BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (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: Northeastern Partnership***

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
North Carolina	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
-Northeastern Partnership	180	27	14.0	9.4-20.3	107	58.5	50.0-66.5	21	11.3	7.0-17.5	15	9.2	5.4-15.3	10	7.1	3.2-14.9
GENDER
Male	67	10	14.6	7.9-25.6	39	57.4	43.8-69.9	4	4.0	1.4-10.5	9	13.1	6.5-24.5	5	11.0	4.0-26.6
Female	113	17	13.4	8.1-21.4	68	59.5	49.0-69.2	17	18.0	10.9-28.4	6	5.6	2.5-12.2	5	3.4	1.4- 8.4
RACE
White	89	18	18.3	11.3-28.4	45	49.2	37.4-61.0	10	9.4	4.9-17.4	10	12.9	6.7-23.3	6	10.2	3.8-24.4
African American	84	9	9.8	4.8-18.7	56	67.6	55.5-77.8	10	13.3	6.6-25.1	5	5.4	2.2-12.9	4	3.8	1.3-10.7
Other Minorities	7	0	0.0	. - .	6	87.3	44.7-98.3	1	12.7	1.7-55.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	2	44.1	6.5-90.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	55.9	10.0-93.5
Non-Hispanic	176	27	14.7	9.9-21.3	105	59.5	51.2-67.4	21	11.8	7.4-18.4	14	9.0	5.1-15.2	9	4.9	2.4- 9.8
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	3	1	33.7	4.3-85.0	1	38.9	5.4-87.6	1	27.4	3.3-80.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	10	0	0.0	. - .	7	73.5	37.2-92.8	1	5.0	0.6-30.1	2	21.5	4.7-60.5	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	35	6	12.9	5.6-27.0	17	52.5	34.6-69.7	3	7.2	2.1-22.0	4	15.0	5.6-34.2	5	12.4	4.7-28.9
55-64	52	7	15.5	7.2-30.1	32	59.5	44.3-73.1	5	10.5	3.9-25.4	4	7.8	2.8-20.0	4	6.6	2.3-17.5
65-74	47	6	11.3	4.7-24.8	31	64.2	47.3-78.1	6	16.2	6.6-34.7	4	8.4	3.1-20.9	0	0.0	. - .
75+	31	7	21.9	10.1-41.0	19	65.2	46.1-80.5	4	10.8	3.9-26.3	1	2.1	0.3-13.8	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	63	6	9.4	4.1-20.3	36	57.8	42.9-71.4	10	12.5	6.5-22.8	8	10.8	5.2-21.0	3	9.5	2.3-31.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	10	13.8	7.1-25.3	38	62.2	47.6-74.9	5	8.7	3.1-21.9	3	8.1	2.6-22.9	4	7.2	2.6-18.8
Some Post-H.S.	31	4	13.3	4.7-32.2	17	54.1	34.8-72.2	5	17.2	6.5-38.1	3	10.5	3.1-30.0	2	5.0	1.0-21.1
College Graduate	25	7	30.4	14.3-53.3	15	54.0	33.0-73.7	1	6.8	1.0-35.2	1	6.3	0.9-33.2	1	2.6	0.4-16.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	49	8	14.2	6.6-27.9	27	53.0	35.8-69.5	7	9.9	4.4-21.1	4	10.6	3.7-26.9	3	12.3	2.9-39.7
$15,000- 24,999	35	4	5.6	1.9-15.3	21	58.6	39.8-75.1	5	18.6	7.6-39.1	3	10.3	3.3-27.8	2	6.9	1.6-25.3
$25,000- 34,999	18	3	19.2	6.1-46.6	9	57.7	32.2-79.7	3	11.1	3.3-31.3	2	9.9	2.4-33.2	1	2.1	0.3-14.4
$35,000- 49,999	23	4	19.3	7.0-43.0	16	70.3	47.6-86.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.0	1.8-29.8	1	2.4	0.3-15.4
$50,000-74,999	14	1	7.7	1.1-39.4	7	37.8	16.8-64.7	2	18.4	4.7-50.6	1	13.5	2.0-54.6	3	22.6	7.3-52.0
$75,000+	9	2	21.6	5.0-58.7	7	78.4	41.3-95.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	118	15	11.4	6.6-18.8	77	63.8	53.0-73.4	14	11.5	6.4-19.9	9	8.7	4.4-16.5	3	4.7	1.1-18.4
No	58	11	19.2	10.4-32.7	29	49.9	36.0-63.8	7	11.6	5.4-23.4	5	9.8	3.7-23.4	6	9.6	4.1-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	31	5	17.6	7.4-36.4	20	59.2	40.0-76.0	1	3.6	0.5-21.6	2	6.4	1.3-25.6	3	13.1	4.3-34.0
Non-Veteran	149	22	13.2	8.4-20.0	87	58.3	48.8-67.2	20	13.0	8.0-20.4	13	9.8	5.5-16.9	7	5.7	2.0-15.3

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Northeastern Partnership

180

14.0

9.4-20.3

107

58.5

50.0-66.5

11.3

7.0-17.5

9.2

5.4-15.3

7.1

3.2-14.9

GENDER

Male

14.6

7.9-25.6

57.4

43.8-69.9

4.0

1.4-10.5

13.1

6.5-24.5

11.0

4.0-26.6

Female

113

13.4

8.1-21.4

59.5

49.0-69.2

18.0

10.9-28.4

5.6

2.5-12.2

3.4

1.4- 8.4

RACE

White

18.3

11.3-28.4

49.2

37.4-61.0

9.4

4.9-17.4

12.9

6.7-23.3

10.2

3.8-24.4

African American

9.8

4.8-18.7

67.6

55.5-77.8

13.3

6.6-25.1

5.4

2.2-12.9

3.8

1.3-10.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

87.3

44.7-98.3

12.7

1.7-55.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

44.1

6.5-90.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

55.9

10.0-93.5

Non-Hispanic

176

14.7

9.9-21.3

105

59.5

51.2-67.4

11.8

7.4-18.4

9.0

5.1-15.2

4.9

2.4- 9.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

33.7

4.3-85.0

38.9

5.4-87.6

27.4

3.3-80.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

0.0

. - .

73.5

37.2-92.8

5.0

0.6-30.1

21.5

4.7-60.5

0.0

. - .

45-54

12.9

5.6-27.0

52.5

34.6-69.7

7.2

2.1-22.0

15.0

5.6-34.2

12.4

4.7-28.9

55-64

15.5

7.2-30.1

59.5

44.3-73.1

10.5

3.9-25.4

7.8

2.8-20.0

6.6

2.3-17.5

65-74

11.3

4.7-24.8

64.2

47.3-78.1

16.2

6.6-34.7

8.4

3.1-20.9

0.0

. - .

75+

21.9

10.1-41.0

65.2

46.1-80.5

10.8

3.9-26.3

2.1

0.3-13.8

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

9.4

4.1-20.3

57.8

42.9-71.4

12.5

6.5-22.8

10.8

5.2-21.0

9.5

2.3-31.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

13.8

7.1-25.3

62.2

47.6-74.9

8.7

3.1-21.9

8.1

2.6-22.9

7.2

2.6-18.8

Some Post-H.S.

13.3

4.7-32.2

54.1

34.8-72.2

17.2

6.5-38.1

10.5

3.1-30.0

5.0

1.0-21.1

College Graduate

30.4

14.3-53.3

54.0

33.0-73.7

6.8

1.0-35.2

6.3

0.9-33.2

2.6

0.4-16.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

14.2

6.6-27.9

53.0

35.8-69.5

9.9

4.4-21.1

10.6

3.7-26.9

12.3

2.9-39.7

$15,000- 24,999

5.6

1.9-15.3

58.6

39.8-75.1

18.6

7.6-39.1

10.3

3.3-27.8

6.9

1.6-25.3

$25,000- 34,999

19.2

6.1-46.6

57.7

32.2-79.7

11.1

3.3-31.3

9.9

2.4-33.2

2.1

0.3-14.4

$35,000- 49,999

19.3

7.0-43.0

70.3

47.6-86.1

0.0

. - .

8.0

1.8-29.8

2.4

0.3-15.4

$50,000-74,999

7.7

1.1-39.4

37.8

16.8-64.7

18.4

4.7-50.6

13.5

2.0-54.6

22.6

7.3-52.0

$75,000+

21.6

5.0-58.7

78.4

41.3-95.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

118

11.4

6.6-18.8

63.8

53.0-73.4

11.5

6.4-19.9

8.7

4.4-16.5

4.7

1.1-18.4

19.2

10.4-32.7

49.9

36.0-63.8

11.6

5.4-23.4

9.8

3.7-23.4

9.6

4.1-20.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.6

7.4-36.4

59.2

40.0-76.0

3.6

0.5-21.6

6.4

1.3-25.6

13.1

4.3-34.0

Non-Veteran

149

13.2

8.4-20.0

58.3

48.8-67.2

13.0

8.0-20.4

9.8

5.5-16.9

5.7

2.0-15.3

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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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