2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 597 111 18.2 14.4-22.8 486 81.8 77.2-85.6
-Eastern NC 294 51 13.0 9.2-18.2 243 87.0 81.8-90.8
GENDER
Male 132 24 15.3 9.6-23.5 108 84.7 76.5-90.4
Female 162 27 11.1 6.4-18.4 135 88.9 81.6-93.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 145 20 9.6 5.8-15.6 125 90.4 84.4-94.2
Non-Hispanic Black 111 21 16.5 9.5-27.2 90 83.5 72.8-90.5
Other 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 17 11.8 6.5-20.4 78 88.2 79.6-93.5
65-74 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 102 16 11.0 6.2-18.7 86 89.0 81.3-93.8
Some Post-H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 165 36 17.5 11.4-25.9 129 82.5 74.1-88.6
No 124 14 6.9 3.9-12.2 110 93.1 87.8-96.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 233 42 13.2 8.8-19.3 191 86.8 80.7-91.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 266 48 13.2 9.1-18.8 218 86.8 81.2-90.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 114 17 14.9 8.4-25.3 97 85.1 74.7-91.6
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 141 29 18.2 10.7-29.1 112 81.8 70.9-89.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 121 15 8.6 4.8-15.0 106 91.4 85.0-95.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked of respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^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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