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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	190	49	22.6	16.5-30.2	141	77.4	69.8-83.5
GENDER
Male	73	25	28.7	18.3-41.8	48	71.3	58.2-81.7
Female	117	24	16.8	10.8-25.3	93	83.2	74.7-89.2
RACE
White	165	42	21.9	15.6-29.8	123	78.1	70.2-84.4
African American	15	4	17.5	5.2-45.0	11	82.5	55.0-94.8
Other Minorities	10	3	46.8	14.2-82.3	7	53.2	17.7-85.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	1	36.4	5.5-85.0	4	63.6	15.0-94.5
Non-Hispanic	184	48	22.4	16.3-30.0	136	77.6	70.0-83.7
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	7	3	30.2	7.3-70.3	4	69.8	29.7-92.7
35-44	16	3	21.0	5.7-53.8	13	79.0	46.2-94.3
45-54	27	7	21.6	8.5-45.0	20	78.4	55.0-91.5
55-64	53	16	30.1	17.8-46.2	37	69.9	53.8-82.2
65-74	44	7	14.2	6.3-29.1	37	85.8	70.9-93.7
75+	41	13	22.1	11.9-37.3	28	77.9	62.7-88.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	52	19	37.1	22.5-54.6	33	62.9	45.4-77.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	56	11	15.3	7.9-27.7	45	84.7	72.3-92.1
Some Post-H.S.	43	11	17.6	8.7-32.4	32	82.4	67.6-91.3
College Graduate	37	8	21.6	10.3-39.7	29	78.4	60.3-89.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	44	14	22.1	12.0-37.2	30	77.9	62.8-88.0
$15,000- 24,999	46	12	27.4	14.3-46.0	34	72.6	54.0-85.7
$25,000- 34,999	22	8	29.9	14.1-52.6	14	70.1	47.4-85.9
$35,000- 49,999	22	2	6.8	1.6-24.6	20	93.2	75.4-98.4
$50,000-74,999	12	1	6.1	0.8-34.5	11	93.9	65.5-99.2
$75,000+	15	5	34.0	13.4-63.1	10	66.0	36.9-86.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	113	38	31.1	22.0-41.9	75	68.9	58.1-78.0
No	68	9	10.7	5.1-20.9	59	89.3	79.1-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	11	24.0	12.4-41.5	22	76.0	58.5-87.6
Non-Veteran	156	38	22.3	15.5-31.0	118	77.7	69.0-84.5

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

-Western NC

190

22.6

16.5-30.2

141

77.4

69.8-83.5

GENDER

Male

28.7

18.3-41.8

71.3

58.2-81.7

Female

117

16.8

10.8-25.3

83.2

74.7-89.2

RACE

White

165

21.9

15.6-29.8

123

78.1

70.2-84.4

African American

17.5

5.2-45.0

82.5

55.0-94.8

Other Minorities

46.8

14.2-82.3

53.2

17.7-85.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.4

5.5-85.0

63.6

15.0-94.5

Non-Hispanic

184

22.4

16.3-30.0

136

77.6

70.0-83.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

30.2

7.3-70.3

69.8

29.7-92.7

35-44

21.0

5.7-53.8

79.0

46.2-94.3

45-54

21.6

8.5-45.0

78.4

55.0-91.5

55-64

30.1

17.8-46.2

69.9

53.8-82.2

65-74

14.2

6.3-29.1

85.8

70.9-93.7

75+

22.1

11.9-37.3

77.9

62.7-88.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

37.1

22.5-54.6

62.9

45.4-77.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

15.3

7.9-27.7

84.7

72.3-92.1

Some Post-H.S.

17.6

8.7-32.4

82.4

67.6-91.3

College Graduate

21.6

10.3-39.7

78.4

60.3-89.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.1

12.0-37.2

77.9

62.8-88.0

$15,000- 24,999

27.4

14.3-46.0

72.6

54.0-85.7

$25,000- 34,999

29.9

14.1-52.6

70.1

47.4-85.9

$35,000- 49,999

6.8

1.6-24.6

93.2

75.4-98.4

$50,000-74,999

6.1

0.8-34.5

93.9

65.5-99.2

$75,000+

34.0

13.4-63.1

66.0

36.9-86.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

113

31.1

22.0-41.9

68.9

58.1-78.0

10.7

5.1-20.9

89.3

79.1-94.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

24.0

12.4-41.5

76.0

58.5-87.6

Non-Veteran

156

22.3

15.5-31.0

118

77.7

69.0-84.5

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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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