BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
North Carolina	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
-Northeastern Partnership	180	43	24.6	17.9-33.0	94	51.1	42.4-59.7	21	13.7	8.5-21.4	17	7.6	4.5-12.7	5	2.9	1.2- 7.2
GENDER
Male	54	15	29.4	17.4-45.1	24	45.5	31.1-60.8	8	14.2	6.8-27.6	4	5.7	2.0-15.3	3	5.1	1.6-15.4
Female	126	28	21.4	14.3-30.8	70	54.8	44.4-64.9	13	13.4	7.1-23.8	13	8.9	4.8-16.0	2	1.5	0.4- 5.9
RACE
White	73	16	24.5	14.9-37.5	40	48.8	35.5-62.2	7	14.3	6.1-30.1	6	6.4	2.5-15.3	4	6.0	2.1-15.9
African American	105	27	25.3	16.4-36.8	54	53.8	42.3-64.8	13	12.9	7.2-22.0	10	7.1	3.6-13.7	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	30.8	2.7-87.7	1	69.2	12.3-97.3	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	2	56.1	9.0-94.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	43.9	5.7-91.0	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	177	43	25.1	18.2-33.6	92	51.0	42.2-59.7	21	14.0	8.7-21.8	16	6.9	4.0-11.7	5	3.0	1.2- 7.4
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	5	0	0.0	. - .	4	46.9	8.7-89.1	1	53.1	10.9-91.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	40	14	41.4	24.9-60.0	16	33.1	19.4-50.3	6	16.3	7.1-33.2	2	4.7	1.2-17.1	2	4.6	1.1-16.9
55-64	54	8	10.8	5.1-21.3	28	54.9	39.3-69.6	7	16.1	7.3-31.8	10	16.3	8.0-30.2	1	1.9	0.3-12.7
65-74	48	12	22.2	11.4-38.6	26	57.2	40.0-72.8	6	12.1	4.7-27.8	2	3.7	0.7-17.0	2	4.9	1.1-19.7
75+	30	8	29.4	14.7-50.2	18	61.2	41.0-78.2	1	2.1	0.3-14.0	3	7.2	2.1-21.9	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	63	14	18.9	10.5-31.7	38	66.3	52.2-78.0	4	5.1	1.8-13.7	7	9.7	4.3-20.5	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	71	17	23.9	13.8-38.0	34	43.0	29.9-57.2	12	21.6	11.4-37.1	5	6.8	2.5-16.9	3	4.7	1.4-14.8
Some Post-H.S.	26	6	28.5	12.9-51.8	11	41.1	23.1-61.7	4	17.3	6.6-38.3	4	9.2	3.1-24.2	1	3.9	0.5-23.3
College Graduate	20	6	40.1	18.0-67.2	11	45.0	22.6-69.6	1	7.9	1.1-39.6	1	2.3	0.3-15.2	1	4.7	0.6-27.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	53	13	23.9	12.1-41.7	28	56.6	39.4-72.4	4	7.4	2.6-19.2	7	10.2	4.3-22.1	1	1.9	0.3-12.6
$15,000- 24,999	33	7	19.7	8.7-38.9	16	46.8	27.8-66.8	5	19.6	7.5-42.2	4	8.6	2.9-23.0	1	5.3	0.7-29.3
$25,000- 34,999	23	5	25.4	9.6-52.3	11	38.6	19.8-61.6	4	25.6	9.2-53.7	2	6.9	1.4-28.0	1	3.5	0.5-21.5
$35,000- 49,999	9	1	7.5	1.0-39.5	5	55.1	23.9-82.8	2	21.7	5.4-57.7	1	15.7	2.3-59.9	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	14	7	49.9	25.1-74.7	5	32.5	13.2-60.3	2	17.6	4.5-49.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	119	29	24.5	16.4-35.0	57	50.0	39.3-60.7	14	12.1	6.6-21.0	14	8.9	4.9-15.4	5	4.5	1.8-10.9
No	54	11	23.5	12.4-40.0	34	54.1	38.2-69.2	6	16.5	6.9-34.3	3	6.0	1.7-18.9	0	0.0	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	23	5	28.6	11.1-56.3	10	34.4	17.3-56.8	4	19.1	7.0-42.9	3	13.5	4.0-36.7	1	4.4	0.6-25.8
Non-Veteran	156	37	23.5	16.5-32.2	84	54.0	44.5-63.2	17	13.0	7.5-21.5	14	6.8	3.8-12.0	4	2.7	1.0- 7.6

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Northeastern Partnership

180

24.6

17.9-33.0

51.1

42.4-59.7

13.7

8.5-21.4

7.6

4.5-12.7

2.9

1.2- 7.2

GENDER

Male

29.4

17.4-45.1

45.5

31.1-60.8

14.2

6.8-27.6

5.7

2.0-15.3

5.1

1.6-15.4

Female

126

21.4

14.3-30.8

54.8

44.4-64.9

13.4

7.1-23.8

8.9

4.8-16.0

1.5

0.4- 5.9

RACE

White

24.5

14.9-37.5

48.8

35.5-62.2

14.3

6.1-30.1

6.4

2.5-15.3

6.0

2.1-15.9

African American

105

25.3

16.4-36.8

53.8

42.3-64.8

12.9

7.2-22.0

7.1

3.6-13.7

0.9

0.1- 6.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

30.8

2.7-87.7

69.2

12.3-97.3

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

56.1

9.0-94.3

0.0

. - .

43.9

5.7-91.0

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

177

25.1

18.2-33.6

51.0

42.2-59.7

14.0

8.7-21.8

6.9

4.0-11.7

3.0

1.2- 7.4

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

0.0

. - .

46.9

8.7-89.1

53.1

10.9-91.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

41.4

24.9-60.0

33.1

19.4-50.3

16.3

7.1-33.2

4.7

1.2-17.1

4.6

1.1-16.9

55-64

10.8

5.1-21.3

54.9

39.3-69.6

16.1

7.3-31.8

16.3

8.0-30.2

1.9

0.3-12.7

65-74

22.2

11.4-38.6

57.2

40.0-72.8

12.1

4.7-27.8

3.7

0.7-17.0

4.9

1.1-19.7

75+

29.4

14.7-50.2

61.2

41.0-78.2

2.1

0.3-14.0

7.2

2.1-21.9

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.9

10.5-31.7

66.3

52.2-78.0

5.1

1.8-13.7

9.7

4.3-20.5

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

23.9

13.8-38.0

43.0

29.9-57.2

21.6

11.4-37.1

6.8

2.5-16.9

4.7

1.4-14.8

Some Post-H.S.

28.5

12.9-51.8

41.1

23.1-61.7

17.3

6.6-38.3

9.2

3.1-24.2

3.9

0.5-23.3

College Graduate

40.1

18.0-67.2

45.0

22.6-69.6

7.9

1.1-39.6

2.3

0.3-15.2

4.7

0.6-27.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

23.9

12.1-41.7

56.6

39.4-72.4

7.4

2.6-19.2

10.2

4.3-22.1

1.9

0.3-12.6

$15,000- 24,999

19.7

8.7-38.9

46.8

27.8-66.8

19.6

7.5-42.2

8.6

2.9-23.0

5.3

0.7-29.3

$25,000- 34,999

25.4

9.6-52.3

38.6

19.8-61.6

25.6

9.2-53.7

6.9

1.4-28.0

3.5

0.5-21.5

$35,000- 49,999

7.5

1.0-39.5

55.1

23.9-82.8

21.7

5.4-57.7

15.7

2.3-59.9

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

49.9

25.1-74.7

32.5

13.2-60.3

17.6

4.5-49.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

119

24.5

16.4-35.0

50.0

39.3-60.7

12.1

6.6-21.0

8.9

4.9-15.4

4.5

1.8-10.9

23.5

12.4-40.0

54.1

38.2-69.2

16.5

6.9-34.3

6.0

1.7-18.9

0.0

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

28.6

11.1-56.3

34.4

17.3-56.8

19.1

7.0-42.9

13.5

4.0-36.7

4.4

0.6-25.8

Non-Veteran

156

23.5

16.5-32.2

54.0

44.5-63.2

13.0

7.5-21.5

6.8

3.8-12.0

2.7

1.0- 7.6

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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, 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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