BRFSS 2005 - 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.)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
TOTAL	1,811	367	20.3	18.0-22.9	957	51.4	48.5-54.3	260	15.1	13.1-17.3	179	10.0	8.4-11.7	48	3.2	2.1- 4.8
GENDER
Male	689	144	22.3	18.4-26.7	344	48.0	43.3-52.6	109	16.3	13.1-20.0	73	9.8	7.5-12.6	19	3.7	2.0- 7.0
Female	1,122	223	18.5	16.0-21.3	613	54.6	51.0-58.1	151	14.0	11.7-16.8	106	10.1	8.2-12.6	29	2.7	1.8- 4.2
RACE
White	1,246	252	20.2	17.5-23.1	650	50.5	47.0-54.0	182	15.5	13.2-18.2	135	11.1	9.1-13.3	27	2.8	1.5- 5.0
African American	485	105	21.9	17.1-27.6	260	52.6	46.7-58.3	68	14.9	11.2-19.7	37	7.4	5.0-10.8	15	3.2	1.7- 5.8
Asian	4	0	0.0	. - .	3	74.5	22.3-96.7	1	25.5	3.3-77.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	41	5	13.3	5.2-30.0	23	48.5	29.7-67.6	8	21.0	8.4-43.4	4	10.9	3.3-30.3	1	6.4	0.9-33.5
Other Minorities	29	5	15.3	5.6-35.5	16	61.1	39.8-78.9	1	2.0	0.3-13.2	2	6.4	1.6-22.6	5	15.2	4.7-39.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	39	7	21.0	9.2-41.0	18	45.1	28.2-63.2	3	6.0	1.8-18.0	3	8.2	2.6-23.0	8	19.8	8.8-38.7
-English Speaking	23	5	23.8	8.5-51.3	10	41.2	20.7-65.2	3	10.2	3.1-29.1	1	4.0	0.5-24.0	4	20.8	6.8-48.6
-Spanish Speaking	16	2	16.8	4.0-49.6	8	50.7	25.2-75.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	14.2	3.4-43.3	4	18.3	5.6-45.9
Non-Hispanic	1,768	360	20.4	18.0-23.0	936	51.5	48.5-54.4	257	15.5	13.4-17.7	175	10.0	8.4-11.8	40	2.7	1.7- 4.3
AGE
18-24	9	2	25.1	6.2-62.9	4	38.0	13.0-71.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	17.0	2.4-62.7	2	19.9	3.4-63.4
25-34	54	10	12.4	6.1-23.9	22	38.9	23.2-57.1	9	15.7	7.5-30.0	5	9.7	3.8-22.8	8	23.3	9.2-47.7
35-44	116	15	14.6	8.0-25.1	57	48.5	37.7-59.5	19	16.6	9.3-27.7	16	13.4	7.9-21.9	9	6.9	3.0-15.3
45-54	324	53	20.9	15.0-28.4	168	47.2	40.3-54.2	52	17.1	12.5-23.0	42	12.3	8.7-17.1	9	2.4	1.2- 4.9
55-64	529	106	19.7	15.7-24.3	270	51.0	45.9-56.2	85	16.3	12.9-20.3	59	10.9	8.1-14.5	9	2.2	1.0- 4.6
65-74	461	107	22.0	17.9-26.8	258	57.7	52.3-62.9	56	11.8	8.8-15.7	32	7.0	4.7-10.3	8	1.4	0.6- 3.1
75+	314	71	22.5	17.2-29.0	177	54.7	47.6-61.6	39	14.8	10.0-21.2	24	7.5	4.6-11.9	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	468	92	17.6	13.6-22.6	235	49.6	43.7-55.7	62	14.0	10.5-18.6	59	11.7	8.7-15.5	20	7.0	3.6-12.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	572	118	21.2	17.1-26.1	285	48.7	43.5-53.8	97	17.5	13.8-21.8	53	9.5	7.0-12.8	19	3.1	1.9- 5.2
Some Post-H.S.	406	84	22.6	17.7-28.5	218	50.8	44.7-56.8	58	14.9	11.0-20.0	40	10.1	7.0-14.4	6	1.5	0.6- 3.8
College Graduate	359	73	20.0	15.3-25.8	215	58.2	51.8-64.4	41	12.8	9.0-17.9	27	8.4	5.5-12.7	3	0.5	0.2- 1.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	388	82	19.9	15.5-25.1	187	47.4	41.3-53.6	59	15.9	11.9-20.9	49	13.4	9.7-18.3	11	3.5	1.8- 6.5
$15,000- 24,999	382	77	19.2	14.7-24.8	192	47.9	41.5-54.5	54	14.1	10.2-19.3	47	13.9	10.0-18.9	12	4.8	1.8-12.2
$25,000- 34,999	223	34	17.3	11.2-25.7	127	55.7	47.4-63.6	41	16.9	12.0-23.3	16	6.6	3.8-11.2	5	3.5	1.2- 9.6
$35,000- 49,999	187	38	18.6	13.1-25.7	110	59.9	51.3-68.0	16	10.3	6.0-17.0	17	8.3	4.9-13.8	6	2.9	1.1- 7.3
$50,000-74,999	169	38	25.1	17.2-35.1	84	47.3	38.1-56.7	31	19.4	13.1-27.7	12	5.8	3.0-10.8	4	2.5	0.9- 6.7
$75,000+	149	28	20.0	12.7-30.0	90	55.4	45.7-64.8	21	16.3	10.4-24.8	9	7.4	3.7-14.3	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,077	223	20.5	17.6-23.9	555	50.3	46.6-54.1	150	13.8	11.4-16.5	122	11.9	9.7-14.4	27	3.5	2.0- 6.2
No	693	135	20.2	16.5-24.5	382	52.9	48.1-57.6	105	17.2	13.8-21.2	51	6.8	5.0- 9.3	20	2.9	1.7- 4.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	326	80	26.7	21.0-33.3	171	51.2	44.6-57.7	47	14.4	10.3-19.7	23	6.0	3.7- 9.6	5	1.7	0.6- 5.1
Non-Veteran	1,481	285	18.5	16.1-21.3	784	51.5	48.2-54.8	213	15.3	13.1-17.9	156	11.0	9.2-13.1	43	3.6	2.3- 5.6

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,811

367

20.3

18.0-22.9

957

51.4

48.5-54.3

260

15.1

13.1-17.3

179

10.0

8.4-11.7

3.2

2.1- 4.8

GENDER

Male

689

144

22.3

18.4-26.7

344

48.0

43.3-52.6

109

16.3

13.1-20.0

9.8

7.5-12.6

3.7

2.0- 7.0

Female

1,122

223

18.5

16.0-21.3

613

54.6

51.0-58.1

151

14.0

11.7-16.8

106

10.1

8.2-12.6

2.7

1.8- 4.2

RACE

White

1,246

252

20.2

17.5-23.1

650

50.5

47.0-54.0

182

15.5

13.2-18.2

135

11.1

9.1-13.3

2.8

1.5- 5.0

African American

485

105

21.9

17.1-27.6

260

52.6

46.7-58.3

14.9

11.2-19.7

7.4

5.0-10.8

3.2

1.7- 5.8

Asian

0.0

. - .

74.5

22.3-96.7

25.5

3.3-77.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

13.3

5.2-30.0

48.5

29.7-67.6

21.0

8.4-43.4

10.9

3.3-30.3

6.4

0.9-33.5

Other Minorities

15.3

5.6-35.5

61.1

39.8-78.9

2.0

0.3-13.2

6.4

1.6-22.6

15.2

4.7-39.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.0

9.2-41.0

45.1

28.2-63.2

6.0

1.8-18.0

8.2

2.6-23.0

19.8

8.8-38.7

-English Speaking

23.8

8.5-51.3

41.2

20.7-65.2

10.2

3.1-29.1

4.0

0.5-24.0

20.8

6.8-48.6

-Spanish Speaking

16.8

4.0-49.6

50.7

25.2-75.8

0.0

. - .

14.2

3.4-43.3

18.3

5.6-45.9

Non-Hispanic

1,768

360

20.4

18.0-23.0

936

51.5

48.5-54.4

257

15.5

13.4-17.7

175

10.0

8.4-11.8

2.7

1.7- 4.3

AGE

18-24

25.1

6.2-62.9

38.0

13.0-71.6

0.0

. - .

17.0

2.4-62.7

19.9

3.4-63.4

25-34

12.4

6.1-23.9

38.9

23.2-57.1

15.7

7.5-30.0

9.7

3.8-22.8

23.3

9.2-47.7

35-44

116

14.6

8.0-25.1

48.5

37.7-59.5

16.6

9.3-27.7

13.4

7.9-21.9

6.9

3.0-15.3

45-54

324

20.9

15.0-28.4

168

47.2

40.3-54.2

17.1

12.5-23.0

12.3

8.7-17.1

2.4

1.2- 4.9

55-64

529

106

19.7

15.7-24.3

270

51.0

45.9-56.2

16.3

12.9-20.3

10.9

8.1-14.5

2.2

1.0- 4.6

65-74

461

107

22.0

17.9-26.8

258

57.7

52.3-62.9

11.8

8.8-15.7

7.0

4.7-10.3

1.4

0.6- 3.1

75+

314

22.5

17.2-29.0

177

54.7

47.6-61.6

14.8

10.0-21.2

7.5

4.6-11.9

0.5

0.2- 1.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

468

17.6

13.6-22.6

235

49.6

43.7-55.7

14.0

10.5-18.6

11.7

8.7-15.5

7.0

3.6-12.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

572

118

21.2

17.1-26.1

285

48.7

43.5-53.8

17.5

13.8-21.8

9.5

7.0-12.8

3.1

1.9- 5.2

Some Post-H.S.

406

22.6

17.7-28.5

218

50.8

44.7-56.8

14.9

11.0-20.0

10.1

7.0-14.4

1.5

0.6- 3.8

College Graduate

359

20.0

15.3-25.8

215

58.2

51.8-64.4

12.8

9.0-17.9

8.4

5.5-12.7

0.5

0.2- 1.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

388

19.9

15.5-25.1

187

47.4

41.3-53.6

15.9

11.9-20.9

13.4

9.7-18.3

3.5

1.8- 6.5

$15,000- 24,999

382

19.2

14.7-24.8

192

47.9

41.5-54.5

14.1

10.2-19.3

13.9

10.0-18.9

4.8

1.8-12.2

$25,000- 34,999

223

17.3

11.2-25.7

127

55.7

47.4-63.6

16.9

12.0-23.3

6.6

3.8-11.2

3.5

1.2- 9.6

$35,000- 49,999

187

18.6

13.1-25.7

110

59.9

51.3-68.0

10.3

6.0-17.0

8.3

4.9-13.8

2.9

1.1- 7.3

$50,000-74,999

169

25.1

17.2-35.1

47.3

38.1-56.7

19.4

13.1-27.7

5.8

3.0-10.8

2.5

0.9- 6.7

$75,000+

149

20.0

12.7-30.0

55.4

45.7-64.8

16.3

10.4-24.8

7.4

3.7-14.3

0.8

0.1- 5.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,077

223

20.5

17.6-23.9

555

50.3

46.6-54.1

150

13.8

11.4-16.5

122

11.9

9.7-14.4

3.5

2.0- 6.2

693

135

20.2

16.5-24.5

382

52.9

48.1-57.6

105

17.2

13.8-21.2

6.8

5.0- 9.3

2.9

1.7- 4.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

326

26.7

21.0-33.3

171

51.2

44.6-57.7

14.4

10.3-19.7

6.0

3.7- 9.6

1.7

0.6- 5.1

Non-Veteran

1,481

285

18.5

16.1-21.3

784

51.5

48.2-54.8

213

15.3

13.1-17.9

156

11.0

9.2-13.1

3.6

2.3- 5.6

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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.

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