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
-MALES 268 54 23.4 17.2-31.1 214 76.6 68.9-82.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 164 30 23.4 15.6-33.5 134 76.6 66.5-84.4
Non-Hispanic Black 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 68 *** *** *** 62 94.4 86.8-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 133 19 18.0 10.5-29.1 114 82.0 70.9-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 159 33 22.7 15.0-32.9 126 77.3 67.1-85.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 172 37 23.8 15.8-34.1 135 76.2 65.9-84.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 100 19 18.2 10.1-30.8 81 81.8 69.2-89.9
Unemployed 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 132 22 18.7 11.1-29.8 110 81.3 70.2-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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