BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (When was the last time you had an eye exam in which the pupils were dilated?<br>This would have made you temporarily sensitive to bright light.*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
TOTAL	1,926	299	14.9	12.8-17.3	1,082	54.7	51.5-57.9	254	13.6	11.5-15.9	239	13.9	11.6-16.5	52	2.9	2.0- 4.2
GENDER
Male	768	129	16.4	13.1-20.4	413	52.5	47.7-57.4	107	15.0	11.7-19.0	92	12.4	9.4-16.1	27	3.7	2.2- 6.1
Female	1,158	170	13.6	11.1-16.5	669	56.7	52.4-60.8	147	12.3	9.8-15.2	147	15.2	12.0-19.2	25	2.3	1.3- 3.8
RACE
White	1,338	202	14.4	11.8-17.4	755	56.4	52.6-60.0	178	13.9	11.4-16.9	175	13.4	11.1-16.1	28	2.0	1.2- 3.1
African American	478	86	17.3	13.4-22.2	265	53.5	47.2-59.8	65	14.2	10.3-19.2	50	12.8	8.6-18.8	12	2.1	1.1- 4.1
Asian	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	60	6	10.9	3.4-30.1	34	41.2	26.3-58.0	8	17.1	7.1-35.5	6	8.1	3.2-19.0	6	22.7	9.1-46.3
Other Minorities	42	5	9.3	3.2-24.5	20	39.1	22.2-59.2	3	3.7	0.9-13.2	8	33.1	14.7-58.7	6	14.8	4.9-36.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	44	5	8.8	2.8-24.3	21	36.2	20.4-55.6	5	5.2	1.7-14.5	7	34.6	15.7-60.1	6	15.2	5.1-37.5
-English Speaking	19	2	4.3	1.0-17.4	13	79.5	55.0-92.5	3	8.0	2.2-25.0	1	8.2	1.2-40.8	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	25	3	10.2	2.8-30.9	8	22.8	9.4-45.6	2	4.3	0.9-18.0	6	42.7	19.0-70.3	6	19.9	6.5-47.0
Non-Hispanic	1,875	293	15.2	13.0-17.6	1,058	55.5	52.3-58.7	247	13.8	11.7-16.3	231	13.0	10.9-15.4	46	2.5	1.7- 3.5
AGE
25-34	32	3	15.9	4.2-45.1	17	51.5	29.9-72.6	5	19.5	6.5-45.5	6	11.3	4.5-25.7	1	1.8	0.2-12.0
35-44	112	6	6.5	2.8-14.3	52	42.0	31.1-53.7	17	16.0	9.0-26.8	23	24.7	14.8-38.2	14	10.9	5.6-19.9
45-54	307	33	12.0	8.0-17.6	152	48.8	41.4-56.2	49	15.9	11.3-21.8	59	20.5	14.6-28.1	14	2.9	1.5- 5.4
55-64	538	74	13.2	10.0-17.3	303	58.7	53.1-64.2	80	12.6	9.5-16.4	70	13.1	9.7-17.5	11	2.4	1.1- 5.2
65-74	536	94	19.2	15.0-24.2	321	58.2	52.7-63.5	66	13.4	10.0-17.7	47	7.8	5.4-11.1	8	1.4	0.5- 3.6
75+	391	89	21.7	16.7-27.7	229	60.1	53.6-66.4	35	9.1	6.0-13.6	34	8.2	5.3-12.6	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	440	73	15.7	11.7-20.8	234	50.5	43.9-57.1	60	11.7	8.5-15.9	61	18.0	12.3-25.4	12	4.1	2.0- 8.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	640	105	15.1	11.9-19.1	350	53.4	48.0-58.8	79	13.7	10.4-17.9	88	13.8	10.2-18.5	18	3.8	2.1- 7.0
Some Post-H.S.	470	63	12.8	8.6-18.7	274	55.2	48.4-61.8	63	16.8	11.8-23.4	54	12.5	8.8-17.5	16	2.7	1.5- 4.7
College Graduate	372	57	15.6	11.4-21.0	223	61.2	54.3-67.7	50	10.8	7.7-14.8	36	11.7	7.6-17.7	6	0.7	0.3- 1.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	376	53	14.2	9.7-20.2	206	53.7	46.1-61.2	53	14.9	10.3-21.0	51	14.2	8.7-22.4	13	3.0	1.5- 6.0
$15,000- 24,999	417	69	16.0	11.8-21.4	231	53.0	45.9-59.9	49	9.4	6.7-13.1	59	17.8	12.1-25.4	9	3.8	1.4- 9.6
$25,000- 34,999	230	35	12.7	8.7-18.3	119	51.8	42.8-60.6	36	18.7	11.2-29.5	30	13.7	9.1-20.3	10	3.1	1.5- 6.5
$35,000- 49,999	239	38	13.1	8.9-18.9	129	56.9	48.2-65.2	40	18.3	12.2-26.5	27	9.6	6.2-14.6	5	2.2	0.7- 6.6
$50,000-74,999	178	18	10.3	5.9-17.2	112	58.9	49.6-67.6	23	13.2	8.1-20.6	20	14.1	8.4-22.7	5	3.5	1.3- 9.4
$75,000+	189	35	17.7	11.9-25.5	121	62.8	53.3-71.4	19	10.4	6.0-17.5	11	7.9	3.6-16.3	3	1.2	0.4- 4.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,169	192	15.3	12.8-18.3	644	54.7	50.6-58.8	167	15.3	12.4-18.7	137	12.1	9.4-15.4	29	2.5	1.4- 4.4
No	724	102	14.2	10.7-18.5	417	54.2	48.9-59.3	85	11.4	8.7-14.9	98	16.8	12.9-21.6	22	3.5	2.1- 5.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	373	72	19.8	15.1-25.5	215	55.8	49.4-62.1	38	10.9	7.3-16.2	38	10.8	7.3-15.7	10	2.6	1.2- 5.6
Non-Veteran	1,552	227	13.8	11.5-16.5	866	54.3	50.7-57.9	216	14.2	11.9-16.9	201	14.6	12.0-17.7	42	3.0	2.0- 4.5

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,926

299

14.9

12.8-17.3

1,082

54.7

51.5-57.9

254

13.6

11.5-15.9

239

13.9

11.6-16.5

2.9

2.0- 4.2

GENDER

Male

768

129

16.4

13.1-20.4

413

52.5

47.7-57.4

107

15.0

11.7-19.0

12.4

9.4-16.1

3.7

2.2- 6.1

Female

1,158

170

13.6

11.1-16.5

669

56.7

52.4-60.8

147

12.3

9.8-15.2

147

15.2

12.0-19.2

2.3

1.3- 3.8

RACE

White

1,338

202

14.4

11.8-17.4

755

56.4

52.6-60.0

178

13.9

11.4-16.9

175

13.4

11.1-16.1

2.0

1.2- 3.1

African American

478

17.3

13.4-22.2

265

53.5

47.2-59.8

14.2

10.3-19.2

12.8

8.6-18.8

2.1

1.1- 4.1

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

10.9

3.4-30.1

41.2

26.3-58.0

17.1

7.1-35.5

8.1

3.2-19.0

22.7

9.1-46.3

Other Minorities

9.3

3.2-24.5

39.1

22.2-59.2

3.7

0.9-13.2

33.1

14.7-58.7

14.8

4.9-36.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.8

2.8-24.3

36.2

20.4-55.6

5.2

1.7-14.5

34.6

15.7-60.1

15.2

5.1-37.5

-English Speaking

4.3

1.0-17.4

79.5

55.0-92.5

8.0

2.2-25.0

8.2

1.2-40.8

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

10.2

2.8-30.9

22.8

9.4-45.6

4.3

0.9-18.0

42.7

19.0-70.3

19.9

6.5-47.0

Non-Hispanic

1,875

293

15.2

13.0-17.6

1,058

55.5

52.3-58.7

247

13.8

11.7-16.3

231

13.0

10.9-15.4

2.5

1.7- 3.5

AGE

25-34

15.9

4.2-45.1

51.5

29.9-72.6

19.5

6.5-45.5

11.3

4.5-25.7

1.8

0.2-12.0

35-44

112

6.5

2.8-14.3

42.0

31.1-53.7

16.0

9.0-26.8

24.7

14.8-38.2

10.9

5.6-19.9

45-54

307

12.0

8.0-17.6

152

48.8

41.4-56.2

15.9

11.3-21.8

20.5

14.6-28.1

2.9

1.5- 5.4

55-64

538

13.2

10.0-17.3

303

58.7

53.1-64.2

12.6

9.5-16.4

13.1

9.7-17.5

2.4

1.1- 5.2

65-74

536

19.2

15.0-24.2

321

58.2

52.7-63.5

13.4

10.0-17.7

7.8

5.4-11.1

1.4

0.5- 3.6

75+

391

21.7

16.7-27.7

229

60.1

53.6-66.4

9.1

6.0-13.6

8.2

5.3-12.6

0.8

0.3- 2.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

440

15.7

11.7-20.8

234

50.5

43.9-57.1

11.7

8.5-15.9

18.0

12.3-25.4

4.1

2.0- 8.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

640

105

15.1

11.9-19.1

350

53.4

48.0-58.8

13.7

10.4-17.9

13.8

10.2-18.5

3.8

2.1- 7.0

Some Post-H.S.

470

12.8

8.6-18.7

274

55.2

48.4-61.8

16.8

11.8-23.4

12.5

8.8-17.5

2.7

1.5- 4.7

College Graduate

372

15.6

11.4-21.0

223

61.2

54.3-67.7

10.8

7.7-14.8

11.7

7.6-17.7

0.7

0.3- 1.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

376

14.2

9.7-20.2

206

53.7

46.1-61.2

14.9

10.3-21.0

14.2

8.7-22.4

3.0

1.5- 6.0

$15,000- 24,999

417

16.0

11.8-21.4

231

53.0

45.9-59.9

9.4

6.7-13.1

17.8

12.1-25.4

3.8

1.4- 9.6

$25,000- 34,999

230

12.7

8.7-18.3

119

51.8

42.8-60.6

18.7

11.2-29.5

13.7

9.1-20.3

3.1

1.5- 6.5

$35,000- 49,999

239

13.1

8.9-18.9

129

56.9

48.2-65.2

18.3

12.2-26.5

9.6

6.2-14.6

2.2

0.7- 6.6

$50,000-74,999

178

10.3

5.9-17.2

112

58.9

49.6-67.6

13.2

8.1-20.6

14.1

8.4-22.7

3.5

1.3- 9.4

$75,000+

189

17.7

11.9-25.5

121

62.8

53.3-71.4

10.4

6.0-17.5

7.9

3.6-16.3

1.2

0.4- 4.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,169

192

15.3

12.8-18.3

644

54.7

50.6-58.8

167

15.3

12.4-18.7

137

12.1

9.4-15.4

2.5

1.4- 4.4

724

102

14.2

10.7-18.5

417

54.2

48.9-59.3

11.4

8.7-14.9

16.8

12.9-21.6

3.5

2.1- 5.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

373

19.8

15.1-25.5

215

55.8

49.4-62.1

10.9

7.3-16.2

10.8

7.3-15.7

2.6

1.2- 5.6

Non-Veteran

1,552

227

13.8

11.5-16.5

866

54.3

50.7-57.9

216

14.2

11.9-16.9

201

14.6

12.0-17.7

3.0

2.0- 4.5

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This question was asked of those who had been told they had diabetes by a doctor.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

This page was generated on 21MAY09.

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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.*

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.*