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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
-Northeastern Partnership	183	42	25.5	18.3-34.2	141	74.5	65.8-81.7
GENDER
Male	67	18	32.4	20.5-47.1	49	67.6	52.9-79.5
Female	116	24	19.1	12.3-28.4	92	80.9	71.6-87.7
RACE
White	90	17	24.9	14.9-38.6	73	75.1	61.4-85.1
African American	86	23	25.5	16.2-37.6	63	74.5	62.4-83.8
Other Minorities	7	2	35.2	9.0-74.9	5	64.8	25.1-91.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	179	39	22.4	15.9-30.5	140	77.6	69.5-84.1
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
35-44	10	1	23.3	3.6-71.0	9	76.7	29.0-96.4
45-54	36	11	33.6	18.5-53.0	25	66.4	47.0-81.5
55-64	53	11	14.2	7.5-25.2	42	85.8	74.8-92.5
65-74	46	9	19.5	9.8-35.0	37	80.5	65.0-90.2
75+	33	8	33.1	16.7-54.8	25	66.9	45.2-83.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	66	15	27.2	15.0-44.1	51	72.8	55.9-85.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	14	29.3	17.4-44.9	46	70.7	55.1-82.6
Some Post-H.S.	32	8	20.7	9.7-38.8	24	79.3	61.2-90.3
College Graduate	24	5	16.7	6.5-36.6	19	83.3	63.4-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	51	12	26.5	12.7-47.1	39	73.5	52.9-87.3
$15,000- 24,999	36	8	20.0	9.2-38.2	28	80.0	61.8-90.8
$25,000- 34,999	18	4	43.5	19.3-71.2	14	56.5	28.8-80.7
$35,000- 49,999	23	7	34.4	17.1-57.1	16	65.6	42.9-82.9
$50,000-74,999	14	2	8.5	2.0-29.8	12	91.5	70.2-98.0
$75,000+	9	2	20.2	4.7-56.6	7	79.8	43.4-95.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	120	34	31.5	22.1-42.8	86	68.5	57.2-77.9
No	58	6	9.0	3.9-19.5	52	91.0	80.5-96.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	31	7	27.5	13.3-48.4	24	72.5	51.6-86.7
Non-Veteran	152	35	25.0	17.2-34.9	117	75.0	65.1-82.8

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

-Northeastern Partnership

183

25.5

18.3-34.2

141

74.5

65.8-81.7

GENDER

Male

32.4

20.5-47.1

67.6

52.9-79.5

Female

116

19.1

12.3-28.4

80.9

71.6-87.7

RACE

White

24.9

14.9-38.6

75.1

61.4-85.1

African American

25.5

16.2-37.6

74.5

62.4-83.8

Other Minorities

35.2

9.0-74.9

64.8

25.1-91.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

179

22.4

15.9-30.5

140

77.6

69.5-84.1

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

23.3

3.6-71.0

76.7

29.0-96.4

45-54

33.6

18.5-53.0

66.4

47.0-81.5

55-64

14.2

7.5-25.2

85.8

74.8-92.5

65-74

19.5

9.8-35.0

80.5

65.0-90.2

75+

33.1

16.7-54.8

66.9

45.2-83.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

27.2

15.0-44.1

72.8

55.9-85.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

29.3

17.4-44.9

70.7

55.1-82.6

Some Post-H.S.

20.7

9.7-38.8

79.3

61.2-90.3

College Graduate

16.7

6.5-36.6

83.3

63.4-93.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

26.5

12.7-47.1

73.5

52.9-87.3

$15,000- 24,999

20.0

9.2-38.2

80.0

61.8-90.8

$25,000- 34,999

43.5

19.3-71.2

56.5

28.8-80.7

$35,000- 49,999

34.4

17.1-57.1

65.6

42.9-82.9

$50,000-74,999

8.5

2.0-29.8

91.5

70.2-98.0

$75,000+

20.2

4.7-56.6

79.8

43.4-95.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

120

31.5

22.1-42.8

68.5

57.2-77.9

9.0

3.9-19.5

91.0

80.5-96.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

27.5

13.3-48.4

72.5

51.6-86.7

Non-Veteran

152

25.0

17.2-34.9

117

75.0

65.1-82.8

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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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