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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	976	216	21.7	18.4-25.4	760	78.3	74.6-81.6
GENDER
Male	372	94	23.9	18.9-29.7	278	76.1	70.3-81.1
Female	604	122	19.8	15.7-24.7	482	80.2	75.3-84.3
RACE
White	723	159	21.2	17.5-25.4	564	78.8	74.6-82.5
African American	213	46	21.9	15.4-30.1	167	78.1	69.9-84.6
Other Minorities	35	10	30.2	14.6-52.2	25	69.8	47.8-85.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	33	7	27.8	12.6-50.6	26	72.2	49.4-87.4
Non-Hispanic	939	209	21.3	18.1-24.9	730	78.7	75.1-81.9
AGE
18-24	9	4	54.6	23.8-82.2	5	45.4	17.8-76.2
25-34	22	3	6.1	1.7-19.9	19	93.9	80.1-98.3
35-44	79	16	20.8	11.6-34.4	63	79.2	65.6-88.4
45-54	153	32	18.5	12.5-26.6	121	81.5	73.4-87.5
55-64	252	58	21.9	16.3-28.7	194	78.1	71.3-83.7
65-74	277	61	21.3	15.6-28.4	216	78.7	71.6-84.4
75+	181	42	22.7	16.3-30.6	139	77.3	69.4-83.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	236	58	22.7	16.5-30.4	178	77.3	69.6-83.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	340	72	23.5	17.6-30.7	268	76.5	69.3-82.4
Some Post-H.S.	223	53	24.3	17.6-32.6	170	75.7	67.4-82.4
College Graduate	173	31	14.0	9.2-20.7	142	86.0	79.3-90.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	203	61	35.6	26.4-45.9	142	64.4	54.1-73.6
$15,000- 24,999	214	47	20.8	14.8-28.5	167	79.2	71.5-85.2
$25,000- 34,999	110	21	17.8	10.2-29.3	89	82.2	70.7-89.8
$35,000- 49,999	110	19	17.8	10.2-29.3	91	82.2	70.7-89.8
$50,000-74,999	90	19	20.5	12.3-32.0	71	79.5	68.0-87.7
$75,000+	85	11	11.9	5.9-22.5	74	88.1	77.5-94.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	586	157	25.5	21.4-30.0	429	74.5	70.0-78.6
No	363	52	16.9	11.7-23.8	311	83.1	76.2-88.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	184	39	19.5	13.6-27.0	145	80.5	73.0-86.4
Non-Veteran	791	177	22.2	18.5-26.5	614	77.8	73.5-81.5

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

-Piedmont NC

976

216

21.7

18.4-25.4

760

78.3

74.6-81.6

GENDER

Male

372

23.9

18.9-29.7

278

76.1

70.3-81.1

Female

604

122

19.8

15.7-24.7

482

80.2

75.3-84.3

RACE

White

723

159

21.2

17.5-25.4

564

78.8

74.6-82.5

African American

213

21.9

15.4-30.1

167

78.1

69.9-84.6

Other Minorities

30.2

14.6-52.2

69.8

47.8-85.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

27.8

12.6-50.6

72.2

49.4-87.4

Non-Hispanic

939

209

21.3

18.1-24.9

730

78.7

75.1-81.9

AGE

18-24

54.6

23.8-82.2

45.4

17.8-76.2

25-34

6.1

1.7-19.9

93.9

80.1-98.3

35-44

20.8

11.6-34.4

79.2

65.6-88.4

45-54

153

18.5

12.5-26.6

121

81.5

73.4-87.5

55-64

252

21.9

16.3-28.7

194

78.1

71.3-83.7

65-74

277

21.3

15.6-28.4

216

78.7

71.6-84.4

75+

181

22.7

16.3-30.6

139

77.3

69.4-83.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

236

22.7

16.5-30.4

178

77.3

69.6-83.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

340

23.5

17.6-30.7

268

76.5

69.3-82.4

Some Post-H.S.

223

24.3

17.6-32.6

170

75.7

67.4-82.4

College Graduate

173

14.0

9.2-20.7

142

86.0

79.3-90.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

203

35.6

26.4-45.9

142

64.4

54.1-73.6

$15,000- 24,999

214

20.8

14.8-28.5

167

79.2

71.5-85.2

$25,000- 34,999

110

17.8

10.2-29.3

82.2

70.7-89.8

$35,000- 49,999

110

17.8

10.2-29.3

82.2

70.7-89.8

$50,000-74,999

20.5

12.3-32.0

79.5

68.0-87.7

$75,000+

11.9

5.9-22.5

88.1

77.5-94.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

586

157

25.5

21.4-30.0

429

74.5

70.0-78.6

363

16.9

11.7-23.8

311

83.1

76.2-88.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

184

19.5

13.6-27.0

145

80.5

73.0-86.4

Non-Veteran

791

177

22.2

18.5-26.5

614

77.8

73.5-81.5

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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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