BRFSS 2010 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,684	307	19.8	17.2-22.7	1,377	80.2	77.3-82.8
-Eastern NC	507	95	21.6	16.5-27.7	412	78.4	72.3-83.5
GENDER
Male	169	41	26.2	17.8-36.9	128	73.8	63.1-82.2
Female	338	54	17.5	12.3-24.4	284	82.5	75.6-87.7
RACE
White	301	50	19.5	13.5-27.4	251	80.5	72.6-86.5
African American	164	33	25.3	16.3-37.1	131	74.7	62.9-83.7
Other Minorities	39	12	21.7	10.0-41.0	27	78.3	59.0-90.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	1	4.5	0.5-29.0	10	95.5	71.0-99.5
Non-Hispanic	493	94	22.2	17.0-28.5	399	77.8	71.5-83.0
AGE
18-44	36	5	8.4	3.0-21.1	31	91.6	78.9-97.0
45-54	67	13	14.4	6.8-28.0	54	85.6	72.0-93.2
55-64	149	33	32.2	21.1-45.8	116	67.8	54.2-78.9
65+	250	43	22.3	14.9-32.0	207	77.7	68.0-85.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	116	30	27.8	17.0-41.9	86	72.2	58.1-83.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	176	28	18.3	10.9-29.1	148	81.7	70.9-89.1
Some Post-H.S.	124	19	16.4	8.8-28.7	105	83.6	71.3-91.2
College Graduate	89	18	27.6	15.2-44.7	71	72.4	55.3-84.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	96	22	25.0	14.6-39.4	74	75.0	60.6-85.4
$15,000- 24,999	123	24	22.1	12.4-36.3	99	77.9	63.7-87.6
$25,000- 34,999	52	9	24.5	11.0-45.8	43	75.5	54.2-89.0
$35,000- 49,999	51	4	18.4	5.9-44.8	47	81.6	55.2-94.1
$50,000-74,999	46	10	25.2	10.6-49.0	36	74.8	51.0-89.4
$75,000+	52	5	6.7	2.4-17.4	47	93.3	82.6-97.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	329	77	28.7	21.5-37.1	252	71.3	62.9-78.5
No	161	17	11.2	5.9-20.5	144	88.8	79.5-94.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	82	21	30.5	17.8-47.1	61	69.5	52.9-82.2
Non-Veteran	425	74	19.4	14.3-25.9	351	80.6	74.1-85.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,684

307

19.8

17.2-22.7

1,377

80.2

77.3-82.8

-Eastern NC

507

21.6

16.5-27.7

412

78.4

72.3-83.5

GENDER

Male

169

26.2

17.8-36.9

128

73.8

63.1-82.2

Female

338

17.5

12.3-24.4

284

82.5

75.6-87.7

RACE

White

301

19.5

13.5-27.4

251

80.5

72.6-86.5

African American

164

25.3

16.3-37.1

131

74.7

62.9-83.7

Other Minorities

21.7

10.0-41.0

78.3

59.0-90.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.5

0.5-29.0

95.5

71.0-99.5

Non-Hispanic

493

22.2

17.0-28.5

399

77.8

71.5-83.0

AGE

18-44

8.4

3.0-21.1

91.6

78.9-97.0

45-54

14.4

6.8-28.0

85.6

72.0-93.2

55-64

149

32.2

21.1-45.8

116

67.8

54.2-78.9

65+

250

22.3

14.9-32.0

207

77.7

68.0-85.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

116

27.8

17.0-41.9

72.2

58.1-83.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

176

18.3

10.9-29.1

148

81.7

70.9-89.1

Some Post-H.S.

124

16.4

8.8-28.7

105

83.6

71.3-91.2

College Graduate

27.6

15.2-44.7

72.4

55.3-84.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.0

14.6-39.4

75.0

60.6-85.4

$15,000- 24,999

123

22.1

12.4-36.3

77.9

63.7-87.6

$25,000- 34,999

24.5

11.0-45.8

75.5

54.2-89.0

$35,000- 49,999

18.4

5.9-44.8

81.6

55.2-94.1

$50,000-74,999

25.2

10.6-49.0

74.8

51.0-89.4

$75,000+

6.7

2.4-17.4

93.3

82.6-97.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

329

28.7

21.5-37.1

252

71.3

62.9-78.5

161

11.2

5.9-20.5

144

88.8

79.5-94.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

30.5

17.8-47.1

69.5

52.9-82.2

Non-Veteran

425

19.4

14.3-25.9

351

80.6

74.1-85.7

Back to Diabetes.

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.

**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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