2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 334 51 14.1 9.9-19.8 180 51.5 44.2-58.7 48 15.2 10.2-22.0 48 15.2 10.9-20.9 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 183 35 16.9 11.0-25.2 95 52.7 43.3-62.0 22 10.4 5.8-18.0 30 19.7 13.2-28.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 107 11 10.3 4.9-20.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 7.3 3.6-14.4 *** *** ***
Other 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 15.8 8.5-27.4 *** *** ***
65-74 86 15 11.0 5.6-20.3 *** *** *** 12 6.6 3.1-13.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 107 13 9.3 4.9-16.9 *** *** *** 21 11.9 6.4-21.0 18 19.4 11.0-31.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.3 4.5-18.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 194 28 15.9 10.3-23.8 107 46.4 36.9-56.2 25 15.0 8.1-26.2 31 18.7 12.4-27.1 *** *** ***
No 133 23 13.0 7.0-22.8 *** *** *** 22 14.8 8.8-23.9 16 12.1 6.6-21.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 328 51 14.3 10.0-20.0 178 51.8 44.4-59.1 47 15.3 10.2-22.2 45 14.5 10.3-20.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 232 33 9.6 6.2-14.5 123 52.9 43.7-61.9 35 13.1 7.7-21.5 35 18.0 12.1-26.1 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 128 25 16.7 10.4-25.7 *** *** *** 15 8.2 4.3-15.1 16 12.1 6.4-21.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.6 8.7-26.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 94 18 18.3 10.4-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 120 16 7.4 4.0-13.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 127 22 17.9 10.7-28.5 *** *** *** 17 13.7 7.8-22.9 16 14.1 8.2-23.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 87 13 13.6 7.4-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.0 6.8-23.6 *** *** ***

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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