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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	960	262	27.0	23.6-30.6	698	73.0	69.4-76.4
RACE
White	618	169	27.0	22.8-31.7	449	73.0	68.3-77.2
African American	282	75	26.5	20.7-33.3	207	73.5	66.7-79.3
Asian	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Native American	29	7	15.6	5.8-35.5	22	84.4	64.5-94.2
Other Minorities	21	8	37.2	17.2-62.8	13	62.8	37.2-82.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	9	30.4	14.9-52.3	15	69.6	47.7-85.1
-English Speaking	14	6	29.9	12.0-57.2	8	70.1	42.8-88.0
-Spanish Speaking	10	3	31.1	9.2-66.9	7	68.9	33.1-90.8
Non-Hispanic	932	253	26.9	23.5-30.6	679	73.1	69.4-76.5
AGE
18-24	13	2	10.2	1.8-41.4	11	89.8	58.6-98.2
25-34	43	11	27.9	14.9-46.1	32	72.1	53.9-85.1
35-44	55	13	20.1	10.8-34.3	42	79.9	65.7-89.2
45-54	159	46	23.6	16.5-32.6	113	76.4	67.4-83.5
55-64	230	55	26.5	19.9-34.4	175	73.5	65.6-80.1
65-74	264	85	35.3	28.3-42.9	179	64.7	57.1-71.7
75+	189	49	24.1	17.7-31.9	140	75.9	68.1-82.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	297	87	32.0	25.4-39.5	210	68.0	60.5-74.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	321	100	29.8	24.0-36.2	221	70.2	63.8-76.0
Some Post-H.S.	205	48	22.0	16.0-29.4	157	78.0	70.6-84.0
College Graduate	136	26	17.8	11.3-26.8	110	82.2	73.2-88.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	230	85	40.7	33.0-49.0	145	59.3	51.0-67.0
$15,000- 24,999	221	62	26.0	19.8-33.4	159	74.0	66.6-80.2
$25,000- 34,999	100	22	29.4	18.9-42.6	78	70.6	57.4-81.1
$35,000- 49,999	72	15	14.8	8.1-25.4	57	85.2	74.6-91.9
$50,000-74,999	47	9	18.8	9.4-34.1	38	81.2	65.9-90.6
$75,000+	32	5	10.2	3.9-24.3	27	89.8	75.7-96.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	612	195	30.6	26.2-35.4	417	69.4	64.6-73.8
No	327	60	20.3	15.3-26.5	267	79.7	73.5-84.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	11	4	43.1	15.3-76.1	7	56.9	23.9-84.7
Non-Veteran	949	258	26.8	23.4-30.4	691	73.2	69.6-76.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

960

262

27.0

23.6-30.6

698

73.0

69.4-76.4

RACE

White

618

169

27.0

22.8-31.7

449

73.0

68.3-77.2

African American

282

26.5

20.7-33.3

207

73.5

66.7-79.3

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

15.6

5.8-35.5

84.4

64.5-94.2

Other Minorities

37.2

17.2-62.8

62.8

37.2-82.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

30.4

14.9-52.3

69.6

47.7-85.1

-English Speaking

29.9

12.0-57.2

70.1

42.8-88.0

-Spanish Speaking

31.1

9.2-66.9

68.9

33.1-90.8

Non-Hispanic

932

253

26.9

23.5-30.6

679

73.1

69.4-76.5

AGE

18-24

10.2

1.8-41.4

89.8

58.6-98.2

25-34

27.9

14.9-46.1

72.1

53.9-85.1

35-44

20.1

10.8-34.3

79.9

65.7-89.2

45-54

159

23.6

16.5-32.6

113

76.4

67.4-83.5

55-64

230

26.5

19.9-34.4

175

73.5

65.6-80.1

65-74

264

35.3

28.3-42.9

179

64.7

57.1-71.7

75+

189

24.1

17.7-31.9

140

75.9

68.1-82.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

297

32.0

25.4-39.5

210

68.0

60.5-74.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

321

100

29.8

24.0-36.2

221

70.2

63.8-76.0

Some Post-H.S.

205

22.0

16.0-29.4

157

78.0

70.6-84.0

College Graduate

136

17.8

11.3-26.8

110

82.2

73.2-88.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

230

40.7

33.0-49.0

145

59.3

51.0-67.0

$15,000- 24,999

221

26.0

19.8-33.4

159

74.0

66.6-80.2

$25,000- 34,999

100

29.4

18.9-42.6

70.6

57.4-81.1

$35,000- 49,999

14.8

8.1-25.4

85.2

74.6-91.9

$50,000-74,999

18.8

9.4-34.1

81.2

65.9-90.6

$75,000+

10.2

3.9-24.3

89.8

75.7-96.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

612

195

30.6

26.2-35.4

417

69.4

64.6-73.8

327

20.3

15.3-26.5

267

79.7

73.5-84.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

43.1

15.3-76.1

56.9

23.9-84.7

Non-Veteran

949

258

26.8

23.4-30.4

691

73.2

69.6-76.6

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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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