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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	189	38	17.9	12.4-25.1	151	82.1	74.9-87.6
GENDER
Male	69	16	19.3	11.0-31.7	53	80.7	68.3-89.0
Female	120	22	16.7	10.3-25.9	98	83.3	74.1-89.7
RACE
White	166	29	15.1	10.0-22.2	137	84.9	77.8-90.0
African American	7	1	6.4	0.8-36.7	6	93.6	63.3-99.2
Other Minorities	16	8	60.7	30.0-84.9	8	39.3	15.1-70.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	2	85.9	42.5-98.0	2	14.1	2.0-57.5
Non-Hispanic	184	36	16.4	11.3-23.2	148	83.6	76.8-88.7
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
35-44	14	1	8.8	1.2-43.1	13	91.2	56.9-98.8
45-54	31	12	39.4	21.1-61.2	19	60.6	38.8-78.9
55-64	47	11	19.2	9.9-34.0	36	80.8	66.0-90.1
65-74	50	9	12.8	6.3-24.0	41	87.2	76.0-93.7
75+	40	5	12.1	4.2-30.3	35	87.9	69.7-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	46	11	25.0	12.2-44.4	35	75.0	55.6-87.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	61	16	25.6	15.1-39.9	45	74.4	60.1-84.9
Some Post-H.S.	50	8	8.7	3.9-18.4	42	91.3	81.6-96.1
College Graduate	32	3	7.3	2.1-22.7	29	92.7	77.3-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	49	12	23.9	12.6-40.5	37	76.1	59.5-87.4
$15,000- 24,999	42	6	13.8	4.9-33.1	36	86.2	66.9-95.1
$25,000- 34,999	28	4	19.1	6.3-45.5	24	80.9	54.5-93.7
$35,000- 49,999	27	7	19.1	8.4-37.7	20	80.9	62.3-91.6
$50,000-74,999	11	1	8.4	1.2-42.1	10	91.6	57.9-98.8
$75,000+	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	130	28	19.5	12.8-28.4	102	80.5	71.6-87.2
No	58	9	14.1	6.3-28.7	49	85.9	71.3-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	24	3	10.7	3.0-31.4	21	89.3	68.6-97.0
Non-Veteran	165	35	19.4	13.2-27.5	130	80.6	72.5-86.8

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

-Western NC

189

17.9

12.4-25.1

151

82.1

74.9-87.6

GENDER

Male

19.3

11.0-31.7

80.7

68.3-89.0

Female

120

16.7

10.3-25.9

83.3

74.1-89.7

RACE

White

166

15.1

10.0-22.2

137

84.9

77.8-90.0

African American

6.4

0.8-36.7

93.6

63.3-99.2

Other Minorities

60.7

30.0-84.9

39.3

15.1-70.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

85.9

42.5-98.0

14.1

2.0-57.5

Non-Hispanic

184

16.4

11.3-23.2

148

83.6

76.8-88.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

8.8

1.2-43.1

91.2

56.9-98.8

45-54

39.4

21.1-61.2

60.6

38.8-78.9

55-64

19.2

9.9-34.0

80.8

66.0-90.1

65-74

12.8

6.3-24.0

87.2

76.0-93.7

75+

12.1

4.2-30.3

87.9

69.7-95.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

25.0

12.2-44.4

75.0

55.6-87.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

25.6

15.1-39.9

74.4

60.1-84.9

Some Post-H.S.

8.7

3.9-18.4

91.3

81.6-96.1

College Graduate

7.3

2.1-22.7

92.7

77.3-97.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

23.9

12.6-40.5

76.1

59.5-87.4

$15,000- 24,999

13.8

4.9-33.1

86.2

66.9-95.1

$25,000- 34,999

19.1

6.3-45.5

80.9

54.5-93.7

$35,000- 49,999

19.1

8.4-37.7

80.9

62.3-91.6

$50,000-74,999

8.4

1.2-42.1

91.6

57.9-98.8

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

130

19.5

12.8-28.4

102

80.5

71.6-87.2

14.1

6.3-28.7

85.9

71.3-93.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

10.7

3.0-31.4

89.3

68.6-97.0

Non-Veteran

165

19.4

13.2-27.5

130

80.6

72.5-86.8

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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, 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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