BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,824	455	26.4	23.9-29.0	1,369	73.6	71.0-76.1
-Eastern NC	653	172	29.4	25.1-34.1	481	70.6	65.9-74.9
GENDER
Male	233	65	30.2	23.3-38.1	168	69.8	61.9-76.7
Female	420	107	28.6	23.5-34.3	313	71.4	65.7-76.5
RACE
White	368	87	26.8	21.4-33.0	281	73.2	67.0-78.6
African American	240	72	31.0	24.0-39.0	168	69.0	61.0-76.0
Other Minorities	43	13	44.4	26.8-63.6	30	55.6	36.4-73.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	6	51.8	25.6-77.1	8	48.2	22.9-74.4
Non-Hispanic	637	166	28.7	24.4-33.5	471	71.3	66.5-75.6
AGE
18-24	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
25-34	21	5	34.3	14.6-61.6	16	65.7	38.4-85.4
35-44	44	13	34.1	18.4-54.4	31	65.9	45.6-81.6
45-54	130	43	40.2	30.1-51.2	87	59.8	48.8-69.9
55-64	189	47	28.6	21.2-37.4	142	71.4	62.6-78.8
65-74	159	40	25.0	18.1-33.6	119	75.0	66.4-81.9
75+	104	24	18.4	11.7-27.7	80	81.6	72.3-88.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	175	57	31.9	23.8-41.1	118	68.1	58.9-76.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	213	56	33.9	25.8-43.1	157	66.1	56.9-74.2
Some Post-H.S.	151	27	18.4	12.1-26.9	124	81.6	73.1-87.9
College Graduate	113	32	32.0	22.6-43.2	81	68.0	56.8-77.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	159	44	32.3	23.6-42.5	115	67.7	57.5-76.4
$15,000- 24,999	132	39	29.5	20.1-41.2	93	70.5	58.8-79.9
$25,000- 34,999	82	27	38.2	26.1-51.9	55	61.8	48.1-73.9
$35,000- 49,999	64	14	27.2	15.6-43.1	50	72.8	56.9-84.4
$50,000-74,999	62	13	24.8	13.7-40.8	49	75.2	59.2-86.3
$75,000+	49	9	22.4	11.7-38.6	40	77.6	61.4-88.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	405	124	34.2	28.6-40.3	281	65.8	59.7-71.4
No	231	44	22.6	16.1-30.8	187	77.4	69.2-83.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	109	25	23.7	15.5-34.5	84	76.3	65.5-84.5
Non-Veteran	540	146	30.6	25.8-35.9	394	69.4	64.1-74.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,824

455

26.4

23.9-29.0

1,369

73.6

71.0-76.1

-Eastern NC

653

172

29.4

25.1-34.1

481

70.6

65.9-74.9

GENDER

Male

233

30.2

23.3-38.1

168

69.8

61.9-76.7

Female

420

107

28.6

23.5-34.3

313

71.4

65.7-76.5

RACE

White

368

26.8

21.4-33.0

281

73.2

67.0-78.6

African American

240

31.0

24.0-39.0

168

69.0

61.0-76.0

Other Minorities

44.4

26.8-63.6

55.6

36.4-73.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

51.8

25.6-77.1

48.2

22.9-74.4

Non-Hispanic

637

166

28.7

24.4-33.5

471

71.3

66.5-75.6

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

34.3

14.6-61.6

65.7

38.4-85.4

35-44

34.1

18.4-54.4

65.9

45.6-81.6

45-54

130

40.2

30.1-51.2

59.8

48.8-69.9

55-64

189

28.6

21.2-37.4

142

71.4

62.6-78.8

65-74

159

25.0

18.1-33.6

119

75.0

66.4-81.9

75+

104

18.4

11.7-27.7

81.6

72.3-88.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

175

31.9

23.8-41.1

118

68.1

58.9-76.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

213

33.9

25.8-43.1

157

66.1

56.9-74.2

Some Post-H.S.

151

18.4

12.1-26.9

124

81.6

73.1-87.9

College Graduate

113

32.0

22.6-43.2

68.0

56.8-77.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

159

32.3

23.6-42.5

115

67.7

57.5-76.4

$15,000- 24,999

132

29.5

20.1-41.2

70.5

58.8-79.9

$25,000- 34,999

38.2

26.1-51.9

61.8

48.1-73.9

$35,000- 49,999

27.2

15.6-43.1

72.8

56.9-84.4

$50,000-74,999

24.8

13.7-40.8

75.2

59.2-86.3

$75,000+

22.4

11.7-38.6

77.6

61.4-88.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

405

124

34.2

28.6-40.3

281

65.8

59.7-71.4

231

22.6

16.1-30.8

187

77.4

69.2-83.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

109

23.7

15.5-34.5

76.3

65.5-84.5

Non-Veteran

540

146

30.6

25.8-35.9

394

69.4

64.1-74.2

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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