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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,696	273	17.6	14.7-20.9	1,423	82.4	79.1-85.3
-Western NC	358	70	20.4	15.5-26.4	288	79.6	73.6-84.5
GENDER
Male	140	32	24.4	16.9-33.8	108	75.6	66.2-83.1
Female	218	38	16.9	11.0-25.0	180	83.1	75.0-89.0
RACE
White	304	55	19.4	14.3-25.7	249	80.6	74.3-85.7
African American	20	4	18.0	5.4-45.7	16	82.0	54.3-94.6
Other Minorities	32	10	46.0	22.6-71.2	22	54.0	28.8-77.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	3	40.3	10.6-79.3	3	59.7	20.7-89.4
Non-Hispanic	350	65	19.7	14.8-25.8	285	80.3	74.2-85.2
AGE
18-44	22	5	20.1	7.5-44.1	17	79.9	55.9-92.5
45-54	48	12	37.2	21.2-56.7	36	62.8	43.3-78.8
55-64	100	20	15.8	9.6-24.9	80	84.2	75.1-90.4
65+	188	33	17.2	11.8-24.5	155	82.8	75.5-88.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	85	19	18.7	11.1-29.7	66	81.3	70.3-88.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	143	31	26.7	17.6-38.2	112	73.3	61.8-82.4
Some Post-H.S.	76	13	15.6	8.6-26.7	63	84.4	73.3-91.4
College Graduate	53	7	13.8	6.5-27.0	46	86.2	73.0-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	86	20	29.8	18.9-43.6	66	70.2	56.4-81.1
$15,000- 24,999	79	19	27.4	16.9-41.2	60	72.6	58.8-83.1
$25,000- 34,999	38	8	15.0	6.9-29.5	30	85.0	70.5-93.1
$35,000- 49,999	30	2	7.6	1.5-30.7	28	92.4	69.3-98.5
$50,000-74,999	27	2	6.1	1.5-21.7	25	93.9	78.3-98.5
$75,000+	31	6	27.4	10.7-54.3	25	72.6	45.7-89.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	234	49	21.6	15.8-28.7	185	78.4	71.3-84.2
No	111	21	20.3	11.9-32.5	90	79.7	67.5-88.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	63	13	19.7	11.3-32.1	50	80.3	67.9-88.7
Non-Veteran	262	52	19.9	14.5-26.7	210	80.1	73.3-85.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,696

273

17.6

14.7-20.9

1,423

82.4

79.1-85.3

-Western NC

358

20.4

15.5-26.4

288

79.6

73.6-84.5

GENDER

Male

140

24.4

16.9-33.8

108

75.6

66.2-83.1

Female

218

16.9

11.0-25.0

180

83.1

75.0-89.0

RACE

White

304

19.4

14.3-25.7

249

80.6

74.3-85.7

African American

18.0

5.4-45.7

82.0

54.3-94.6

Other Minorities

46.0

22.6-71.2

54.0

28.8-77.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

40.3

10.6-79.3

59.7

20.7-89.4

Non-Hispanic

350

19.7

14.8-25.8

285

80.3

74.2-85.2

AGE

18-44

20.1

7.5-44.1

79.9

55.9-92.5

45-54

37.2

21.2-56.7

62.8

43.3-78.8

55-64

100

15.8

9.6-24.9

84.2

75.1-90.4

65+

188

17.2

11.8-24.5

155

82.8

75.5-88.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.7

11.1-29.7

81.3

70.3-88.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

143

26.7

17.6-38.2

112

73.3

61.8-82.4

Some Post-H.S.

15.6

8.6-26.7

84.4

73.3-91.4

College Graduate

13.8

6.5-27.0

86.2

73.0-93.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

29.8

18.9-43.6

70.2

56.4-81.1

$15,000- 24,999

27.4

16.9-41.2

72.6

58.8-83.1

$25,000- 34,999

15.0

6.9-29.5

85.0

70.5-93.1

$35,000- 49,999

7.6

1.5-30.7

92.4

69.3-98.5

$50,000-74,999

6.1

1.5-21.7

93.9

78.3-98.5

$75,000+

27.4

10.7-54.3

72.6

45.7-89.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

234

21.6

15.8-28.7

185

78.4

71.3-84.2

111

20.3

11.9-32.5

79.7

67.5-88.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.7

11.3-32.1

80.3

67.9-88.7

Non-Veteran

262

19.9

14.5-26.7

210

80.1

73.3-85.5

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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.

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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