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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	39	13	33.7	19.1-52.4	26	66.3	47.6-80.9
Buncombe	39	10	25.3	13.2-42.9	29	74.7	57.1-86.8
Cabarrus	38	8	24.3	11.4-44.4	30	75.7	55.6-88.6
Catawba	38	7	24.7	10.8-46.9	31	75.3	53.1-89.2
Cumberland	56	16	32.1	19.8-47.5	40	67.9	52.5-80.2
Davidson	36	7	16.9	6.8-36.2	29	83.1	63.8-93.2
Durham	27	5	26.3	11.1-50.5	22	73.7	49.5-88.9
Forsyth	33	8	22.9	10.6-42.6	25	77.1	57.4-89.4
Gaston	50	14	41.3	26.0-58.5	36	58.7	41.5-74.0
Guilford	41	9	19.6	9.4-36.2	32	80.4	63.8-90.6
Iredell	45	10	18.5	9.3-33.5	35	81.5	66.5-90.7
Johnston	51	11	19.0	9.0-35.8	40	81.0	64.2-91.0
Mecklenburg	46	16	35.5	21.2-52.9	30	64.5	47.1-78.8
New Hanover	30	6	21.4	9.1-42.4	24	78.6	57.6-90.9
Onslow	37	9	24.0	12.3-41.4	28	76.0	58.6-87.7
Orange	31	12	47.9	28.6-67.9	19	52.1	32.1-71.4
Pitt	28	13	47.5	28.7-67.0	15	52.5	33.0-71.3
Randolph	30	12	50.4	29.3-71.3	18	49.6	28.7-70.7
Robeson	49	14	27.1	15.7-42.5	35	72.9	57.5-84.3
Rowan	45	17	42.3	26.7-59.6	28	57.7	40.4-73.3
Union	36	7	22.4	9.7-43.8	29	77.6	56.2-90.3
Wake	41	7	14.3	6.5-28.6	34	85.7	71.4-93.5
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	32	10	26.8	14.0-45.2	22	73.2	54.8-86.0
Northeast Partnership II	77	20	22.5	13.9-34.1	57	77.5	65.9-86.1
Northeast Partnership I	56	18	36.1	22.4-52.6	38	63.9	47.4-77.6
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	52	18	32.4	20.1-47.8	34	67.6	52.2-79.9
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	60	16	26.8	15.6-42.1	44	73.2	57.9-84.4
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	47	9	18.9	9.2-34.9	38	81.1	65.1-90.8
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	55	21	40.7	27.7-55.2	34	59.3	44.8-72.3
Chatham/Lee/Moore	38	9	30.1	15.7-50.0	29	69.9	50.0-84.3
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	69	23	32.9	21.8-46.3	46	67.1	53.7-78.2
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	35	9	21.9	10.3-40.5	26	78.1	59.5-89.7
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	32	12	40.7	23.7-60.1	20	59.3	39.9-76.3
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	44	10	20.6	10.4-36.6	34	79.4	63.4-89.6
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	74	28	37.0	23.4-53.1	46	63.0	46.9-76.6
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	142	40	27.7	20.0-36.9	102	72.3	63.1-80.0
No	1,395	394	28.6	25.7-31.7	1,001	71.4	68.3-74.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	588	163	26.9	22.8-31.4	425	73.1	68.6-77.2
Piedmont	778	214	28.3	24.5-32.5	564	71.7	67.5-75.5
Western NC	171	57	32.7	24.3-42.4	114	67.3	57.6-75.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	112	38	34.3	23.5-47.1	74	65.7	52.9-76.5
Northwest	269	72	25.9	20.1-32.6	197	74.1	67.4-79.9
Charlotte	215	55	30.7	23.3-39.3	160	69.3	60.7-76.7
Greensboro	166	56	32.2	23.9-41.8	110	67.8	58.2-76.1
Southern Regional	196	55	29.7	22.6-37.8	141	70.3	62.2-77.4
Coastal	70	15	20.9	12.1-33.5	55	79.1	66.5-87.9
Wake	195	46	22.3	16.1-30.1	149	77.7	69.9-83.9
Area L	85	26	31.1	20.8-43.6	59	68.9	56.4-79.2
Eastern	211	68	29.8	23.0-37.5	143	70.2	62.5-77.0

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

33.7

19.1-52.4

66.3

47.6-80.9

Buncombe

25.3

13.2-42.9

74.7

57.1-86.8

Cabarrus

24.3

11.4-44.4

75.7

55.6-88.6

Catawba

24.7

10.8-46.9

75.3

53.1-89.2

Cumberland

32.1

19.8-47.5

67.9

52.5-80.2

Davidson

16.9

6.8-36.2

83.1

63.8-93.2

Durham

26.3

11.1-50.5

73.7

49.5-88.9

Forsyth

22.9

10.6-42.6

77.1

57.4-89.4

Gaston

41.3

26.0-58.5

58.7

41.5-74.0

Guilford

19.6

9.4-36.2

80.4

63.8-90.6

Iredell

18.5

9.3-33.5

81.5

66.5-90.7

Johnston

19.0

9.0-35.8

81.0

64.2-91.0

Mecklenburg

35.5

21.2-52.9

64.5

47.1-78.8

New Hanover

21.4

9.1-42.4

78.6

57.6-90.9

Onslow

24.0

12.3-41.4

76.0

58.6-87.7

Orange

47.9

28.6-67.9

52.1

32.1-71.4

Pitt

47.5

28.7-67.0

52.5

33.0-71.3

Randolph

50.4

29.3-71.3

49.6

28.7-70.7

Robeson

27.1

15.7-42.5

72.9

57.5-84.3

Rowan

42.3

26.7-59.6

57.7

40.4-73.3

Union

22.4

9.7-43.8

77.6

56.2-90.3

Wake

14.3

6.5-28.6

85.7

71.4-93.5

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

26.8

14.0-45.2

73.2

54.8-86.0

Northeast Partnership II

22.5

13.9-34.1

77.5

65.9-86.1

Northeast Partnership I

36.1

22.4-52.6

63.9

47.4-77.6

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

32.4

20.1-47.8

67.6

52.2-79.9

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

26.8

15.6-42.1

73.2

57.9-84.4

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

18.9

9.2-34.9

81.1

65.1-90.8

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

40.7

27.7-55.2

59.3

44.8-72.3

Chatham/Lee/Moore

30.1

15.7-50.0

69.9

50.0-84.3

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

32.9

21.8-46.3

67.1

53.7-78.2

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

21.9

10.3-40.5

78.1

59.5-89.7

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

40.7

23.7-60.1

59.3

39.9-76.3

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

20.6

10.4-36.6

79.4

63.4-89.6

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

37.0

23.4-53.1

63.0

46.9-76.6

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

142

27.7

20.0-36.9

102

72.3

63.1-80.0

1,395

394

28.6

25.7-31.7

1,001

71.4

68.3-74.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

588

163

26.9

22.8-31.4

425

73.1

68.6-77.2

Piedmont

778

214

28.3

24.5-32.5

564

71.7

67.5-75.5

Western NC

171

32.7

24.3-42.4

114

67.3

57.6-75.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

112

34.3

23.5-47.1

65.7

52.9-76.5

Northwest

269

25.9

20.1-32.6

197

74.1

67.4-79.9

Charlotte

215

30.7

23.3-39.3

160

69.3

60.7-76.7

Greensboro

166

32.2

23.9-41.8

110

67.8

58.2-76.1

Southern Regional

196

29.7

22.6-37.8

141

70.3

62.2-77.4

Coastal

20.9

12.1-33.5

79.1

66.5-87.9

Wake

195

22.3

16.1-30.1

149

77.7

69.9-83.9

Area L

31.1

20.8-43.6

68.9

56.4-79.2

Eastern

211

29.8

23.0-37.5

143

70.2

62.5-77.0

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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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