BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (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.)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
TOTAL	1,834	291	15.2	13.2-17.4	1,072	56.1	53.2-59.1	217	11.9	10.0-14.0	196	12.9	10.8-15.3	58	4.0	2.8- 5.5
GENDER
Male	682	116	15.8	12.9-19.2	384	53.8	49.1-58.4	79	10.9	8.3-14.1	77	14.5	11.2-18.5	26	5.0	3.2- 7.8
Female	1,152	175	14.7	12.2-17.6	688	58.2	54.3-61.9	138	12.7	10.2-15.6	119	11.5	9.1-14.4	32	3.0	1.9- 4.8
RACE
White	1,278	202	14.2	12.1-16.7	733	55.0	51.5-58.5	157	12.1	10.0-14.5	151	15.2	12.5-18.4	35	3.5	2.2- 5.3
African American	451	75	16.8	12.9-21.6	274	61.3	55.6-66.7	50	10.5	7.6-14.3	38	8.7	5.9-12.5	14	2.8	1.5- 5.1
Asian	5	0	0.0	. - .	4	85.6	37.9-98.3	1	14.4	1.7-62.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	43	2	7.0	1.8-24.1	34	74.4	54.9-87.4	2	4.1	1.0-15.1	5	14.6	5.0-35.7	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	52	11	22.6	10.8-41.4	26	39.7	25.2-56.1	6	18.0	6.4-41.6	1	1.8	0.2-11.7	8	17.9	8.4-34.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	55	11	20.2	9.7-37.3	20	30.7	18.7-45.9	9	20.8	8.9-41.5	7	10.3	3.9-24.3	8	18.1	8.6-34.0
-English Speaking	35	7	16.1	6.9-33.3	14	34.4	18.5-54.7	5	22.9	7.0-53.9	6	15.5	5.3-37.6	3	11.0	3.0-33.0
-Spanish Speaking	20	4	25.4	8.1-56.7	6	25.9	10.7-50.6	4	18.1	5.5-45.8	1	3.5	0.5-21.8	5	27.0	10.7-53.4
Non-Hispanic	1,771	278	14.6	12.7-16.7	1,051	58.0	55.0-60.9	208	11.4	9.7-13.3	185	12.9	10.8-15.4	49	3.1	2.2- 4.5
AGE
18-24	12	3	25.3	7.9-57.4	5	31.9	12.0-61.5	1	15.1	2.2-58.2	2	20.7	5.1-55.6	1	7.1	1.0-37.4
25-34	36	2	4.9	1.2-17.8	15	37.8	22.4-56.1	8	25.3	12.5-44.5	10	31.3	16.3-51.5	1	0.7	0.1- 5.2
35-44	146	11	7.1	3.6-13.5	83	48.1	38.2-58.3	14	13.1	7.3-22.4	24	21.0	13.3-31.6	14	10.7	5.7-19.2
45-54	297	40	12.9	9.0-18.3	164	53.7	46.6-60.6	42	12.9	9.0-18.1	36	14.5	9.9-20.6	15	6.0	3.3-10.9
55-64	493	66	12.8	9.6-17.0	288	59.2	53.7-64.5	66	11.9	8.9-15.7	61	13.3	9.8-17.8	12	2.8	1.3- 5.8
65-74	515	95	18.0	14.5-22.2	310	61.0	55.9-65.9	56	10.8	8.0-14.4	47	8.9	6.4-12.3	7	1.2	0.5- 3.0
75+	328	71	23.2	18.0-29.4	205	62.4	55.9-68.5	28	7.2	4.7-10.9	16	4.7	2.6- 8.4	8	2.4	1.1- 5.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	452	65	15.0	11.1-20.0	238	48.8	42.9-54.8	62	12.9	9.5-17.3	65	16.3	12.0-21.8	22	6.9	4.0-11.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	626	102	15.6	12.2-19.7	370	56.6	51.6-61.5	69	12.2	9.3-15.8	69	12.8	9.7-16.7	16	2.8	1.5- 5.0
Some Post-H.S.	423	68	15.4	11.9-19.8	249	58.6	52.5-64.4	54	10.9	7.9-14.8	42	12.9	8.9-18.5	10	2.2	1.0- 4.7
College Graduate	328	54	14.1	10.3-19.1	214	61.2	53.7-68.2	32	11.4	6.9-18.3	19	8.7	4.8-15.3	9	4.6	2.2- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	403	58	12.2	9.0-16.2	220	52.4	46.0-58.8	48	12.5	8.9-17.3	60	17.8	12.7-24.5	17	5.1	2.7- 9.3
$15,000- 24,999	396	58	12.8	9.5-17.2	224	54.9	48.5-61.1	48	10.3	7.4-14.3	51	16.2	11.6-22.2	15	5.7	3.0-10.7
$25,000- 34,999	222	35	14.4	9.7-20.8	130	56.6	48.1-64.7	28	11.4	7.3-17.4	23	14.6	9.0-22.6	6	3.1	1.0- 9.0
$35,000- 49,999	206	31	15.3	10.0-22.7	130	62.2	53.8-69.9	25	11.1	6.9-17.2	15	8.7	5.0-14.5	5	2.8	1.0- 7.8
$50,000-74,999	172	30	13.8	9.2-20.2	99	54.8	45.7-63.6	22	12.2	7.7-18.9	16	15.8	9.2-25.6	5	3.5	1.2- 9.2
$75,000+	135	23	16.6	10.4-25.4	90	62.3	51.4-72.0	13	12.6	6.6-22.9	7	6.4	2.5-15.4	2	2.1	0.4-10.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,141	185	15.7	13.3-18.4	652	55.2	51.6-58.8	139	11.5	9.4-13.9	131	14.0	11.3-17.1	34	3.6	2.4- 5.6
No	649	96	14.0	10.9-17.9	399	57.9	52.7-62.9	73	12.4	9.2-16.5	61	11.6	8.4-15.8	20	4.1	2.4- 7.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	338	66	17.4	13.4-22.3	206	59.7	53.3-65.9	34	10.4	6.9-15.6	23	9.9	6.1-15.7	9	2.5	1.3- 5.0
Non-Veteran	1,493	223	14.6	12.4-17.1	865	55.2	51.9-58.5	183	12.2	10.2-14.6	173	13.6	11.3-16.3	49	4.3	3.0- 6.2

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,834

291

15.2

13.2-17.4

1,072

56.1

53.2-59.1

217

11.9

10.0-14.0

196

12.9

10.8-15.3

4.0

2.8- 5.5

GENDER

Male

682

116

15.8

12.9-19.2

384

53.8

49.1-58.4

10.9

8.3-14.1

14.5

11.2-18.5

5.0

3.2- 7.8

Female

1,152

175

14.7

12.2-17.6

688

58.2

54.3-61.9

138

12.7

10.2-15.6

119

11.5

9.1-14.4

3.0

1.9- 4.8

RACE

White

1,278

202

14.2

12.1-16.7

733

55.0

51.5-58.5

157

12.1

10.0-14.5

151

15.2

12.5-18.4

3.5

2.2- 5.3

African American

451

16.8

12.9-21.6

274

61.3

55.6-66.7

10.5

7.6-14.3

8.7

5.9-12.5

2.8

1.5- 5.1

Asian

0.0

. - .

85.6

37.9-98.3

14.4

1.7-62.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

7.0

1.8-24.1

74.4

54.9-87.4

4.1

1.0-15.1

14.6

5.0-35.7

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

22.6

10.8-41.4

39.7

25.2-56.1

18.0

6.4-41.6

1.8

0.2-11.7

17.9

8.4-34.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

20.2

9.7-37.3

30.7

18.7-45.9

20.8

8.9-41.5

10.3

3.9-24.3

18.1

8.6-34.0

-English Speaking

16.1

6.9-33.3

34.4

18.5-54.7

22.9

7.0-53.9

15.5

5.3-37.6

11.0

3.0-33.0

-Spanish Speaking

25.4

8.1-56.7

25.9

10.7-50.6

18.1

5.5-45.8

3.5

0.5-21.8

27.0

10.7-53.4

Non-Hispanic

1,771

278

14.6

12.7-16.7

1,051

58.0

55.0-60.9

208

11.4

9.7-13.3

185

12.9

10.8-15.4

3.1

2.2- 4.5

AGE

18-24

25.3

7.9-57.4

31.9

12.0-61.5

15.1

2.2-58.2

20.7

5.1-55.6

7.1

1.0-37.4

25-34

4.9

1.2-17.8

37.8

22.4-56.1

25.3

12.5-44.5

31.3

16.3-51.5

0.7

0.1- 5.2

35-44

146

7.1

3.6-13.5

48.1

38.2-58.3

13.1

7.3-22.4

21.0

13.3-31.6

10.7

5.7-19.2

45-54

297

12.9

9.0-18.3

164

53.7

46.6-60.6

12.9

9.0-18.1

14.5

9.9-20.6

6.0

3.3-10.9

55-64

493

12.8

9.6-17.0

288

59.2

53.7-64.5

11.9

8.9-15.7

13.3

9.8-17.8

2.8

1.3- 5.8

65-74

515

18.0

14.5-22.2

310

61.0

55.9-65.9

10.8

8.0-14.4

8.9

6.4-12.3

1.2

0.5- 3.0

75+

328

23.2

18.0-29.4

205

62.4

55.9-68.5

7.2

4.7-10.9

4.7

2.6- 8.4

2.4

1.1- 5.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

452

15.0

11.1-20.0

238

48.8

42.9-54.8

12.9

9.5-17.3

16.3

12.0-21.8

6.9

4.0-11.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

626

102

15.6

12.2-19.7

370

56.6

51.6-61.5

12.2

9.3-15.8

12.8

9.7-16.7

2.8

1.5- 5.0

Some Post-H.S.

423

15.4

11.9-19.8

249

58.6

52.5-64.4

10.9

7.9-14.8

12.9

8.9-18.5

2.2

1.0- 4.7

College Graduate

328

14.1

10.3-19.1

214

61.2

53.7-68.2

11.4

6.9-18.3

8.7

4.8-15.3

4.6

2.2- 9.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

403

12.2

9.0-16.2

220

52.4

46.0-58.8

12.5

8.9-17.3

17.8

12.7-24.5

5.1

2.7- 9.3

$15,000- 24,999

396

12.8

9.5-17.2

224

54.9

48.5-61.1

10.3

7.4-14.3

16.2

11.6-22.2

5.7

3.0-10.7

$25,000- 34,999

222

14.4

9.7-20.8

130

56.6

48.1-64.7

11.4

7.3-17.4

14.6

9.0-22.6

3.1

1.0- 9.0

$35,000- 49,999

206

15.3

10.0-22.7

130

62.2

53.8-69.9

11.1

6.9-17.2

8.7

5.0-14.5

2.8

1.0- 7.8

$50,000-74,999

172

13.8

9.2-20.2

54.8

45.7-63.6

12.2

7.7-18.9

15.8

9.2-25.6

3.5

1.2- 9.2

$75,000+

135

16.6

10.4-25.4

62.3

51.4-72.0

12.6

6.6-22.9

6.4

2.5-15.4

2.1

0.4-10.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,141

185

15.7

13.3-18.4

652

55.2

51.6-58.8

139

11.5

9.4-13.9

131

14.0

11.3-17.1

3.6

2.4- 5.6

649

14.0

10.9-17.9

399

57.9

52.7-62.9

12.4

9.2-16.5

11.6

8.4-15.8

4.1

2.4- 7.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

338

17.4

13.4-22.3

206

59.7

53.3-65.9

10.4

6.9-15.6

9.9

6.1-15.7

2.5

1.3- 5.0

Non-Veteran

1,493

223

14.6

12.4-17.1

865

55.2

51.9-58.5

183

12.2

10.2-14.6

173

13.6

11.3-16.3

4.3

3.0- 6.2

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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.

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