BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
North Carolina	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
-Northeastern Partnership	140	33	23.5	16.3-32.6	75	56.7	47.2-65.7	10	6.3	3.2-12.1	17	9.5	5.7-15.5	5	4.0	1.5-10.2
GENDER
Male	41	11	30.0	16.7-47.8	22	52.2	35.9-68.1	4	8.5	2.9-22.5	3	7.2	2.3-20.5	1	2.0	0.3-12.9
Female	99	22	19.3	12.4-29.0	53	59.6	48.5-69.7	6	4.9	2.1-10.8	14	11.0	6.3-18.4	4	5.3	1.8-14.9
RACE
White	61	18	28.0	17.4-41.7	28	50.8	37.4-64.1	6	8.2	3.5-18.0	5	6.8	2.7-16.1	4	6.3	2.3-16.1
African American	74	14	19.6	10.9-32.7	45	64.0	50.7-75.4	3	4.2	1.1-14.5	12	12.2	6.5-21.6	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	43.8	6.5-89.7	1	56.2	10.3-93.5
25-34	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	8	1	20.5	3.0-68.5	2	36.9	9.8-75.7	0	0.0	. - .	5	42.6	14.2-76.9	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	30	5	14.5	5.5-33.1	19	73.7	55.1-86.5	3	5.8	1.8-17.2	3	6.0	1.7-18.8	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	37	7	15.1	6.9-30.1	23	65.5	47.3-80.1	3	12.0	3.8-32.2	3	5.9	1.7-18.4	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5
65-74	41	11	31.3	16.6-51.0	21	48.0	31.5-65.0	3	5.6	1.7-16.8	3	7.5	2.3-22.2	3	7.5	2.4-21.1
75+	19	9	47.2	24.9-70.7	8	47.4	25.0-70.8	1	2.7	0.4-17.7	1	2.6	0.4-17.1	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	45	12	23.3	12.0-40.3	21	47.5	31.6-64.0	4	10.7	3.7-26.9	7	13.7	6.1-27.9	1	4.8	0.7-26.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	52	7	9.5	4.1-20.3	36	78.0	64.8-87.1	4	5.5	1.9-14.7	5	7.0	2.7-17.1	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	27	10	43.9	24.7-65.1	10	39.3	21.4-60.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	12.1	4.7-27.8	2	4.7	1.1-18.2
College Graduate	16	4	32.8	12.7-62.2	8	44.5	21.7-69.8	2	8.1	1.9-28.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	14.7	3.7-43.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	46	11	17.4	9.0-31.0	22	53.6	37.6-68.9	3	8.9	2.6-26.0	9	18.0	9.0-32.9	1	2.1	0.3-13.5
$15,000- 24,999	31	4	9.3	3.3-24.0	19	70.3	52.1-83.8	3	7.1	2.1-20.9	3	8.2	2.6-23.2	2	5.1	1.2-19.6
$25,000- 34,999	8	2	30.1	6.4-73.1	5	67.6	26.4-92.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.3	0.3-16.2	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	8	1	19.1	2.8-66.1	5	57.8	23.3-86.1	1	9.2	1.2-45.7	1	13.8	1.9-57.1	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	5	3	66.0	23.1-92.6	2	34.0	7.4-76.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	86	21	23.4	14.6-35.3	46	58.3	46.2-69.5	7	7.6	3.3-16.6	11	9.4	5.0-17.1	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0
No	51	12	25.1	13.9-41.0	28	55.7	40.3-70.1	2	2.3	0.5- 8.9	5	8.4	3.2-20.6	4	8.5	2.9-22.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	18	8	49.8	26.5-73.1	7	39.6	18.7-65.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.3	0.6-25.6	2	6.3	1.4-24.5
Non-Veteran	122	25	17.8	11.4-26.7	68	60.4	50.4-69.7	10	7.7	3.9-14.6	16	10.6	6.3-17.5	3	3.5	1.0-11.2

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Northeastern Partnership

140

23.5

16.3-32.6

56.7

47.2-65.7

6.3

3.2-12.1

9.5

5.7-15.5

4.0

1.5-10.2

GENDER

Male

30.0

16.7-47.8

52.2

35.9-68.1

8.5

2.9-22.5

7.2

2.3-20.5

2.0

0.3-12.9

Female

19.3

12.4-29.0

59.6

48.5-69.7

4.9

2.1-10.8

11.0

6.3-18.4

5.3

1.8-14.9

RACE

White

28.0

17.4-41.7

50.8

37.4-64.1

8.2

3.5-18.0

6.8

2.7-16.1

6.3

2.3-16.1

African American

19.6

10.9-32.7

64.0

50.7-75.4

4.2

1.1-14.5

12.2

6.5-21.6

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

43.8

6.5-89.7

56.2

10.3-93.5

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

20.5

3.0-68.5

36.9

9.8-75.7

0.0

. - .

42.6

14.2-76.9

0.0

. - .

45-54

14.5

5.5-33.1

73.7

55.1-86.5

5.8

1.8-17.2

6.0

1.7-18.8

0.0

. - .

55-64

15.1

6.9-30.1

65.5

47.3-80.1

12.0

3.8-32.2

5.9

1.7-18.4

1.4

0.2- 9.5

65-74

31.3

16.6-51.0

48.0

31.5-65.0

5.6

1.7-16.8

7.5

2.3-22.2

7.5

2.4-21.1

75+

47.2

24.9-70.7

47.4

25.0-70.8

2.7

0.4-17.7

2.6

0.4-17.1

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

23.3

12.0-40.3

47.5

31.6-64.0

10.7

3.7-26.9

13.7

6.1-27.9

4.8

0.7-26.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

9.5

4.1-20.3

78.0

64.8-87.1

5.5

1.9-14.7

7.0

2.7-17.1

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

43.9

24.7-65.1

39.3

21.4-60.6

0.0

. - .

12.1

4.7-27.8

4.7

1.1-18.2

College Graduate

32.8

12.7-62.2

44.5

21.7-69.8

8.1

1.9-28.4

0.0

. - .

14.7

3.7-43.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

17.4

9.0-31.0

53.6

37.6-68.9

8.9

2.6-26.0

18.0

9.0-32.9

2.1

0.3-13.5

$15,000- 24,999

9.3

3.3-24.0

70.3

52.1-83.8

7.1

2.1-20.9

8.2

2.6-23.2

5.1

1.2-19.6

$25,000- 34,999

30.1

6.4-73.1

67.6

26.4-92.4

0.0

. - .

2.3

0.3-16.2

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

19.1

2.8-66.1

57.8

23.3-86.1

9.2

1.2-45.7

13.8

1.9-57.1

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

66.0

23.1-92.6

34.0

7.4-76.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

23.4

14.6-35.3

58.3

46.2-69.5

7.6

3.3-16.6

9.4

5.0-17.1

1.2

0.2- 8.0

25.1

13.9-41.0

55.7

40.3-70.1

2.3

0.5- 8.9

8.4

3.2-20.6

8.5

2.9-22.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

49.8

26.5-73.1

39.6

18.7-65.1

0.0

. - .

4.3

0.6-25.6

6.3

1.4-24.5

Non-Veteran

122

17.8

11.4-26.7

60.4

50.4-69.7

7.7

3.9-14.6

10.6

6.3-17.5

3.5

1.0-11.2

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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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