BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,852	428	22.4	20.1-25.0	1,424	77.6	75.0-79.9
-Eastern NC	687	174	25.7	21.8-30.0	513	74.3	70.0-78.2
GENDER
Male	246	71	29.9	23.7-37.1	175	70.1	62.9-76.3
Female	441	103	22.0	17.6-27.2	338	78.0	72.8-82.4
RACE
White	398	78	19.1	15.0-24.0	320	80.9	76.0-85.0
African American	237	80	34.0	27.0-41.9	157	66.0	58.1-73.0
Other Minorities	51	16	37.5	20.5-58.4	35	62.5	41.6-79.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	12	51.2	23.7-78.0	8	48.8	22.0-76.3
Non-Hispanic	663	160	23.6	20.0-27.6	503	76.4	72.4-80.0
AGE
18-24	3	1	9.0	0.9-52.6	2	91.0	47.4-99.1
25-34	11	1	9.6	1.3-45.9	10	90.4	54.1-98.7
35-44	54	10	20.2	10.4-35.5	44	79.8	64.5-89.6
45-54	112	34	29.1	20.4-39.6	78	70.9	60.4-79.6
55-64	197	45	21.2	14.9-29.2	152	78.8	70.8-85.1
65-74	192	53	31.1	23.7-39.7	139	68.9	60.3-76.3
75+	114	29	31.6	21.5-43.9	85	68.4	56.1-78.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	182	50	32.5	24.2-42.1	132	67.5	57.9-75.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	228	67	29.4	22.9-36.8	161	70.6	63.2-77.1
Some Post-H.S.	150	31	19.2	12.7-27.8	119	80.8	72.2-87.3
College Graduate	126	26	18.7	12.0-27.8	100	81.3	72.2-88.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	156	44	25.7	18.5-34.4	112	74.3	65.6-81.5
$15,000- 24,999	142	36	28.6	20.5-38.5	106	71.4	61.5-79.5
$25,000- 34,999	86	26	32.1	21.3-45.3	60	67.9	54.7-78.7
$35,000- 49,999	71	19	25.0	15.4-37.9	52	75.0	62.1-84.6
$50,000-74,999	68	10	11.8	5.7-22.9	58	88.2	77.1-94.3
$75,000+	44	6	11.0	4.6-24.0	38	89.0	76.0-95.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	434	130	33.0	27.7-38.8	304	67.0	61.2-72.3
No	234	42	15.3	10.8-21.2	192	84.7	78.8-89.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	127	27	24.0	16.5-33.5	100	76.0	66.5-83.5
Non-Veteran	558	147	26.2	21.9-31.1	411	73.8	68.9-78.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,852

428

22.4

20.1-25.0

1,424

77.6

75.0-79.9

-Eastern NC

687

174

25.7

21.8-30.0

513

74.3

70.0-78.2

GENDER

Male

246

29.9

23.7-37.1

175

70.1

62.9-76.3

Female

441

103

22.0

17.6-27.2

338

78.0

72.8-82.4

RACE

White

398

19.1

15.0-24.0

320

80.9

76.0-85.0

African American

237

34.0

27.0-41.9

157

66.0

58.1-73.0

Other Minorities

37.5

20.5-58.4

62.5

41.6-79.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

51.2

23.7-78.0

48.8

22.0-76.3

Non-Hispanic

663

160

23.6

20.0-27.6

503

76.4

72.4-80.0

AGE

18-24

9.0

0.9-52.6

91.0

47.4-99.1

25-34

9.6

1.3-45.9

90.4

54.1-98.7

35-44

20.2

10.4-35.5

79.8

64.5-89.6

45-54

112

29.1

20.4-39.6

70.9

60.4-79.6

55-64

197

21.2

14.9-29.2

152

78.8

70.8-85.1

65-74

192

31.1

23.7-39.7

139

68.9

60.3-76.3

75+

114

31.6

21.5-43.9

68.4

56.1-78.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

182

32.5

24.2-42.1

132

67.5

57.9-75.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

228

29.4

22.9-36.8

161

70.6

63.2-77.1

Some Post-H.S.

150

19.2

12.7-27.8

119

80.8

72.2-87.3

College Graduate

126

18.7

12.0-27.8

100

81.3

72.2-88.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

156

25.7

18.5-34.4

112

74.3

65.6-81.5

$15,000- 24,999

142

28.6

20.5-38.5

106

71.4

61.5-79.5

$25,000- 34,999

32.1

21.3-45.3

67.9

54.7-78.7

$35,000- 49,999

25.0

15.4-37.9

75.0

62.1-84.6

$50,000-74,999

11.8

5.7-22.9

88.2

77.1-94.3

$75,000+

11.0

4.6-24.0

89.0

76.0-95.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

434

130

33.0

27.7-38.8

304

67.0

61.2-72.3

234

15.3

10.8-21.2

192

84.7

78.8-89.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

127

24.0

16.5-33.5

100

76.0

66.5-83.5

Non-Veteran

558

147

26.2

21.9-31.1

411

73.8

68.9-78.1

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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.

** 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.

***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.

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