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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	50	13	27.7	14.2-47.0	37	72.3	53.0-85.8
Buncombe	32	8	30.7	14.5-53.8	24	69.3	46.2-85.5
Cabarrus	45	9	25.2	9.5-51.9	36	74.8	48.1-90.5
Catawba	47	8	18.9	8.8-35.9	39	81.1	64.1-91.2
Cumberland	52	15	30.9	17.6-48.4	37	69.1	51.6-82.4
Davidson	48	8	23.7	8.3-51.6	40	76.3	48.4-91.7
Durham	28	8	26.2	11.6-48.9	20	73.8	51.1-88.4
Forsyth	40	10	27.2	13.6-46.9	30	72.8	53.1-86.4
Gaston	55	12	26.2	14.5-42.6	43	73.8	57.4-85.5
Guilford	50	5	5.8	2.2-14.5	45	94.2	85.5-97.8
Iredell	45	14	36.9	22.3-54.3	31	63.1	45.7-77.7
Johnston	43	10	30.7	12.9-57.1	33	69.3	42.9-87.1
Mecklenburg	67	11	17.8	9.6-30.5	56	82.2	69.5-90.4
New Hanover	43	8	15.8	7.2-31.5	35	84.2	68.5-92.8
Onslow	44	11	22.0	11.7-37.4	33	78.0	62.6-88.3
Orange	32	7	20.8	9.3-40.4	25	79.2	59.6-90.7
Pitt	49	16	29.2	16.7-45.9	33	70.8	54.1-83.3
Randolph	38	14	31.9	18.1-49.7	24	68.1	50.3-81.9
Robeson	51	15	29.2	17.6-44.3	36	70.8	55.7-82.4
Rowan	68	13	18.9	10.7-31.4	55	81.1	68.6-89.3
Union	33	11	27.8	14.0-47.6	22	72.2	52.4-86.0
Wake	50	11	16.5	8.0-31.2	39	83.5	68.8-92.0
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	46	17	34.3	21.5-50.0	29	65.7	50.0-78.5
Northeast Partnership II***	75	17	26.0	15.6-40.1	58	74.0	59.9-84.4
Northeast Partnership I***	95	20	22.9	13.6-35.9	75	77.1	64.1-86.4
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	63	14	20.5	11.1-34.7	49	79.5	65.3-88.9
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	69	18	24.5	14.5-38.2	51	75.5	61.8-85.5
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	49	12	22.2	12.3-36.9	37	77.8	63.1-87.7
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	50	12	32.6	15.5-56.1	38	67.4	43.9-84.5
Chatham/Lee/Moore	61	18	31.0	18.7-46.7	43	69.0	53.3-81.3
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	86	15	21.8	13.3-33.7	71	78.2	66.3-86.7
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	62	16	23.3	13.3-37.6	46	76.7	62.4-86.7
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	48	5	10.9	4.4-24.7	43	89.1	75.3-95.6
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	71	14	17.6	9.5-30.4	57	82.4	69.6-90.5
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	67	13	13.7	7.1-24.9	54	86.3	75.1-92.9
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	183	42	25.5	18.3-34.2	141	74.5	65.8-81.7
No	1,669	386	22.2	19.7-24.8	1,283	77.8	75.2-80.3
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	687	174	25.7	21.8-30.0	513	74.3	70.0-78.2
Piedmont	976	216	21.7	18.4-25.4	760	78.3	74.6-81.6
Western NC	189	38	17.9	12.4-25.1	151	82.1	74.9-87.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	99	21	18.4	11.1-28.9	78	81.6	71.1-88.9
Northwest	372	78	22.5	17.2-28.8	294	77.5	71.2-82.8
Charlotte	263	55	21.5	15.8-28.6	208	78.5	71.4-84.2
Greensboro	234	48	16.5	10.8-24.3	186	83.5	75.7-89.2
Southern Regional	210	58	30.6	23.3-39.1	152	69.4	60.9-76.7
Coastal	92	22	23.4	14.8-35.1	70	76.6	64.9-85.2
Wake	205	52	23.9	17.1-32.4	153	76.1	67.6-82.9
Area L	111	23	20.4	13.0-30.7	88	79.6	69.3-87.0
Eastern	266	71	24.1	18.7-30.5	195	75.9	69.5-81.3

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

27.7

14.2-47.0

72.3

53.0-85.8

Buncombe

30.7

14.5-53.8

69.3

46.2-85.5

Cabarrus

25.2

9.5-51.9

74.8

48.1-90.5

Catawba

18.9

8.8-35.9

81.1

64.1-91.2

Cumberland

30.9

17.6-48.4

69.1

51.6-82.4

Davidson

23.7

8.3-51.6

76.3

48.4-91.7

Durham

26.2

11.6-48.9

73.8

51.1-88.4

Forsyth

27.2

13.6-46.9

72.8

53.1-86.4

Gaston

26.2

14.5-42.6

73.8

57.4-85.5

Guilford

5.8

2.2-14.5

94.2

85.5-97.8

Iredell

36.9

22.3-54.3

63.1

45.7-77.7

Johnston

30.7

12.9-57.1

69.3

42.9-87.1

Mecklenburg

17.8

9.6-30.5

82.2

69.5-90.4

New Hanover

15.8

7.2-31.5

84.2

68.5-92.8

Onslow

22.0

11.7-37.4

78.0

62.6-88.3

Orange

20.8

9.3-40.4

79.2

59.6-90.7

Pitt

29.2

16.7-45.9

70.8

54.1-83.3

Randolph

31.9

18.1-49.7

68.1

50.3-81.9

Robeson

29.2

17.6-44.3

70.8

55.7-82.4

Rowan

18.9

10.7-31.4

81.1

68.6-89.3

Union

27.8

14.0-47.6

72.2

52.4-86.0

Wake

16.5

8.0-31.2

83.5

68.8-92.0

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

34.3

21.5-50.0

65.7

50.0-78.5

Northeast Partnership II***

26.0

15.6-40.1

74.0

59.9-84.4

Northeast Partnership I***

22.9

13.6-35.9

77.1

64.1-86.4

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

20.5

11.1-34.7

79.5

65.3-88.9

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

24.5

14.5-38.2

75.5

61.8-85.5

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

22.2

12.3-36.9

77.8

63.1-87.7

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

32.6

15.5-56.1

67.4

43.9-84.5

Chatham/Lee/Moore

31.0

18.7-46.7

69.0

53.3-81.3

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

21.8

13.3-33.7

78.2

66.3-86.7

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

23.3

13.3-37.6

76.7

62.4-86.7

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

10.9

4.4-24.7

89.1

75.3-95.6

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

17.6

9.5-30.4

82.4

69.6-90.5

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

13.7

7.1-24.9

86.3

75.1-92.9

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

183

25.5

18.3-34.2

141

74.5

65.8-81.7

1,669

386

22.2

19.7-24.8

1,283

77.8

75.2-80.3

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

687

174

25.7

21.8-30.0

513

74.3

70.0-78.2

Piedmont

976

216

21.7

18.4-25.4

760

78.3

74.6-81.6

Western NC

189

17.9

12.4-25.1

151

82.1

74.9-87.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

18.4

11.1-28.9

81.6

71.1-88.9

Northwest

372

22.5

17.2-28.8

294

77.5

71.2-82.8

Charlotte

263

21.5

15.8-28.6

208

78.5

71.4-84.2

Greensboro

234

16.5

10.8-24.3

186

83.5

75.7-89.2

Southern Regional

210

30.6

23.3-39.1

152

69.4

60.9-76.7

Coastal

23.4

14.8-35.1

76.6

64.9-85.2

Wake

205

23.9

17.1-32.4

153

76.1

67.6-82.9

Area L

111

20.4

13.0-30.7

79.6

69.3-87.0

Eastern

266

24.1

18.7-30.5

195

75.9

69.5-81.3

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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, Edgecombe, 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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