BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,696	273	17.6	14.7-20.9	1,423	82.4	79.1-85.3
GENDER
Male	680	124	21.4	16.7-27.0	556	78.6	73.0-83.3
Female	1,016	149	14.4	11.1-18.5	867	85.6	81.5-88.9
RACE
White	1,202	167	15.8	12.7-19.6	1,035	84.2	80.4-87.3
African American	378	76	17.3	12.4-23.6	302	82.7	76.4-87.6
Asian	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
Native American	66	13	17.5	8.3-33.4	53	82.5	66.6-91.7
Other Minorities	32	14	52.1	24.9-78.1	18	47.9	21.9-75.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	30	9	23.7	9.6-47.7	21	76.3	52.3-90.4
-English Speaking	14	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	16	9	48.3	17.3-80.7	7	51.7	19.3-82.7
Non-Hispanic	1,659	261	17.4	14.4-20.8	1,398	82.6	79.2-85.6
AGE
18-24	4	2	27.5	3.2-81.3	2	72.5	18.7-96.8
25-34	29	1	7.1	1.0-36.6	28	92.9	63.4-99.0
35-44	89	16	18.0	9.9-30.5	73	82.0	69.5-90.1
45-54	237	45	21.6	14.4-31.0	192	78.4	69.0-85.6
55-64	489	88	17.9	13.2-23.8	401	82.1	76.2-86.8
65-74	504	78	17.2	12.8-22.8	426	82.8	77.2-87.2
75+	335	42	13.5	8.5-20.7	293	86.5	79.3-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	389	66	19.8	12.5-30.0	323	80.2	70.0-87.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	579	96	17.8	13.2-23.6	483	82.2	76.4-86.8
Some Post-H.S.	411	67	16.5	12.0-22.3	344	83.5	77.7-88.0
College Graduate	309	41	15.4	10.4-22.2	268	84.6	77.8-89.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	319	61	27.1	17.6-39.3	258	72.9	60.7-82.4
$15,000- 24,999	343	65	17.3	12.7-23.1	278	82.7	76.9-87.3
$25,000- 34,999	176	27	13.3	7.8-21.7	149	86.7	78.3-92.2
$35,000- 49,999	203	31	20.9	13.4-31.1	172	79.1	68.9-86.6
$50,000-74,999	179	19	8.3	4.9-13.5	160	91.7	86.5-95.1
$75,000+	182	21	12.6	7.3-21.0	161	87.4	79.0-92.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,022	191	19.8	16.2-24.1	831	80.2	75.9-83.8
No	600	74	14.6	10.1-20.7	526	85.4	79.3-89.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	291	51	19.0	12.6-27.7	240	81.0	72.3-87.4
Non-Veteran	1,248	204	17.5	14.2-21.5	1,044	82.5	78.5-85.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,696

273

17.6

14.7-20.9

1,423

82.4

79.1-85.3

GENDER

Male

680

124

21.4

16.7-27.0

556

78.6

73.0-83.3

Female

1,016

149

14.4

11.1-18.5

867

85.6

81.5-88.9

RACE

White

1,202

167

15.8

12.7-19.6

1,035

84.2

80.4-87.3

African American

378

17.3

12.4-23.6

302

82.7

76.4-87.6

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

17.5

8.3-33.4

82.5

66.6-91.7

Other Minorities

52.1

24.9-78.1

47.9

21.9-75.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.7

9.6-47.7

76.3

52.3-90.4

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

48.3

17.3-80.7

51.7

19.3-82.7

Non-Hispanic

1,659

261

17.4

14.4-20.8

1,398

82.6

79.2-85.6

AGE

18-24

27.5

3.2-81.3

72.5

18.7-96.8

25-34

7.1

1.0-36.6

92.9

63.4-99.0

35-44

18.0

9.9-30.5

82.0

69.5-90.1

45-54

237

21.6

14.4-31.0

192

78.4

69.0-85.6

55-64

489

17.9

13.2-23.8

401

82.1

76.2-86.8

65-74

504

17.2

12.8-22.8

426

82.8

77.2-87.2

75+

335

13.5

8.5-20.7

293

86.5

79.3-91.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

389

19.8

12.5-30.0

323

80.2

70.0-87.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

579

17.8

13.2-23.6

483

82.2

76.4-86.8

Some Post-H.S.

411

16.5

12.0-22.3

344

83.5

77.7-88.0

College Graduate

309

15.4

10.4-22.2

268

84.6

77.8-89.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

319

27.1

17.6-39.3

258

72.9

60.7-82.4

$15,000- 24,999

343

17.3

12.7-23.1

278

82.7

76.9-87.3

$25,000- 34,999

176

13.3

7.8-21.7

149

86.7

78.3-92.2

$35,000- 49,999

203

20.9

13.4-31.1

172

79.1

68.9-86.6

$50,000-74,999

179

8.3

4.9-13.5

160

91.7

86.5-95.1

$75,000+

182

12.6

7.3-21.0

161

87.4

79.0-92.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,022

191

19.8

16.2-24.1

831

80.2

75.9-83.8

600

14.6

10.1-20.7

526

85.4

79.3-89.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

291

19.0

12.6-27.7

240

81.0

72.3-87.4

Non-Veteran

1,248

204

17.5

14.2-21.5

1,044

82.5

78.5-85.8

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^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.

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