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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
TOTAL	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	620	147	25.5	21.4-30.1	310	46.1	41.2-51.2	90	14.7	11.4-18.6	57	11.3	8.2-15.3	16	2.4	1.4- 4.1
African American	279	76	24.0	18.9-30.1	145	52.5	45.4-59.4	21	8.0	5.0-12.3	29	12.4	8.0-18.9	8	3.1	1.4- 6.7
Asian	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	29	9	15.7	6.7-32.4	15	71.0	49.1-86.1	4	12.7	3.9-34.5	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	20	4	20.3	6.0-50.6	6	23.8	8.9-50.0	1	2.2	0.3-14.8	4	19.7	7.1-44.1	5	33.9	13.9-62.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	4	15.4	5.0-38.9	10	37.3	19.1-59.8	2	10.3	2.0-39.7	3	12.0	3.7-32.3	5	25.0	9.9-50.2
-English Speaking	14	4	27.2	8.9-58.9	8	49.9	23.2-76.7	1	15.4	2.3-58.6	1	7.5	1.0-38.7	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	10	0	0.0	. - .	2	20.7	4.3-60.5	1	3.8	0.5-24.2	2	17.8	4.0-52.7	5	57.7	25.2-84.6
Non-Hispanic	930	236	25.3	22.1-28.9	469	48.3	44.3-52.4	113	12.2	9.8-15.1	88	11.5	9.0-14.8	24	2.6	1.7- 4.0
AGE
18-24	13	2	8.3	1.7-32.9	5	32.0	10.4-65.5	1	5.8	0.8-33.8	4	41.9	12.7-78.1	1	11.9	1.6-52.8
25-34	43	8	15.7	7.4-30.2	15	36.6	21.9-54.2	7	14.4	6.3-29.6	6	15.9	7.0-32.3	7	17.5	7.7-35.2
35-44	55	11	21.7	11.1-38.0	28	52.7	37.0-68.0	3	4.8	1.5-14.1	9	11.0	5.4-21.1	4	9.8	3.5-24.4
45-54	162	34	15.9	10.4-23.5	79	48.8	38.9-58.8	23	15.0	9.4-23.1	22	18.2	11.2-28.3	4	2.1	0.7- 6.0
55-64	230	49	24.4	17.9-32.3	116	45.9	38.2-53.8	33	15.1	10.4-21.4	26	11.7	7.7-17.5	6	2.8	1.2- 6.5
65-74	261	68	27.1	21.1-34.0	146	54.2	46.7-61.5	28	10.7	6.7-16.6	13	6.4	3.2-12.4	6	1.6	0.7- 3.8
75+	187	67	39.8	31.5-48.7	88	43.3	35.0-52.0	21	9.9	5.3-17.7	11	7.0	3.5-13.4	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	293	76	25.6	20.0-32.2	130	41.3	34.5-48.5	43	13.2	9.4-18.3	36	16.2	10.9-23.3	8	3.7	1.6- 8.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	326	70	20.1	15.3-25.9	177	54.6	47.7-61.2	41	12.8	8.9-18.0	26	8.6	5.5-13.0	12	4.0	2.1- 7.6
Some Post-H.S.	202	54	26.1	19.6-33.8	104	47.6	39.1-56.3	16	8.7	4.8-15.4	22	14.5	8.5-23.6	6	3.1	1.3- 7.3
College Graduate	136	40	33.1	24.0-43.6	69	45.4	35.6-55.7	17	13.8	7.7-23.7	7	5.4	2.4-11.6	3	2.3	0.7- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	230	52	22.0	16.2-29.2	116	50.1	42.2-58.1	31	15.3	10.1-22.5	24	9.1	5.9-13.9	7	3.4	1.5- 7.8
$15,000- 24,999	221	52	18.9	13.7-25.4	108	52.5	44.3-60.5	32	14.4	9.6-21.0	21	10.6	6.4-17.0	8	3.7	1.6- 8.0
$25,000- 34,999	101	21	24.6	15.5-36.7	54	44.9	33.7-56.7	11	12.0	5.8-22.9	13	15.8	8.2-28.4	2	2.7	0.6-10.7
$35,000- 49,999	72	24	35.4	23.5-49.5	33	37.5	25.7-51.1	7	11.9	5.4-24.2	4	9.2	3.0-25.3	4	5.9	2.1-15.7
$50,000-74,999	48	15	33.0	19.1-50.8	25	46.2	30.8-62.5	4	7.6	2.6-20.2	3	11.0	3.3-31.1	1	2.1	0.3-13.7
$75,000+	32	7	21.7	9.3-42.9	21	66.2	45.1-82.4	1	3.3	0.5-20.1	3	8.8	2.5-26.9	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	611	152	24.6	20.7-29.0	311	50.7	45.7-55.7	81	13.3	10.3-17.1	56	9.4	6.9-12.8	11	1.9	1.0- 3.6
No	326	84	25.7	20.4-31.8	161	44.0	37.6-50.6	32	9.2	6.1-13.5	31	14.8	9.9-21.6	18	6.3	3.7-10.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	11	4	48.1	18.0-79.7	5	32.8	10.8-66.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.8	2.1-58.8	1	4.3	0.6-26.8
Non-Veteran	947	236	24.6	21.4-28.1	476	48.1	44.1-52.1	117	12.3	9.9-15.2	90	11.5	8.9-14.7	28	3.4	2.3- 5.2

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

620

147

25.5

21.4-30.1

310

46.1

41.2-51.2

14.7

11.4-18.6

11.3

8.2-15.3

2.4

1.4- 4.1

African American

279

24.0

18.9-30.1

145

52.5

45.4-59.4

8.0

5.0-12.3

12.4

8.0-18.9

3.1

1.4- 6.7

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

15.7

6.7-32.4

71.0

49.1-86.1

12.7

3.9-34.5

0.7

0.1- 4.8

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

20.3

6.0-50.6

23.8

8.9-50.0

2.2

0.3-14.8

19.7

7.1-44.1

33.9

13.9-62.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

15.4

5.0-38.9

37.3

19.1-59.8

10.3

2.0-39.7

12.0

3.7-32.3

25.0

9.9-50.2

-English Speaking

27.2

8.9-58.9

49.9

23.2-76.7

15.4

2.3-58.6

7.5

1.0-38.7

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

20.7

4.3-60.5

3.8

0.5-24.2

17.8

4.0-52.7

57.7

25.2-84.6

Non-Hispanic

930

236

25.3

22.1-28.9

469

48.3

44.3-52.4

113

12.2

9.8-15.1

11.5

9.0-14.8

2.6

1.7- 4.0

AGE

18-24

8.3

1.7-32.9

32.0

10.4-65.5

5.8

0.8-33.8

41.9

12.7-78.1

11.9

1.6-52.8

25-34

15.7

7.4-30.2

36.6

21.9-54.2

14.4

6.3-29.6

15.9

7.0-32.3

17.5

7.7-35.2

35-44

21.7

11.1-38.0

52.7

37.0-68.0

4.8

1.5-14.1

11.0

5.4-21.1

9.8

3.5-24.4

45-54

162

15.9

10.4-23.5

48.8

38.9-58.8

15.0

9.4-23.1

18.2

11.2-28.3

2.1

0.7- 6.0

55-64

230

24.4

17.9-32.3

116

45.9

38.2-53.8

15.1

10.4-21.4

11.7

7.7-17.5

2.8

1.2- 6.5

65-74

261

27.1

21.1-34.0

146

54.2

46.7-61.5

10.7

6.7-16.6

6.4

3.2-12.4

1.6

0.7- 3.8

75+

187

39.8

31.5-48.7

43.3

35.0-52.0

9.9

5.3-17.7

7.0

3.5-13.4

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

293

25.6

20.0-32.2

130

41.3

34.5-48.5

13.2

9.4-18.3

16.2

10.9-23.3

3.7

1.6- 8.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

326

20.1

15.3-25.9

177

54.6

47.7-61.2

12.8

8.9-18.0

8.6

5.5-13.0

4.0

2.1- 7.6

Some Post-H.S.

202

26.1

19.6-33.8

104

47.6

39.1-56.3

8.7

4.8-15.4

14.5

8.5-23.6

3.1

1.3- 7.3

College Graduate

136

33.1

24.0-43.6

45.4

35.6-55.7

13.8

7.7-23.7

5.4

2.4-11.6

2.3

0.7- 6.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

230

22.0

16.2-29.2

116

50.1

42.2-58.1

15.3

10.1-22.5

9.1

5.9-13.9

3.4

1.5- 7.8

$15,000- 24,999

221

18.9

13.7-25.4

108

52.5

44.3-60.5

14.4

9.6-21.0

10.6

6.4-17.0

3.7

1.6- 8.0

$25,000- 34,999

101

24.6

15.5-36.7

44.9

33.7-56.7

12.0

5.8-22.9

15.8

8.2-28.4

2.7

0.6-10.7

$35,000- 49,999

35.4

23.5-49.5

37.5

25.7-51.1

11.9

5.4-24.2

9.2

3.0-25.3

5.9

2.1-15.7

$50,000-74,999

33.0

19.1-50.8

46.2

30.8-62.5

7.6

2.6-20.2

11.0

3.3-31.1

2.1

0.3-13.7

$75,000+

21.7

9.3-42.9

66.2

45.1-82.4

3.3

0.5-20.1

8.8

2.5-26.9

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

611

152

24.6

20.7-29.0

311

50.7

45.7-55.7

13.3

10.3-17.1

9.4

6.9-12.8

1.9

1.0- 3.6

326

25.7

20.4-31.8

161

44.0

37.6-50.6

9.2

6.1-13.5

14.8

9.9-21.6

6.3

3.7-10.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

48.1

18.0-79.7

32.8

10.8-66.2

0.0

. - .

14.8

2.1-58.8

4.3

0.6-26.8

Non-Veteran

947

236

24.6

21.4-28.1

476

48.1

44.1-52.1

117

12.3

9.9-15.2

11.5

8.9-14.7

3.4

2.3- 5.2

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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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