BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (When was the last time you had an eye exam in which the pupils were dilated? This would have made you temporarily sensitive to bright light.)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
TOTAL	1,536	391	24.4	21.9-27.2	774	50.3	47.1-53.4	183	11.2	9.4-13.2	147	11.0	9.0-13.5	41	3.1	2.1- 4.5
GENDER
Male	578	151	23.9	20.1-28.3	293	52.7	47.8-57.7	66	10.1	7.7-13.2	56	10.5	7.5-14.5	12	2.7	1.4- 5.2
Female	958	240	24.9	21.7-28.4	481	47.9	44.0-51.9	117	12.2	9.8-15.0	91	11.5	9.0-14.7	29	3.5	2.3- 5.2
RACE
White	1,051	260	24.4	21.3-27.8	535	50.7	46.8-54.5	138	12.2	10.0-14.8	95	10.5	8.2-13.3	23	2.2	1.3- 3.8
African American	401	108	25.5	20.7-30.9	205	51.4	45.4-57.3	36	9.1	6.3-12.9	41	10.6	7.3-15.1	11	3.5	1.8- 6.7
Asian	3	2	37.9	5.2-87.2	1	62.1	12.8-94.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	42	12	19.1	9.2-35.5	19	54.5	35.7-72.1	5	11.3	4.1-27.4	6	15.1	5.6-34.6	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	29	6	16.6	5.8-39.1	8	19.6	8.1-40.3	3	7.2	1.9-23.3	5	31.0	10.1-64.4	7	25.5	10.8-49.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	6	13.8	5.2-31.7	15	32.7	17.5-52.8	4	11.3	3.5-30.6	4	23.7	6.8-56.9	6	18.5	7.6-38.7
-English Speaking	22	5	24.5	9.6-50.0	13	51.2	29.0-72.9	3	19.3	5.9-47.8	1	5.0	0.7-28.3	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	13	1	1.7	0.2-12.8	2	11.9	2.2-45.3	1	2.2	0.3-15.7	3	44.7	12.8-81.7	6	39.4	12.9-74.1
Non-Hispanic	1,497	385	24.8	22.2-27.6	757	50.8	47.6-54.0	177	11.1	9.4-13.2	143	10.6	8.7-12.9	35	2.6	1.7- 3.9
AGE
18-24	15	2	7.7	1.6-30.6	7	36.9	13.9-68.1	1	5.4	0.7-31.6	4	38.9	11.7-75.3	1	11.0	1.5-50.2
25-34	54	10	16.6	8.5-30.1	19	38.2	24.6-53.9	10	18.2	8.8-33.9	7	12.2	5.5-24.8	8	14.8	6.9-29.1
35-44	103	21	17.9	11.1-27.5	54	53.3	41.2-65.0	7	7.0	3.1-14.8	16	15.8	8.0-28.8	5	6.1	2.3-14.9
45-54	263	53	15.7	11.3-21.6	131	50.6	42.9-58.3	40	15.2	10.7-21.0	31	15.9	10.2-24.1	8	2.6	1.2- 5.4
55-64	398	91	24.3	19.2-30.4	197	47.2	41.2-53.3	53	12.9	9.5-17.3	47	11.8	8.6-15.9	10	3.8	1.8- 8.0
65-74	410	111	26.6	21.8-32.0	223	55.8	49.7-61.6	44	9.7	6.8-13.6	24	6.6	4.1-10.7	8	1.3	0.6- 2.6
75+	283	101	38.4	31.6-45.7	138	48.1	40.9-55.4	27	7.0	4.1-11.6	17	6.5	3.7-11.2	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	425	112	25.6	20.5-31.5	190	42.1	36.0-48.5	60	12.2	9.1-16.3	52	16.4	11.3-23.1	11	3.6	1.8- 7.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	500	109	19.2	15.5-23.5	270	56.0	50.6-61.3	59	11.9	8.8-15.8	46	9.2	6.7-12.5	16	3.8	2.0- 7.1
Some Post-H.S.	337	95	27.2	21.9-33.2	169	48.8	42.2-55.5	31	9.3	6.2-13.7	34	12.1	8.1-17.7	8	2.6	1.2- 5.6
College Graduate	270	74	28.6	22.5-35.6	142	52.9	45.6-60.0	33	11.1	7.4-16.3	15	5.6	3.2- 9.6	6	1.8	0.8- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	333	75	21.6	16.1-28.3	167	50.7	43.8-57.6	43	13.3	9.4-18.4	37	10.5	7.3-15.0	11	3.9	2.0- 7.5
$15,000- 24,999	313	70	17.9	13.6-23.2	162	53.9	46.7-60.9	41	11.2	7.8-15.8	29	13.3	8.1-21.0	11	3.7	1.9- 7.3
$25,000- 34,999	160	36	23.8	16.7-32.6	84	45.9	36.7-55.4	19	13.7	8.3-21.8	19	15.2	8.3-26.2	2	1.5	0.3- 6.1
$35,000- 49,999	155	48	31.3	23.2-40.6	71	45.0	35.9-54.5	15	9.7	5.5-16.4	15	9.9	5.6-16.8	6	4.2	1.6-10.2
$50,000-74,999	111	32	28.5	19.6-39.3	56	52.1	41.1-62.9	15	11.2	6.2-19.4	7	7.5	3.4-15.8	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8
$75,000+	87	23	24.7	15.7-36.6	52	60.8	48.4-72.0	5	6.0	2.4-14.3	6	7.1	2.8-16.8	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	925	239	25.4	22.0-29.1	475	52.1	48.0-56.1	109	11.1	8.8-13.7	87	9.8	7.7-12.5	15	1.7	1.0- 2.9
No	572	144	23.6	19.7-28.0	282	48.2	43.1-53.4	67	10.5	8.0-13.7	55	12.9	9.2-17.8	24	4.7	2.9- 7.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	281	90	31.4	25.4-38.1	144	52.9	45.9-59.7	21	5.8	3.6- 9.2	21	7.5	4.7-11.9	5	2.4	0.7- 7.5
Non-Veteran	1,253	300	22.4	19.6-25.4	629	49.5	46.0-53.1	162	12.8	10.7-15.2	126	12.1	9.6-15.0	36	3.3	2.3- 4.8
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,536

391

24.4

21.9-27.2

774

50.3

47.1-53.4

183

11.2

9.4-13.2

147

11.0

9.0-13.5

3.1

2.1- 4.5

GENDER

Male

578

151

23.9

20.1-28.3

293

52.7

47.8-57.7

10.1

7.7-13.2

10.5

7.5-14.5

2.7

1.4- 5.2

Female

958

240

24.9

21.7-28.4

481

47.9

44.0-51.9

117

12.2

9.8-15.0

11.5

9.0-14.7

3.5

2.3- 5.2

RACE

White

1,051

260

24.4

21.3-27.8

535

50.7

46.8-54.5

138

12.2

10.0-14.8

10.5

8.2-13.3

2.2

1.3- 3.8

African American

401

108

25.5

20.7-30.9

205

51.4

45.4-57.3

9.1

6.3-12.9

10.6

7.3-15.1

3.5

1.8- 6.7

Asian

37.9

5.2-87.2

62.1

12.8-94.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

19.1

9.2-35.5

54.5

35.7-72.1

11.3

4.1-27.4

15.1

5.6-34.6

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

16.6

5.8-39.1

19.6

8.1-40.3

7.2

1.9-23.3

31.0

10.1-64.4

25.5

10.8-49.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

13.8

5.2-31.7

32.7

17.5-52.8

11.3

3.5-30.6

23.7

6.8-56.9

18.5

7.6-38.7

-English Speaking

24.5

9.6-50.0

51.2

29.0-72.9

19.3

5.9-47.8

5.0

0.7-28.3

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

1.7

0.2-12.8

11.9

2.2-45.3

2.2

0.3-15.7

44.7

12.8-81.7

39.4

12.9-74.1

Non-Hispanic

1,497

385

24.8

22.2-27.6

757

50.8

47.6-54.0

177

11.1

9.4-13.2

143

10.6

8.7-12.9

2.6

1.7- 3.9

AGE

18-24

7.7

1.6-30.6

36.9

13.9-68.1

5.4

0.7-31.6

38.9

11.7-75.3

11.0

1.5-50.2

25-34

16.6

8.5-30.1

38.2

24.6-53.9

18.2

8.8-33.9

12.2

5.5-24.8

14.8

6.9-29.1

35-44

103

17.9

11.1-27.5

53.3

41.2-65.0

7.0

3.1-14.8

15.8

8.0-28.8

6.1

2.3-14.9

45-54

263

15.7

11.3-21.6

131

50.6

42.9-58.3

15.2

10.7-21.0

15.9

10.2-24.1

2.6

1.2- 5.4

55-64

398

24.3

19.2-30.4

197

47.2

41.2-53.3

12.9

9.5-17.3

11.8

8.6-15.9

3.8

1.8- 8.0

65-74

410

111

26.6

21.8-32.0

223

55.8

49.7-61.6

9.7

6.8-13.6

6.6

4.1-10.7

1.3

0.6- 2.6

75+

283

101

38.4

31.6-45.7

138

48.1

40.9-55.4

7.0

4.1-11.6

6.5

3.7-11.2

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

425

112

25.6

20.5-31.5

190

42.1

36.0-48.5

12.2

9.1-16.3

16.4

11.3-23.1

3.6

1.8- 7.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

500

109

19.2

15.5-23.5

270

56.0

50.6-61.3

11.9

8.8-15.8

9.2

6.7-12.5

3.8

2.0- 7.1

Some Post-H.S.

337

27.2

21.9-33.2

169

48.8

42.2-55.5

9.3

6.2-13.7

12.1

8.1-17.7

2.6

1.2- 5.6

College Graduate

270

28.6

22.5-35.6

142

52.9

45.6-60.0

11.1

7.4-16.3

5.6

3.2- 9.6

1.8

0.8- 4.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

333

21.6

16.1-28.3

167

50.7

43.8-57.6

13.3

9.4-18.4

10.5

7.3-15.0

3.9

2.0- 7.5

$15,000- 24,999

313

17.9

13.6-23.2

162

53.9

46.7-60.9

11.2

7.8-15.8

13.3

8.1-21.0

3.7

1.9- 7.3

$25,000- 34,999

160

23.8

16.7-32.6

45.9

36.7-55.4

13.7

8.3-21.8

15.2

8.3-26.2

1.5

0.3- 6.1

$35,000- 49,999

155

31.3

23.2-40.6

45.0

35.9-54.5

9.7

5.5-16.4

9.9

5.6-16.8

4.2

1.6-10.2

$50,000-74,999

111

28.5

19.6-39.3

52.1

41.1-62.9

11.2

6.2-19.4

7.5

3.4-15.8

0.7

0.1- 4.8

$75,000+

24.7

15.7-36.6

60.8

48.4-72.0

6.0

2.4-14.3

7.1

2.8-16.8

1.3

0.2- 8.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

925

239

25.4

22.0-29.1

475

52.1

48.0-56.1

109

11.1

8.8-13.7

9.8

7.7-12.5

1.7

1.0- 2.9

572

144

23.6

19.7-28.0

282

48.2

43.1-53.4

10.5

8.0-13.7

12.9

9.2-17.8

4.7

2.9- 7.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

281

31.4

25.4-38.1

144

52.9

45.9-59.7

5.8

3.6- 9.2

7.5

4.7-11.9

2.4

0.7- 7.5

Non-Veteran

1,253

300

22.4

19.6-25.4

629

49.5

46.0-53.1

162

12.8

10.7-15.2

126

12.1

9.6-15.0

3.3

2.3- 4.8

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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