BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	113	26	20.9	12.4-33.0	57	48.4	36.4-60.6	17	16.7	9.8-27.1	11	10.6	5.1-20.7	2	3.5	0.7-15.4
GENDER
Male	46	10	19.9	8.3-40.5	24	54.4	36.3-71.4	6	12.2	5.1-26.7	5	8.2	2.8-21.7	1	5.4	0.8-29.4
Female	67	16	21.9	11.7-37.1	33	42.1	27.2-58.6	11	21.4	10.9-37.8	6	13.1	4.8-30.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.4
RACE
White	90	19	21.6	12.4-34.9	47	46.9	34.2-60.0	15	18.1	10.4-29.5	8	10.4	4.7-21.6	1	3.0	0.4-18.5
African American	8	2	15.1	3.3-47.8	3	51.6	18.5-83.3	1	5.3	0.7-31.7	1	16.0	2.2-61.9	1	12.0	1.6-53.7
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	3	0	0.0	. - .	2	62.2	11.8-95.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	37.8	4.7-88.2
35-44	6	1	2.5	0.2-21.1	4	77.3	24.3-97.3	1	20.3	2.1-75.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	22	6	16.5	4.6-44.4	11	52.2	25.0-78.1	3	15.7	4.0-45.4	2	15.7	3.7-47.8	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	24	6	34.9	14.7-62.4	9	28.0	12.7-51.0	5	19.2	7.3-41.8	3	8.1	2.4-24.3	1	9.8	1.4-45.2
65-74	28	3	4.9	1.4-15.6	18	68.8	44.7-85.8	3	15.5	4.7-40.7	4	10.8	2.5-36.2	0	0.0	. - .
75+	29	10	32.7	15.5-56.2	13	47.2	25.4-70.1	5	18.6	5.9-45.2	1	1.5	0.2-10.4	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	26	8	37.6	14.8-67.6	9	33.0	13.3-61.3	5	14.0	4.0-39.2	4	15.5	4.4-42.2	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	42	6	9.5	2.8-27.7	27	64.2	43.3-80.9	5	14.5	5.8-31.9	3	4.0	0.9-16.4	1	7.8	1.1-38.6
Some Post-H.S.	23	6	18.3	6.5-41.8	10	40.4	19.0-66.2	3	17.4	5.4-43.9	3	20.6	6.0-51.2	1	3.3	0.4-20.7
College Graduate	21	6	27.9	11.3-53.9	10	41.4	20.7-65.6	4	25.5	8.8-54.9	1	5.2	0.7-29.6	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	26	7	39.0	15.1-69.5	13	39.9	17.7-67.3	5	19.6	6.4-46.5	1	1.5	0.2-10.4	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	16	4	15.6	4.0-45.0	9	60.5	30.7-84.1	2	18.2	4.3-52.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.7	0.8-32.4
$25,000- 34,999	10	2	22.9	5.4-60.6	5	40.6	13.3-75.3	2	35.3	9.6-73.6	1	1.2	0.1- 9.0	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	15	6	25.4	7.9-57.4	6	47.0	20.4-75.5	1	10.3	1.4-47.5	2	17.3	3.5-54.7	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	12	3	13.1	2.2-50.6	7	69.9	35.6-90.7	1	8.5	1.1-43.3	1	8.5	1.1-43.3	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	3	2	54.3	9.6-93.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	45.7	7.0-90.4	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	68	19	28.0	15.3-45.4	31	44.7	29.4-61.0	13	19.7	10.3-34.2	5	7.7	2.7-19.7	0	0.0	. - .
No	42	7	11.0	4.5-24.6	25	55.9	36.8-73.4	3	8.1	2.6-22.9	5	15.7	5.5-37.2	2	9.3	2.0-34.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	26	8	20.9	9.0-41.4	13	55.8	32.9-76.4	3	7.5	2.1-23.2	1	6.3	0.9-33.8	1	9.5	1.4-44.3
Non-Veteran	87	18	20.8	10.8-36.5	44	45.4	31.9-59.7	14	20.4	11.4-33.8	10	12.3	5.5-25.0	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3

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

-Mountain AHEC

113

20.9

12.4-33.0

48.4

36.4-60.6

16.7

9.8-27.1

10.6

5.1-20.7

3.5

0.7-15.4

GENDER

Male

19.9

8.3-40.5

54.4

36.3-71.4

12.2

5.1-26.7

8.2

2.8-21.7

5.4

0.8-29.4

Female

21.9

11.7-37.1

42.1

27.2-58.6

21.4

10.9-37.8

13.1

4.8-30.8

1.6

0.2-10.4

RACE

White

21.6

12.4-34.9

46.9

34.2-60.0

18.1

10.4-29.5

10.4

4.7-21.6

3.0

0.4-18.5

African American

15.1

3.3-47.8

51.6

18.5-83.3

5.3

0.7-31.7

16.0

2.2-61.9

12.0

1.6-53.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

62.2

11.8-95.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

37.8

4.7-88.2

35-44

2.5

0.2-21.1

77.3

24.3-97.3

20.3

2.1-75.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

16.5

4.6-44.4

52.2

25.0-78.1

15.7

4.0-45.4

15.7

3.7-47.8

0.0

. - .

55-64

34.9

14.7-62.4

28.0

12.7-51.0

19.2

7.3-41.8

8.1

2.4-24.3

9.8

1.4-45.2

65-74

4.9

1.4-15.6

68.8

44.7-85.8

15.5

4.7-40.7

10.8

2.5-36.2

0.0

. - .

75+

32.7

15.5-56.2

47.2

25.4-70.1

18.6

5.9-45.2

1.5

0.2-10.4

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

37.6

14.8-67.6

33.0

13.3-61.3

14.0

4.0-39.2

15.5

4.4-42.2

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

9.5

2.8-27.7

64.2

43.3-80.9

14.5

5.8-31.9

4.0

0.9-16.4

7.8

1.1-38.6

Some Post-H.S.

18.3

6.5-41.8

40.4

19.0-66.2

17.4

5.4-43.9

20.6

6.0-51.2

3.3

0.4-20.7

College Graduate

27.9

11.3-53.9

41.4

20.7-65.6

25.5

8.8-54.9

5.2

0.7-29.6

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

39.0

15.1-69.5

39.9

17.7-67.3

19.6

6.4-46.5

1.5

0.2-10.4

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

15.6

4.0-45.0

60.5

30.7-84.1

18.2

4.3-52.4

0.0

. - .

5.7

0.8-32.4

$25,000- 34,999

22.9

5.4-60.6

40.6

13.3-75.3

35.3

9.6-73.6

1.2

0.1- 9.0

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

25.4

7.9-57.4

47.0

20.4-75.5

10.3

1.4-47.5

17.3

3.5-54.7

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

13.1

2.2-50.6

69.9

35.6-90.7

8.5

1.1-43.3

8.5

1.1-43.3

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

54.3

9.6-93.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45.7

7.0-90.4

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

28.0

15.3-45.4

44.7

29.4-61.0

19.7

10.3-34.2

7.7

2.7-19.7

0.0

. - .

11.0

4.5-24.6

55.9

36.8-73.4

8.1

2.6-22.9

15.7

5.5-37.2

9.3

2.0-34.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

20.9

9.0-41.4

55.8

32.9-76.4

7.5

2.1-23.2

6.3

0.9-33.8

9.5

1.4-44.3

Non-Veteran

20.8

10.8-36.5

45.4

31.9-59.7

20.4

11.4-33.8

12.3

5.5-25.0

1.1

0.1- 7.3

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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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