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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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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
-Piedmont NC	778	214	28.3	24.5-32.5	564	71.7	67.5-75.5
GENDER
Male	300	81	27.0	21.5-33.3	219	73.0	66.7-78.5
Female	478	133	29.6	24.5-35.1	345	70.4	64.9-75.5
RACE
White	571	146	25.1	21.0-29.7	425	74.9	70.3-79.0
African American	183	55	33.8	25.7-43.1	128	66.2	56.9-74.3
Other Minorities	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	4	2	46.2	8.4-89.0	2	53.8	11.0-91.6
25-34	27	7	29.0	13.0-52.8	20	71.0	47.2-87.0
35-44	55	16	25.3	14.6-40.1	39	74.7	59.9-85.4
45-54	137	47	33.9	24.8-44.3	90	66.1	55.7-75.2
55-64	207	56	30.0	22.7-38.4	151	70.0	61.6-77.3
65-74	199	53	27.7	20.4-36.4	146	72.3	63.6-79.6
75+	143	32	21.4	14.6-30.2	111	78.6	69.8-85.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	213	63	32.3	24.4-41.2	150	67.7	58.8-75.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	235	81	36.0	28.8-43.8	154	64.0	56.2-71.2
Some Post-H.S.	175	40	22.4	15.8-30.7	135	77.6	69.3-84.2
College Graduate	154	29	18.5	12.2-27.1	125	81.5	72.9-87.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	53	35.6	26.6-45.7	99	64.4	54.3-73.4
$15,000- 24,999	152	44	29.7	21.5-39.5	108	70.3	60.5-78.5
$25,000- 34,999	81	19	27.7	16.6-42.4	62	72.3	57.6-83.4
$35,000- 49,999	84	23	30.4	19.8-43.6	61	69.6	56.4-80.2
$50,000-74,999	62	19	28.8	17.9-42.9	43	71.2	57.1-82.1
$75,000+	54	8	12.3	5.4-25.7	46	87.7	74.3-94.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	462	148	32.9	27.7-38.6	314	67.1	61.4-72.3
No	300	59	21.4	16.2-27.7	241	78.6	72.3-83.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	140	35	26.3	18.4-36.1	105	73.7	63.9-81.6
Non-Veteran	636	178	28.9	24.6-33.5	458	71.1	66.5-75.4
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

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

-Piedmont NC

778

214

28.3

24.5-32.5

564

71.7

67.5-75.5

GENDER

Male

300

27.0

21.5-33.3

219

73.0

66.7-78.5

Female

478

133

29.6

24.5-35.1

345

70.4

64.9-75.5

RACE

White

571

146

25.1

21.0-29.7

425

74.9

70.3-79.0

African American

183

33.8

25.7-43.1

128

66.2

56.9-74.3

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

46.2

8.4-89.0

53.8

11.0-91.6

25-34

29.0

13.0-52.8

71.0

47.2-87.0

35-44

25.3

14.6-40.1

74.7

59.9-85.4

45-54

137

33.9

24.8-44.3

66.1

55.7-75.2

55-64

207

30.0

22.7-38.4

151

70.0

61.6-77.3

65-74

199

27.7

20.4-36.4

146

72.3

63.6-79.6

75+

143

21.4

14.6-30.2

111

78.6

69.8-85.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

213

32.3

24.4-41.2

150

67.7

58.8-75.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

235

36.0

28.8-43.8

154

64.0

56.2-71.2

Some Post-H.S.

175

22.4

15.8-30.7

135

77.6

69.3-84.2

College Graduate

154

18.5

12.2-27.1

125

81.5

72.9-87.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

35.6

26.6-45.7

64.4

54.3-73.4

$15,000- 24,999

152

29.7

21.5-39.5

108

70.3

60.5-78.5

$25,000- 34,999

27.7

16.6-42.4

72.3

57.6-83.4

$35,000- 49,999

30.4

19.8-43.6

69.6

56.4-80.2

$50,000-74,999

28.8

17.9-42.9

71.2

57.1-82.1

$75,000+

12.3

5.4-25.7

87.7

74.3-94.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

462

148

32.9

27.7-38.6

314

67.1

61.4-72.3

300

21.4

16.2-27.7

241

78.6

72.3-83.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

140

26.3

18.4-36.1

105

73.7

63.9-81.6

Non-Veteran

636

178

28.9

24.6-33.5

458

71.1

66.5-75.4

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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