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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	183	48	30.7	23.0-39.6	135	69.3	60.4-77.0
GENDER
Male	55	16	34.1	21.3-49.7	39	65.9	50.3-78.7
Female	128	32	28.3	19.4-39.3	96	71.7	60.7-80.6
RACE
White	74	12	26.1	14.7-42.1	62	73.9	57.9-85.3
African American	107	36	34.4	24.5-45.9	71	65.6	54.1-75.5
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	180	48	31.3	23.4-40.3	132	68.7	59.7-76.6
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
35-44	5	1	53.1	10.9-91.3	4	46.9	8.7-89.1
45-54	41	16	44.8	28.3-62.5	25	55.2	37.5-71.7
55-64	56	10	22.5	10.6-41.5	46	77.5	58.5-89.4
65-74	49	15	31.1	17.9-48.1	34	68.9	51.9-82.1
75+	29	6	22.8	10.2-43.5	23	77.2	56.5-89.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	25	38.5	25.9-52.9	40	61.5	47.1-74.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	72	14	28.5	16.3-45.0	58	71.5	55.0-83.7
Some Post-H.S.	27	5	18.2	7.3-38.9	22	81.8	61.1-92.7
College Graduate	19	4	30.0	10.3-61.5	15	70.0	38.5-89.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	54	16	34.6	19.6-53.4	38	65.4	46.6-80.4
$15,000- 24,999	34	10	27.1	14.0-45.9	24	72.9	54.1-86.0
$25,000- 34,999	23	10	53.4	30.8-74.6	13	46.6	25.4-69.2
$35,000- 49,999	10	1	14.9	2.1-58.2	9	85.1	41.8-97.9
$50,000-74,999	14	1	9.4	1.3-44.3	13	90.6	55.7-98.7
$75,000+	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	121	36	33.7	24.2-44.8	85	66.3	55.2-75.8
No	55	10	24.9	12.7-42.9	45	75.1	57.1-87.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	23	4	28.1	10.6-56.3	19	71.9	43.7-89.4
Non-Veteran	158	43	30.7	22.5-40.4	115	69.3	59.6-77.5

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

-Northeastern Partnership

183

30.7

23.0-39.6

135

69.3

60.4-77.0

GENDER

Male

34.1

21.3-49.7

65.9

50.3-78.7

Female

128

28.3

19.4-39.3

71.7

60.7-80.6

RACE

White

26.1

14.7-42.1

73.9

57.9-85.3

African American

107

34.4

24.5-45.9

65.6

54.1-75.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

180

31.3

23.4-40.3

132

68.7

59.7-76.6

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

53.1

10.9-91.3

46.9

8.7-89.1

45-54

44.8

28.3-62.5

55.2

37.5-71.7

55-64

22.5

10.6-41.5

77.5

58.5-89.4

65-74

31.1

17.9-48.1

68.9

51.9-82.1

75+

22.8

10.2-43.5

77.2

56.5-89.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

38.5

25.9-52.9

61.5

47.1-74.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

28.5

16.3-45.0

71.5

55.0-83.7

Some Post-H.S.

18.2

7.3-38.9

81.8

61.1-92.7

College Graduate

30.0

10.3-61.5

70.0

38.5-89.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

34.6

19.6-53.4

65.4

46.6-80.4

$15,000- 24,999

27.1

14.0-45.9

72.9

54.1-86.0

$25,000- 34,999

53.4

30.8-74.6

46.6

25.4-69.2

$35,000- 49,999

14.9

2.1-58.2

85.1

41.8-97.9

$50,000-74,999

9.4

1.3-44.3

90.6

55.7-98.7

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

121

33.7

24.2-44.8

66.3

55.2-75.8

24.9

12.7-42.9

75.1

57.1-87.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

28.1

10.6-56.3

71.9

43.7-89.4

Non-Veteran

158

30.7

22.5-40.4

115

69.3

59.6-77.5

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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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