BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,804	379	20.6	18.2-23.1	1,425	79.4	76.9-81.8
-Western NC	342	76	22.5	17.5-28.4	266	77.5	71.6-82.5
GENDER
Male	142	39	27.7	19.8-37.4	103	72.3	62.6-80.2
Female	200	37	16.9	11.7-23.9	163	83.1	76.1-88.3
RACE
White	307	64	21.2	16.0-27.4	243	78.8	72.6-84.0
African American	21	7	32.8	15.4-56.6	14	67.2	43.4-84.6
Other Minorities	11	4	40.2	13.6-74.2	7	59.8	25.8-86.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	47.3	7.4-90.9	2	52.7	9.1-92.6
Non-Hispanic	339	75	22.2	17.2-28.2	264	77.8	71.8-82.8
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	5	1	29.1	4.1-79.7	4	70.9	20.3-95.9
35-44	20	3	17.0	4.9-45.0	17	83.0	55.0-95.1
45-54	50	11	25.6	13.2-43.7	39	74.4	56.3-86.8
55-64	97	24	22.3	14.4-32.8	73	77.7	67.2-85.6
65-74	101	21	22.5	14.7-32.9	80	77.5	67.1-85.3
75+	66	15	19.7	11.6-31.6	51	80.3	68.4-88.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	92	25	28.3	18.5-40.7	67	71.7	59.3-81.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	102	21	19.8	11.3-32.2	81	80.2	67.8-88.7
Some Post-H.S.	81	17	25.6	15.6-39.1	64	74.4	60.9-84.4
College Graduate	67	13	15.1	8.3-25.7	54	84.9	74.3-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	64	15	29.2	16.6-46.2	49	70.8	53.8-83.4
$15,000- 24,999	82	16	19.1	11.4-30.2	66	80.9	69.8-88.6
$25,000- 34,999	34	9	25.9	13.5-44.0	25	74.1	56.0-86.5
$35,000- 49,999	47	10	26.0	13.2-44.8	37	74.0	55.2-86.8
$50,000-74,999	36	7	16.5	7.6-32.4	29	83.5	67.6-92.4
$75,000+	30	8	16.6	7.6-32.6	22	83.4	67.4-92.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	208	51	25.2	18.6-33.1	157	74.8	66.9-81.4
No	118	20	17.7	10.4-28.4	98	82.3	71.6-89.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	65	14	19.3	11.2-31.0	51	80.7	69.0-88.8
Non-Veteran	277	62	23.3	17.5-30.2	215	76.7	69.8-82.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,804

379

20.6

18.2-23.1

1,425

79.4

76.9-81.8

-Western NC

342

22.5

17.5-28.4

266

77.5

71.6-82.5

GENDER

Male

142

27.7

19.8-37.4

103

72.3

62.6-80.2

Female

200

16.9

11.7-23.9

163

83.1

76.1-88.3

RACE

White

307

21.2

16.0-27.4

243

78.8

72.6-84.0

African American

32.8

15.4-56.6

67.2

43.4-84.6

Other Minorities

40.2

13.6-74.2

59.8

25.8-86.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.3

7.4-90.9

52.7

9.1-92.6

Non-Hispanic

339

22.2

17.2-28.2

264

77.8

71.8-82.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

29.1

4.1-79.7

70.9

20.3-95.9

35-44

17.0

4.9-45.0

83.0

55.0-95.1

45-54

25.6

13.2-43.7

74.4

56.3-86.8

55-64

22.3

14.4-32.8

77.7

67.2-85.6

65-74

101

22.5

14.7-32.9

77.5

67.1-85.3

75+

19.7

11.6-31.6

80.3

68.4-88.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

28.3

18.5-40.7

71.7

59.3-81.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

102

19.8

11.3-32.2

80.2

67.8-88.7

Some Post-H.S.

25.6

15.6-39.1

74.4

60.9-84.4

College Graduate

15.1

8.3-25.7

84.9

74.3-91.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

29.2

16.6-46.2

70.8

53.8-83.4

$15,000- 24,999

19.1

11.4-30.2

80.9

69.8-88.6

$25,000- 34,999

25.9

13.5-44.0

74.1

56.0-86.5

$35,000- 49,999

26.0

13.2-44.8

74.0

55.2-86.8

$50,000-74,999

16.5

7.6-32.4

83.5

67.6-92.4

$75,000+

16.6

7.6-32.6

83.4

67.4-92.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

208

25.2

18.6-33.1

157

74.8

66.9-81.4

118

17.7

10.4-28.4

82.3

71.6-89.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.3

11.2-31.0

80.7

69.0-88.8

Non-Veteran

277

23.3

17.5-30.2

215

76.7

69.8-82.5

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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.

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