female

380

24.1

19.6-29.3

282

75.9

70.7-80.4

RACE

White

335

26.2

20.8-32.4

247

73.8

67.6-79.2

African American

213

28.2

21.8-35.5

150

71.8

64.5-78.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

18.6

7.0-40.9

81.4

59.1-93.0

35-44

34.0

19.2-52.8

66.0

47.2-80.8

45-54

26.7

16.8-39.6

73.3

60.4-83.2

55-64

152

27.7

19.9-37.0

112

72.3

63.0-80.1

65-74

173

29.4

22.2-37.8

118

70.6

62.2-77.8

75+

100

23.1

15.0-33.9

76.9

66.1-85.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

166

22.1

15.6-30.2

123

77.9

69.8-84.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

198

34.3

26.7-42.8

136

65.7

57.2-73.3

Some Post-H.S.

138

22.2

15.4-30.9

104

77.8

69.1-84.6

College Graduate

26.6

16.9-39.4

73.4

60.6-83.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

142

35.5

26.8-45.4

64.5

54.6-73.2

$15,000- 24,999

128

22.8

15.4-32.3

77.2

67.7-84.6

$25,000- 34,999

25.6

14.6-41.1

74.4

58.9-85.4

$35,000- 49,999

21.8

10.9-38.9

78.2

61.1-89.1

$50,000-74,999

27.5

13.4-48.1

72.5

51.9-86.6

$75,000+

28.2

11.3-54.7

71.8

45.3-88.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

361

121

33.6

27.9-39.8

240

66.4

60.2-72.1

209

18.6

13.2-25.4

169

81.4

74.6-86.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

106

28.3

19.6-39.1

71.7

60.9-80.4

Non-Veteran

482

133

26.5

22.0-31.5

349

73.5

68.5-78.0

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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 (MAHEC): 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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