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
-Non-Hispanic White 345 55 15.2 10.9-20.9 290 84.8 79.1-89.1
GENDER
Male 164 30 23.4 15.6-33.5 134 76.6 66.5-84.4
Female 181 25 7.6 4.7-12.0 156 92.4 88.0-95.3
AGE
18-34 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 112 16 10.7 6.0-18.2 96 89.3 81.8-94.0
College Graduate 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 179 37 21.4 14.2-30.8 142 78.6 69.2-85.8
No 160 17 9.5 5.2-16.7 143 90.5 83.3-94.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 267 41 11.5 7.6-16.9 226 88.5 83.1-92.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 244 39 14.8 9.5-22.2 205 85.2 77.8-90.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 23 17.1 10.4-26.7 143 82.9 73.3-89.6
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 147 20 13.6 7.7-23.0 127 86.4 77.0-92.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 145 25 17.1 10.7-26.2 120 82.9 73.8-89.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 102 17 14.2 8.0-23.8 85 85.8 76.2-92.0

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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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