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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,537	434	28.5	25.7-31.5	1,103	71.5	68.5-74.3
GENDER
Male	577	172	30.2	25.8-34.9	405	69.8	65.1-74.2
Female	960	262	27.0	23.6-30.6	698	73.0	69.4-76.4
RACE
White	1,050	284	27.3	24.0-30.9	766	72.7	69.1-76.0
African American	404	120	30.5	25.3-36.3	284	69.5	63.7-74.7
Asian	3	2	84.1	30.6-98.5	1	15.9	1.5-69.4
Native American	40	13	30.3	16.1-49.7	27	69.7	50.3-83.9
Other Minorities	30	11	29.0	13.6-51.4	19	71.0	48.6-86.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	12	23.9	11.9-42.2	23	76.1	57.8-88.1
-English Speaking	22	8	27.7	12.9-49.7	14	72.3	50.3-87.1
-Spanish Speaking	13	4	19.6	5.3-51.8	9	80.4	48.2-94.7
Non-Hispanic	1,498	422	28.7	25.9-31.7	1,076	71.3	68.3-74.1
AGE
18-24	15	2	9.4	1.7-38.9	13	90.6	61.1-98.3
25-34	55	13	24.5	13.7-39.7	42	75.5	60.3-86.3
35-44	103	30	26.4	17.9-37.2	73	73.6	62.8-82.1
45-54	261	85	31.7	25.1-39.1	176	68.3	60.9-74.9
55-64	395	107	31.3	25.6-37.7	288	68.7	62.3-74.4
65-74	413	123	28.3	23.2-34.0	290	71.7	66.0-76.8
75+	285	73	24.2	18.7-30.8	212	75.8	69.2-81.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	427	126	30.8	25.0-37.1	301	69.2	62.9-75.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	496	168	35.3	30.3-40.8	328	64.7	59.2-69.7
Some Post-H.S.	341	77	21.3	16.6-26.9	264	78.7	73.1-83.4
College Graduate	269	60	21.4	16.1-27.8	209	78.6	72.2-83.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	332	125	41.1	34.2-48.3	207	58.9	51.7-65.8
$15,000- 24,999	313	85	25.0	19.7-31.1	228	75.0	68.9-80.3
$25,000- 34,999	157	39	30.8	22.5-40.6	118	69.2	59.4-77.5
$35,000- 49,999	156	39	26.0	18.4-35.4	117	74.0	64.6-81.6
$50,000-74,999	110	29	25.1	17.0-35.3	81	74.9	64.7-83.0
$75,000+	87	14	16.0	8.8-27.3	73	84.0	72.7-91.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	927	310	33.9	30.1-37.9	617	66.1	62.1-69.9
No	572	113	21.2	17.4-25.7	459	78.8	74.3-82.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	282	81	29.4	23.3-36.3	201	70.6	63.7-76.7
Non-Veteran	1,253	352	28.2	25.2-31.5	901	71.8	68.5-74.8
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,537

434

28.5

25.7-31.5

1,103

71.5

68.5-74.3

GENDER

Male

577

172

30.2

25.8-34.9

405

69.8

65.1-74.2

Female

960

262

27.0

23.6-30.6

698

73.0

69.4-76.4

RACE

White

1,050

284

27.3

24.0-30.9

766

72.7

69.1-76.0

African American

404

120

30.5

25.3-36.3

284

69.5

63.7-74.7

Asian

84.1

30.6-98.5

15.9

1.5-69.4

Native American

30.3

16.1-49.7

69.7

50.3-83.9

Other Minorities

29.0

13.6-51.4

71.0

48.6-86.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.9

11.9-42.2

76.1

57.8-88.1

-English Speaking

27.7

12.9-49.7

72.3

50.3-87.1

-Spanish Speaking

19.6

5.3-51.8

80.4

48.2-94.7

Non-Hispanic

1,498

422

28.7

25.9-31.7

1,076

71.3

68.3-74.1

AGE

18-24

9.4

1.7-38.9

90.6

61.1-98.3

25-34

24.5

13.7-39.7

75.5

60.3-86.3

35-44

103

26.4

17.9-37.2

73.6

62.8-82.1

45-54

261

31.7

25.1-39.1

176

68.3

60.9-74.9

55-64

395

107

31.3

25.6-37.7

288

68.7

62.3-74.4

65-74

413

123

28.3

23.2-34.0

290

71.7

66.0-76.8

75+

285

24.2

18.7-30.8

212

75.8

69.2-81.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

427

126

30.8

25.0-37.1

301

69.2

62.9-75.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

496

168

35.3

30.3-40.8

328

64.7

59.2-69.7

Some Post-H.S.

341

21.3

16.6-26.9

264

78.7

73.1-83.4

College Graduate

269

21.4

16.1-27.8

209

78.6

72.2-83.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

332

125

41.1

34.2-48.3

207

58.9

51.7-65.8

$15,000- 24,999

313

25.0

19.7-31.1

228

75.0

68.9-80.3

$25,000- 34,999

157

30.8

22.5-40.6

118

69.2

59.4-77.5

$35,000- 49,999

156

26.0

18.4-35.4

117

74.0

64.6-81.6

$50,000-74,999

110

25.1

17.0-35.3

74.9

64.7-83.0

$75,000+

16.0

8.8-27.3

84.0

72.7-91.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

927

310

33.9

30.1-37.9

617

66.1

62.1-69.9

572

113

21.2

17.4-25.7

459

78.8

74.3-82.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

282

29.4

23.3-36.3

201

70.6

63.7-76.7

Non-Veteran

1,253

352

28.2

25.2-31.5

901

71.8

68.5-74.8

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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