2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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.*

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  Total
Respond.^
Within past month 1-11 months 12-23 months 2 or more years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 601 103 17.4 13.7-21.9 331 53.2 47.9-58.5 70 12.1 8.9-16.4 80 14.0 10.7-17.9 17 3.3 1.7- 6.2
-Eastern NC 299 48 12.6 9.1-17.2 162 53.1 45.2-61.0 37 12.7 7.6-20.4 41 16.1 11.1-22.8 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 133 24 15.5 10.0-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 12.1 7.0-20.1 *** *** ***
Female 166 24 10.2 6.2-16.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 19.5 11.9-30.2 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 146 25 13.1 8.3-19.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 22.0 14.1-32.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 113 17 12.6 7.4-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.0 9.3-29.1 *** *** ***
65-74 87 18 18.7 10.8-30.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 102 13 13.6 7.6-23.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 170 28 15.0 9.8-22.2 93 48.4 38.1-58.9 *** *** *** 23 17.9 11.0-27.6 *** *** ***
No 124 19 9.7 5.7-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.2 7.9-24.2 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 237 34 10.3 6.8-15.2 122 48.4 39.4-57.6 35 16.0 9.5-25.5 35 18.2 12.2-26.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 268 44 12.6 8.9-17.5 141 50.9 42.4-59.2 32 12.7 7.3-21.3 40 17.8 12.3-25.0 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 116 26 19.7 12.6-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 97 19 13.5 7.8-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 143 21 12.1 7.1-19.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.3 9.7-29.2 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 124 21 12.6 7.7-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Diabetes.

*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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