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
-MALES 267 52 21.1 15.2-28.4 151 55.1 47.3-62.6 22 8.8 5.3-14.3 32 12.6 8.3-18.7 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 163 29 20.8 13.8-30.2 92 52.2 42.5-61.7 16 11.1 6.2-19.1 22 14.3 8.6-22.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 74 12 14.8 7.9-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.3 7.8-24.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 76 14 13.6 7.4-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 12.3 6.9-20.7 *** *** ***
No 129 21 17.6 10.6-27.8 *** *** *** 13 10.0 5.1-18.6 14 12.6 6.6-22.6 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 158 22 15.2 8.9-24.6 84 51.9 41.7-61.9 17 11.7 6.5-20.1 25 17.3 10.9-26.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 171 29 15.4 9.5-23.8 95 54.5 44.4-64.2 14 10.2 5.3-18.5 25 17.0 10.5-26.3 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 99 13 14.9 7.4-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.7 9.5-27.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 131 32 23.9 15.7-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.5 5.6-18.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 74 12 12.6 6.4-23.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 106 21 19.7 11.4-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 10.1 4.6-20.8 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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