2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 329 57 13.3 9.4-18.4 272 86.7 81.6-90.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 181 25 7.6 4.7-12.0 156 92.4 88.0-95.3
Non-Hispanic Black 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 20 13.6 7.5-23.5 79 86.4 76.5-92.5
65-74 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 72 13 14.9 7.8-26.7 59 85.1 73.3-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** 49 90.1 77.7-95.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 105 16 11.3 6.3-19.7 89 88.7 80.3-93.7
Some Post-H.S. 97 17 16.3 9.0-27.7 80 83.7 72.3-91.0
College Graduate 67 14 15.5 8.2-27.2 53 84.5 72.8-91.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 13 8.1 3.6-17.3 53 91.9 82.7-96.4
$15,000- 24,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 40 15.3 10.1-22.5 150 84.7 77.5-89.9
No 132 14 9.0 4.5-17.2 118 91.0 82.8-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 323 57 13.4 9.5-18.6 266 86.6 81.4-90.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 230 38 12.1 7.8-18.3 192 87.9 81.7-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 76 *** *** *** 68 90.8 79.7-96.1
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 126 20 16.0 9.1-26.7 106 84.0 73.3-90.9
Unable to Work 99 25 17.1 9.9-27.9 74 82.9 72.1-90.1
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 77 13 12.6 6.2-23.9 64 87.4 76.1-93.8
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 95 11 11.5 5.3-23.2 84 88.5 76.8-94.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 22 13.9 7.3-24.9 97 86.1 75.1-92.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 124 17 12.7 7.1-21.7 107 87.3 78.3-92.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 86 18 13.6 7.7-22.9 68 86.4 77.1-92.3

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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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