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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	53	8	17.2	8.3-32.5	45	82.8	67.5-91.7
Buncombe	32	7	32.1	15.8-54.3	25	67.9	45.7-84.2
Cabarrus	40	10	26.2	13.9-43.8	30	73.8	56.2-86.1
Catawba	56	15	31.0	18.3-47.5	41	69.0	52.5-81.7
Cumberland	39	16	38.8	23.8-56.1	23	61.2	43.9-76.2
Davidson	62	9	12.3	5.8-24.3	53	87.7	75.7-94.2
Durham	38	8	20.4	9.7-37.9	30	79.6	62.1-90.3
Forsyth	57	14	25.6	15.0-40.0	43	74.4	60.0-85.0
Gaston	53	16	25.0	14.7-39.3	37	75.0	60.7-85.3
Guilford	53	12	23.1	12.7-38.3	41	76.9	61.7-87.3
Iredell	37	9	25.0	12.5-43.8	28	75.0	56.2-87.5
Johnston	51	15	32.0	19.6-47.5	36	68.0	52.5-80.4
Mecklenburg	69	17	24.9	15.0-38.4	52	75.1	61.6-85.0
New Hanover	38	10	20.3	10.2-36.3	28	79.7	63.7-89.8
Onslow	44	9	16.4	8.2-30.2	35	83.6	69.8-91.8
Orange	30	3	13.8	4.0-38.3	27	86.2	61.7-96.0
Pitt	39	11	29.2	14.2-50.6	28	70.8	49.4-85.8
Randolph	28	4	14.3	5.1-34.1	24	85.7	65.9-94.9
Robeson	62	15	27.0	15.5-42.6	47	73.0	57.4-84.5
Rowan	76	14	24.7	13.8-40.3	62	75.3	59.7-86.2
Union	33	7	18.6	8.0-37.5	26	81.4	62.5-92.0
Wake	56	11	19.1	9.8-34.0	45	80.9	66.0-90.2
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	39	9	31.2	16.0-51.9	30	68.8	48.1-84.0
Northeast Partnership II	71	17	23.3	14.3-35.6	54	76.7	64.4-85.7
Northeast Partnership I	100	28	35.5	24.5-48.2	72	64.5	51.8-75.5
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	50	12	25.5	13.8-42.1	38	74.5	57.9-86.2
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	73	19	30.2	19.2-44.1	54	69.8	55.9-80.8
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	47	13	31.1	16.9-50.0	34	68.9	50.0-83.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	53	19	37.7	23.9-53.8	34	62.3	46.2-76.1
Chatham/Lee/Moore	48	14	29.7	17.9-45.1	34	70.3	54.9-82.1
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	71	16	23.6	14.1-36.8	55	76.4	63.2-85.9
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	56	17	33.3	19.6-50.5	39	66.7	49.5-80.4
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	40	12	26.1	14.2-43.1	28	73.9	56.9-85.8
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	54	22	43.2	29.3-58.2	32	56.8	41.8-70.7
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	76	17	16.1	8.5-28.3	59	83.9	71.7-91.5
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	183	48	30.7	23.0-39.6	135	69.3	60.4-77.0
No	1,641	407	26.0	23.4-28.8	1,234	74.0	71.2-76.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	653	172	29.4	25.1-34.1	481	70.6	65.9-74.9
Piedmont	981	234	25.5	22.2-29.2	747	74.5	70.8-77.8
Western NC	190	49	22.6	16.5-30.2	141	77.4	69.8-83.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	108	24	20.2	12.5-31.0	84	79.8	69.0-87.5
Northwest	398	96	26.8	21.6-32.9	302	73.2	67.1-78.4
Charlotte	242	68	28.3	22.1-35.6	174	71.7	64.4-77.9
Greensboro	212	40	21.8	15.4-30.0	172	78.2	70.0-84.6
Southern Regional	198	59	35.4	27.4-44.3	139	64.6	55.7-72.6
Coastal	87	23	25.7	15.9-38.9	64	74.3	61.1-84.1
Wake	224	62	25.7	19.2-33.4	162	74.3	66.6-80.8
Area L	98	22	21.9	13.6-33.2	76	78.1	66.8-86.4
Eastern	257	61	28.1	21.4-35.9	196	71.9	64.1-78.6

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

17.2

8.3-32.5

82.8

67.5-91.7

Buncombe

32.1

15.8-54.3

67.9

45.7-84.2

Cabarrus

26.2

13.9-43.8

73.8

56.2-86.1

Catawba

31.0

18.3-47.5

69.0

52.5-81.7

Cumberland

38.8

23.8-56.1

61.2

43.9-76.2

Davidson

12.3

5.8-24.3

87.7

75.7-94.2

Durham

20.4

9.7-37.9

79.6

62.1-90.3

Forsyth

25.6

15.0-40.0

74.4

60.0-85.0

Gaston

25.0

14.7-39.3

75.0

60.7-85.3

Guilford

23.1

12.7-38.3

76.9

61.7-87.3

Iredell

25.0

12.5-43.8

75.0

56.2-87.5

Johnston

32.0

19.6-47.5

68.0

52.5-80.4

Mecklenburg

24.9

15.0-38.4

75.1

61.6-85.0

New Hanover

20.3

10.2-36.3

79.7

63.7-89.8

Onslow

16.4

8.2-30.2

83.6

69.8-91.8

Orange

13.8

4.0-38.3

86.2

61.7-96.0

Pitt

29.2

14.2-50.6

70.8

49.4-85.8

Randolph

14.3

5.1-34.1

85.7

65.9-94.9

Robeson

27.0

15.5-42.6

73.0

57.4-84.5

Rowan

24.7

13.8-40.3

75.3

59.7-86.2

Union

18.6

8.0-37.5

81.4

62.5-92.0

Wake

19.1

9.8-34.0

80.9

66.0-90.2

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

31.2

16.0-51.9

68.8

48.1-84.0

Northeast Partnership II

23.3

14.3-35.6

76.7

64.4-85.7

Northeast Partnership I

100

35.5

24.5-48.2

64.5

51.8-75.5

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

25.5

13.8-42.1

74.5

57.9-86.2

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

30.2

19.2-44.1

69.8

55.9-80.8

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

31.1

16.9-50.0

68.9

50.0-83.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

37.7

23.9-53.8

62.3

46.2-76.1

Chatham/Lee/Moore

29.7

17.9-45.1

70.3

54.9-82.1

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

23.6

14.1-36.8

76.4

63.2-85.9

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

33.3

19.6-50.5

66.7

49.5-80.4

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

26.1

14.2-43.1

73.9

56.9-85.8

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

43.2

29.3-58.2

56.8

41.8-70.7

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

16.1

8.5-28.3

83.9

71.7-91.5

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

183

30.7

23.0-39.6

135

69.3

60.4-77.0

1,641

407

26.0

23.4-28.8

1,234

74.0

71.2-76.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

653

172

29.4

25.1-34.1

481

70.6

65.9-74.9

Piedmont

981

234

25.5

22.2-29.2

747

74.5

70.8-77.8

Western NC

190

22.6

16.5-30.2

141

77.4

69.8-83.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

108

20.2

12.5-31.0

79.8

69.0-87.5

Northwest

398

26.8

21.6-32.9

302

73.2

67.1-78.4

Charlotte

242

28.3

22.1-35.6

174

71.7

64.4-77.9

Greensboro

212

21.8

15.4-30.0

172

78.2

70.0-84.6

Southern Regional

198

35.4

27.4-44.3

139

64.6

55.7-72.6

Coastal

25.7

15.9-38.9

74.3

61.1-84.1

Wake

224

25.7

19.2-33.4

162

74.3

66.6-80.8

Area L

21.9

13.6-33.2

78.1

66.8-86.4

Eastern

257

28.1

21.4-35.9

196

71.9

64.1-78.6

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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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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