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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	981	234	25.5	22.2-29.2	747	74.5	70.8-77.8
GENDER
Male	388	97	24.7	19.7-30.4	291	75.3	69.6-80.3
Female	593	137	26.3	22.0-31.2	456	73.7	68.8-78.0
RACE
White	718	154	23.5	19.7-27.8	564	76.5	72.2-80.3
African American	233	76	32.8	25.7-40.7	157	67.2	59.3-74.3
Other Minorities	25	4	14.8	4.4-39.8	21	85.2	60.2-95.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	3	17.2	4.5-47.7	17	82.8	52.3-95.5
Non-Hispanic	959	231	25.8	22.4-29.6	728	74.2	70.4-77.6
AGE
18-24	3	2	79.8	26.0-97.8	1	20.2	2.2-74.0
25-34	26	4	11.8	3.7-31.7	22	88.2	68.3-96.3
35-44	63	12	18.1	9.5-31.9	51	81.9	68.1-90.5
45-54	169	39	25.0	17.3-34.7	130	75.0	65.3-82.7
55-64	289	75	27.7	21.8-34.5	214	72.3	65.5-78.2
65-74	259	59	27.1	20.9-34.2	200	72.9	65.8-79.1
75+	170	42	26.3	18.4-36.2	128	73.7	63.8-81.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	245	75	33.5	25.9-42.0	170	66.5	58.0-74.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	310	68	23.0	17.8-29.3	242	77.0	70.7-82.2
Some Post-H.S.	214	46	22.2	16.2-29.7	168	77.8	70.3-83.8
College Graduate	209	42	21.7	15.4-29.7	167	78.3	70.3-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	183	59	35.0	26.9-44.1	124	65.0	55.9-73.1
$15,000- 24,999	208	57	30.2	22.7-38.9	151	69.8	61.1-77.3
$25,000- 34,999	124	27	23.0	15.1-33.4	97	77.0	66.6-84.9
$35,000- 49,999	105	27	27.3	18.4-38.5	78	72.7	61.5-81.6
$50,000-74,999	97	18	21.4	12.2-34.9	79	78.6	65.1-87.8
$75,000+	85	12	12.9	7.1-22.4	73	87.1	77.6-92.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	558	158	30.9	26.3-35.9	400	69.1	64.1-73.7
No	407	69	18.1	13.6-23.8	338	81.9	76.2-86.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	181	49	26.3	19.6-34.4	132	73.7	65.6-80.4
Non-Veteran	800	185	25.3	21.5-29.5	615	74.7	70.5-78.5

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

-Piedmont NC

981

234

25.5

22.2-29.2

747

74.5

70.8-77.8

GENDER

Male

388

24.7

19.7-30.4

291

75.3

69.6-80.3

Female

593

137

26.3

22.0-31.2

456

73.7

68.8-78.0

RACE

White

718

154

23.5

19.7-27.8

564

76.5

72.2-80.3

African American

233

32.8

25.7-40.7

157

67.2

59.3-74.3

Other Minorities

14.8

4.4-39.8

85.2

60.2-95.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.2

4.5-47.7

82.8

52.3-95.5

Non-Hispanic

959

231

25.8

22.4-29.6

728

74.2

70.4-77.6

AGE

18-24

79.8

26.0-97.8

20.2

2.2-74.0

25-34

11.8

3.7-31.7

88.2

68.3-96.3

35-44

18.1

9.5-31.9

81.9

68.1-90.5

45-54

169

25.0

17.3-34.7

130

75.0

65.3-82.7

55-64

289

27.7

21.8-34.5

214

72.3

65.5-78.2

65-74

259

27.1

20.9-34.2

200

72.9

65.8-79.1

75+

170

26.3

18.4-36.2

128

73.7

63.8-81.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

245

33.5

25.9-42.0

170

66.5

58.0-74.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

310

23.0

17.8-29.3

242

77.0

70.7-82.2

Some Post-H.S.

214

22.2

16.2-29.7

168

77.8

70.3-83.8

College Graduate

209

21.7

15.4-29.7

167

78.3

70.3-84.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

183

35.0

26.9-44.1

124

65.0

55.9-73.1

$15,000- 24,999

208

30.2

22.7-38.9

151

69.8

61.1-77.3

$25,000- 34,999

124

23.0

15.1-33.4

77.0

66.6-84.9

$35,000- 49,999

105

27.3

18.4-38.5

72.7

61.5-81.6

$50,000-74,999

21.4

12.2-34.9

78.6

65.1-87.8

$75,000+

12.9

7.1-22.4

87.1

77.6-92.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

558

158

30.9

26.3-35.9

400

69.1

64.1-73.7

407

18.1

13.6-23.8

338

81.9

76.2-86.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

181

26.3

19.6-34.4

132

73.7

65.6-80.4

Non-Veteran

800

185

25.3

21.5-29.5

615

74.7

70.5-78.5

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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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