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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,348	357	26.4	23.5-29.4	690	50.6	47.3-54.0	159	11.2	9.4-13.4	110	9.1	7.3-11.4	32	2.6	1.7- 4.0
No	186	34	13.1	8.7-19.2	83	47.6	38.3-57.1	23	10.8	6.6-17.1	37	22.7	14.7-33.2	9	5.9	2.8-11.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	6	2	19.7	4.1-58.3	2	40.6	10.3-80.2	1	24.5	3.6-74.0	1	15.2	2.0-61.3	0	0.0	. - .
Recommended Range	248	74	27.6	21.3-34.8	109	46.4	38.5-54.5	33	12.0	8.1-17.6	26	11.4	6.3-19.9	6	2.6	1.0- 6.8
Overweight	475	124	25.8	21.1-31.2	253	52.6	46.9-58.3	49	9.8	7.1-13.3	39	9.3	6.3-13.5	10	2.5	1.0- 5.8
Obese	720	172	22.9	19.4-26.8	368	50.4	45.8-55.0	91	11.7	9.2-14.7	70	12.0	9.1-15.7	19	3.0	1.8- 5.0
Current Smoker
No	1,277	340	25.9	23.1-29.0	651	51.1	47.7-54.5	146	10.9	9.0-13.1	104	9.0	7.2-11.3	36	3.0	2.1- 4.3
Yes	251	48	17.3	12.4-23.7	119	46.2	38.2-54.4	36	12.5	8.5-18.0	43	20.6	13.7-29.6	5	3.4	1.1-10.4
Binge Drinker
No	1,491	380	24.4	21.9-27.2	757	50.6	47.4-53.8	176	11.2	9.4-13.3	138	10.7	8.7-13.1	40	3.1	2.1- 4.5
Yes	26	6	22.5	8.7-46.8	8	36.0	15.5-63.3	6	17.7	7.1-37.6	5	19.3	7.0-42.9	1	4.6	0.6-26.8
Heavy Drinker
No	1,510	383	24.4	21.9-27.2	762	50.4	47.2-53.6	183	11.4	9.6-13.4	142	10.7	8.7-13.1	40	3.1	2.1- 4.5
Yes	16	5	19.5	7.0-43.8	7	34.7	14.1-63.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	40.9	15.2-72.7	1	5.0	0.7-29.0
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	866	221	25.3	21.8-29.2	439	49.4	45.2-53.7	101	11.4	9.1-14.2	89	11.7	9.0-15.0	16	2.2	1.3- 3.8
No	665	167	23.2	19.7-27.2	334	51.4	46.7-56.2	81	10.9	8.5-14.0	58	10.3	7.4-14.2	25	4.1	2.5- 6.7
Current Asthma
Yes	176	40	20.0	14.0-27.7	88	52.2	42.9-61.3	25	10.0	6.4-15.4	18	14.2	8.1-23.6	5	3.6	1.2- 9.9
No	1,349	347	24.9	22.1-27.8	680	50.0	46.6-53.4	157	11.4	9.5-13.6	129	10.7	8.6-13.3	36	3.0	2.0- 4.5
Diabetes
Yes	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
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No, Bordeline Diabetes	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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,348

357

26.4

23.5-29.4

690

50.6

47.3-54.0

159

11.2

9.4-13.4

110

9.1

7.3-11.4

2.6

1.7- 4.0

186

13.1

8.7-19.2

47.6

38.3-57.1

10.8

6.6-17.1

22.7

14.7-33.2

5.9

2.8-11.8

Body Mass Index

Underweight

19.7

4.1-58.3

40.6

10.3-80.2

24.5

3.6-74.0

15.2

2.0-61.3

0.0

. - .

Recommended Range

248

27.6

21.3-34.8

109

46.4

38.5-54.5

12.0

8.1-17.6

11.4

6.3-19.9

2.6

1.0- 6.8

Overweight

475

124

25.8

21.1-31.2

253

52.6

46.9-58.3

9.8

7.1-13.3

9.3

6.3-13.5

2.5

1.0- 5.8

Obese

720

172

22.9

19.4-26.8

368

50.4

45.8-55.0

11.7

9.2-14.7

12.0

9.1-15.7

3.0

1.8- 5.0

Current Smoker

1,277

340

25.9

23.1-29.0

651

51.1

47.7-54.5

146

10.9

9.0-13.1

104

9.0

7.2-11.3

3.0

2.1- 4.3

Yes

251

17.3

12.4-23.7

119

46.2

38.2-54.4

12.5

8.5-18.0

20.6

13.7-29.6

3.4

1.1-10.4

Binge Drinker

1,491

380

24.4

21.9-27.2

757

50.6

47.4-53.8

176

11.2

9.4-13.3

138

10.7

8.7-13.1

3.1

2.1- 4.5

Yes

22.5

8.7-46.8

36.0

15.5-63.3

17.7

7.1-37.6

19.3

7.0-42.9

4.6

0.6-26.8

Heavy Drinker

1,510

383

24.4

21.9-27.2

762

50.4

47.2-53.6

183

11.4

9.6-13.4

142

10.7

8.7-13.1

3.1

2.1- 4.5

Yes

19.5

7.0-43.8

34.7

14.1-63.2

0.0

. - .

40.9

15.2-72.7

5.0

0.7-29.0

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

866

221

25.3

21.8-29.2

439

49.4

45.2-53.7

101

11.4

9.1-14.2

11.7

9.0-15.0

2.2

1.3- 3.8

665

167

23.2

19.7-27.2

334

51.4

46.7-56.2

10.9

8.5-14.0

10.3

7.4-14.2

4.1

2.5- 6.7

Current Asthma

Yes

176

20.0

14.0-27.7

52.2

42.9-61.3

10.0

6.4-15.4

14.2

8.1-23.6

3.6

1.2- 9.9

1,349

347

24.9

22.1-27.8

680

50.0

46.6-53.4

157

11.4

9.5-13.6

129

10.7

8.6-13.3

3.0

2.0- 4.5

Diabetes

Yes

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

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

No, Bordeline Diabetes

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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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