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.^
Withing 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
-Non-Hispanic White 346 64 18.8 14.0-24.8 187 52.5 45.7-59.1 38 10.7 7.1-15.9 52 17.1 12.5-22.9 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 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 *** *** ***
Female 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 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 115 21 15.7 9.4-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.9 8.6-24.5 *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 111 19 17.8 10.5-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.0 10.6-29.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 111 17 15.7 8.8-26.5 *** *** *** 19 20.2 12.0-32.0 16 12.9 7.4-21.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 183 36 22.5 15.6-31.5 98 47.2 38.0-56.6 *** *** *** 31 19.2 13.0-27.4 *** *** ***
No 157 28 15.9 9.7-25.0 84 56.2 46.2-65.8 22 11.7 6.8-19.3 20 15.0 8.8-24.4 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 270 44 14.8 10.3-21.0 145 52.6 44.9-60.2 33 12.1 7.8-18.4 43 19.3 13.8-26.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 245 39 12.9 8.4-19.2 132 53.5 45.1-61.8 29 10.9 6.8-17.2 40 21.2 14.9-29.3 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.6 9.8-29.5 *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 40 24.9 17.4-34.2 93 55.8 46.1-65.1 18 8.9 4.9-15.6 17 10.4 5.8-18.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 145 30 20.4 13.5-29.8 79 54.5 44.2-64.4 19 14.2 8.0-23.8 15 10.2 5.8-17.5 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 146 29 20.7 13.2-30.8 *** *** *** 18 13.1 7.6-21.9 21 16.4 10.0-25.8 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 101 21 22.1 14.1-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.8 8.3-25.1 *** *** ***

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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