BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (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.)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
North Carolina	1,536	391	24.4	21.9-27.2	774	50.3	47.1-53.4	183	11.2	9.4-13.2	147	11.0	9.0-13.5	41	3.1	2.1- 4.5
-Eastern NC	588	140	22.2	18.6-26.3	319	54.7	49.7-59.6	57	9.0	6.7-12.0	52	10.1	6.9-14.5	20	4.0	2.4- 6.5
GENDER
Male	209	51	20.3	15.1-26.8	117	57.3	49.0-65.1	18	8.8	5.3-14.3	17	10.3	5.3-19.1	6	3.3	1.4- 7.6
Female	379	89	24.0	19.3-29.4	202	52.2	46.4-57.9	39	9.2	6.5-12.8	35	9.9	6.9-14.1	14	4.7	2.6- 8.3
RACE
White	337	78	22.7	17.9-28.3	191	58.0	51.6-64.1	33	7.8	5.3-11.5	23	7.7	4.7-12.5	12	3.8	2.0- 7.0
African American	210	50	21.2	15.7-28.0	113	55.0	47.0-62.7	19	10.7	6.5-17.1	24	10.1	6.5-15.3	4	3.0	1.0- 8.8
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	10	2	14.8	3.1-48.2	4	37.4	12.1-72.2	1	10.3	1.4-48.5	2	16.4	3.8-49.7	1	21.1	3.2-68.4
25-34	22	4	15.8	5.5-37.9	9	52.5	30.5-73.6	3	7.1	2.0-22.0	2	11.3	2.6-38.0	4	13.3	4.4-33.7
35-44	38	8	24.1	12.0-42.6	17	39.2	24.2-56.5	4	14.3	5.1-34.3	7	13.7	6.2-27.9	2	8.6	2.2-28.3
45-54	89	14	10.6	5.7-18.9	47	49.0	35.5-62.7	15	16.9	9.4-28.4	9	20.4	8.7-40.7	4	3.1	1.1- 8.4
55-64	155	33	21.5	14.9-30.0	85	54.4	45.0-63.4	16	8.8	5.0-14.8	15	9.8	5.5-16.8	6	5.7	2.3-13.0
65-74	171	44	25.1	18.3-33.3	99	61.2	52.4-69.4	15	7.2	4.0-12.5	10	4.9	2.5- 9.4	3	1.6	0.5- 4.9
75+	99	34	32.8	23.1-44.4	56	60.1	48.4-70.7	2	0.9	0.2- 3.6	7	6.2	2.5-14.3	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	165	44	21.6	15.1-29.8	80	48.2	37.9-58.5	17	9.3	5.5-15.3	20	17.0	8.9-30.1	4	3.9	1.3-10.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	201	35	16.0	11.1-22.5	124	64.7	56.8-71.9	19	8.1	4.8-13.5	17	8.0	4.7-13.3	6	3.2	1.3- 7.7
Some Post-H.S.	135	39	29.7	21.7-39.2	66	47.0	37.4-56.9	13	10.3	5.4-18.8	12	8.4	4.2-16.0	5	4.5	1.6-11.9
College Graduate	85	21	24.2	15.3-36.1	48	57.0	44.7-68.5	8	8.6	3.9-17.8	3	4.8	1.5-14.0	5	5.3	2.2-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	145	35	18.0	12.5-25.4	75	56.3	46.6-65.6	12	8.3	4.5-14.8	17	10.7	6.3-17.6	6	6.7	2.9-14.9
$15,000- 24,999	128	27	18.6	11.9-27.9	69	50.4	38.9-62.0	15	9.0	5.0-15.7	11	17.5	7.8-34.6	6	4.4	1.6-11.6
$25,000- 34,999	60	10	16.8	8.5-30.4	36	60.9	46.2-73.9	7	13.6	6.1-27.6	6	6.1	2.5-14.3	1	2.6	0.4-16.4
$35,000- 49,999	52	15	38.4	24.3-54.7	27	40.2	26.7-55.4	4	8.2	2.9-21.1	5	10.0	4.1-22.3	1	3.3	0.5-19.8
$50,000-74,999	35	8	22.8	11.0-41.3	21	63.0	44.4-78.5	4	7.3	2.3-20.6	1	4.4	0.6-25.1	1	2.5	0.4-16.1
$75,000+	25	7	21.9	9.7-42.3	14	60.9	39.1-79.2	2	10.5	2.6-33.9	2	6.6	1.3-26.9	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	360	85	22.1	17.6-27.4	204	58.5	52.3-64.4	35	8.7	5.9-12.5	30	8.4	5.4-12.9	6	2.4	1.0- 5.6
No	209	50	22.6	16.7-29.7	106	49.9	41.5-58.3	21	10.0	6.1-15.9	20	12.4	6.6-22.1	12	5.2	2.7- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	106	33	28.5	20.2-38.6	62	61.5	50.9-71.1	3	3.9	1.3-11.3	6	5.1	2.1-12.2	2	1.0	0.2- 4.4
Non-Veteran	482	107	20.3	16.4-24.7	257	52.6	47.0-58.2	54	10.6	7.8-14.2	46	11.6	7.7-17.1	18	4.9	2.9- 8.1

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,536

391

24.4

21.9-27.2

774

50.3

47.1-53.4

183

11.2

9.4-13.2

147

11.0

9.0-13.5

3.1

2.1- 4.5

-Eastern NC

588

140

22.2

18.6-26.3

319

54.7

49.7-59.6

9.0

6.7-12.0

10.1

6.9-14.5

4.0

2.4- 6.5

GENDER

Male

209

20.3

15.1-26.8

117

57.3

49.0-65.1

8.8

5.3-14.3

10.3

5.3-19.1

3.3

1.4- 7.6

Female

379

24.0

19.3-29.4

202

52.2

46.4-57.9

9.2

6.5-12.8

9.9

6.9-14.1

4.7

2.6- 8.3

RACE

White

337

22.7

17.9-28.3

191

58.0

51.6-64.1

7.8

5.3-11.5

7.7

4.7-12.5

3.8

2.0- 7.0

African American

210

21.2

15.7-28.0

113

55.0

47.0-62.7

10.7

6.5-17.1

10.1

6.5-15.3

3.0

1.0- 8.8

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

14.8

3.1-48.2

37.4

12.1-72.2

10.3

1.4-48.5

16.4

3.8-49.7

21.1

3.2-68.4

25-34

15.8

5.5-37.9

52.5

30.5-73.6

7.1

2.0-22.0

11.3

2.6-38.0

13.3

4.4-33.7

35-44

24.1

12.0-42.6

39.2

24.2-56.5

14.3

5.1-34.3

13.7

6.2-27.9

8.6

2.2-28.3

45-54

10.6

5.7-18.9

49.0

35.5-62.7

16.9

9.4-28.4

20.4

8.7-40.7

3.1

1.1- 8.4

55-64

155

21.5

14.9-30.0

54.4

45.0-63.4

8.8

5.0-14.8

9.8

5.5-16.8

5.7

2.3-13.0

65-74

171

25.1

18.3-33.3

61.2

52.4-69.4

7.2

4.0-12.5

4.9

2.5- 9.4

1.6

0.5- 4.9

75+

32.8

23.1-44.4

60.1

48.4-70.7

0.9

0.2- 3.6

6.2

2.5-14.3

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

165

21.6

15.1-29.8

48.2

37.9-58.5

9.3

5.5-15.3

17.0

8.9-30.1

3.9

1.3-10.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

201

16.0

11.1-22.5

124

64.7

56.8-71.9

8.1

4.8-13.5

8.0

4.7-13.3

3.2

1.3- 7.7

Some Post-H.S.

135

29.7

21.7-39.2

47.0

37.4-56.9

10.3

5.4-18.8

8.4

4.2-16.0

4.5

1.6-11.9

College Graduate

24.2

15.3-36.1

57.0

44.7-68.5

8.6

3.9-17.8

4.8

1.5-14.0

5.3

2.2-12.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

145

18.0

12.5-25.4

56.3

46.6-65.6

8.3

4.5-14.8

10.7

6.3-17.6

6.7

2.9-14.9

$15,000- 24,999

128

18.6

11.9-27.9

50.4

38.9-62.0

9.0

5.0-15.7

17.5

7.8-34.6

4.4

1.6-11.6

$25,000- 34,999

16.8

8.5-30.4

60.9

46.2-73.9

13.6

6.1-27.6

6.1

2.5-14.3

2.6

0.4-16.4

$35,000- 49,999

38.4

24.3-54.7

40.2

26.7-55.4

8.2

2.9-21.1

10.0

4.1-22.3

3.3

0.5-19.8

$50,000-74,999

22.8

11.0-41.3

63.0

44.4-78.5

7.3

2.3-20.6

4.4

0.6-25.1

2.5

0.4-16.1

$75,000+

21.9

9.7-42.3

60.9

39.1-79.2

10.5

2.6-33.9

6.6

1.3-26.9

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

360

22.1

17.6-27.4

204

58.5

52.3-64.4

8.7

5.9-12.5

8.4

5.4-12.9

2.4

1.0- 5.6

209

22.6

16.7-29.7

106

49.9

41.5-58.3

10.0

6.1-15.9

12.4

6.6-22.1

5.2

2.7- 9.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

106

28.5

20.2-38.6

61.5

50.9-71.1

3.9

1.3-11.3

5.1

2.1-12.2

1.0

0.2- 4.4

Non-Veteran

482

107

20.3

16.4-24.7

257

52.6

47.0-58.2

10.6

7.8-14.2

11.6

7.7-17.1

4.9

2.9- 8.1

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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