BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western 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: Piedmont Western 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
-Piedmont NC	777	206	25.9	22.3-29.9	374	48.5	44.1-52.9	99	10.8	8.7-13.5	80	12.3	9.4-15.8	18	2.5	1.4- 4.2
GENDER
Male	300	82	26.9	21.4-33.3	144	50.1	43.4-56.9	38	9.8	6.9-13.8	32	11.7	7.7-17.3	4	1.5	0.5- 4.6
Female	477	124	25.0	20.6-30.0	230	46.9	41.3-52.6	61	11.8	8.9-15.7	48	12.9	9.2-17.8	14	3.4	1.8- 6.2
RACE
White	571	145	24.9	20.9-29.5	276	49.0	43.9-54.2	80	12.1	9.4-15.4	60	12.6	9.3-16.9	10	1.4	0.7- 2.7
African American	182	56	30.3	22.7-39.2	88	47.4	38.6-56.4	16	7.9	4.5-13.4	16	10.9	6.0-19.0	6	3.5	1.3- 8.8
Other Minorities	2	1	26.2	2.2-85.0	1	73.8	15.0-97.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	4	0	0.0	. - .	3	84.8	35.2-98.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	15.2	1.7-64.8	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	27	6	21.4	8.8-43.5	7	19.6	7.5-42.2	7	32.2	14.6-56.9	4	12.5	4.3-31.2	3	14.3	4.0-39.6
35-44	55	11	15.0	7.7-27.1	30	56.1	39.2-71.7	2	2.5	0.6- 9.7	9	20.4	8.6-41.1	3	6.1	1.6-20.4
45-54	137	30	17.5	11.2-26.2	67	52.7	42.5-62.7	18	12.4	7.5-19.8	19	15.2	8.8-25.0	3	2.2	0.7- 7.2
55-64	207	49	24.3	17.6-32.6	98	47.0	38.7-55.4	29	12.7	8.5-18.7	28	14.7	9.8-21.4	3	1.3	0.4- 3.9
65-74	199	59	31.1	23.8-39.5	101	50.2	41.6-58.8	25	10.9	6.9-16.9	9	6.4	3.0-13.1	5	1.4	0.5- 3.5
75+	142	50	41.6	31.9-52.0	65	42.0	32.6-52.0	18	7.3	4.3-12.1	9	9.1	4.4-18.0	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	213	52	24.2	17.8-32.0	95	40.8	32.7-49.4	32	12.6	8.4-18.4	27	17.9	10.9-27.9	7	4.6	1.9-10.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	235	63	23.8	18.0-30.7	107	48.5	40.7-56.3	33	13.5	9.1-19.6	24	11.2	7.3-16.9	8	3.0	1.4- 6.6
Some Post-H.S.	174	47	26.2	19.1-34.9	92	52.9	43.7-61.9	15	7.0	4.1-11.7	18	12.7	7.4-20.7	2	1.2	0.3- 5.4
College Graduate	154	44	31.1	22.8-40.9	79	52.4	42.8-61.9	19	9.2	5.6-14.8	11	6.8	3.4-12.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	151	30	19.0	12.8-27.4	75	49.7	40.0-59.4	23	15.4	9.7-23.6	18	13.1	7.8-21.1	5	2.8	1.0- 7.7
$15,000- 24,999	152	36	18.6	12.6-26.6	74	53.6	43.7-63.2	21	11.0	6.7-17.5	18	14.3	8.3-23.4	3	2.5	0.7- 8.4
$25,000- 34,999	81	22	27.9	17.4-41.4	39	39.4	27.3-53.0	8	7.0	3.2-14.4	11	24.6	12.1-43.6	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5
$35,000- 49,999	85	24	26.0	16.4-38.5	38	49.0	36.6-61.6	10	10.7	5.4-20.2	8	8.5	4.1-16.8	5	5.8	2.0-15.8
$50,000-74,999	62	21	37.1	24.2-52.1	26	38.9	26.3-53.1	10	14.7	7.2-27.5	5	9.4	3.6-22.6	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	54	13	23.6	12.6-39.8	36	68.5	52.5-81.1	2	2.4	0.6- 9.4	2	3.4	0.8-12.8	1	2.1	0.3-13.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	461	122	26.2	21.6-31.5	226	50.6	44.9-56.3	55	9.8	7.2-13.2	50	11.9	8.7-16.2	8	1.4	0.7- 3.0
No	300	81	25.9	20.3-32.3	141	45.5	38.6-52.6	40	11.6	8.1-16.2	28	13.1	8.4-19.9	10	4.0	1.9- 8.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	139	43	34.9	25.8-45.2	65	46.2	36.5-56.2	15	7.3	4.1-12.5	14	10.3	5.8-17.5	2	1.4	0.3- 6.0
Non-Veteran	636	162	23.4	19.8-27.6	308	49.1	44.2-54.0	84	11.9	9.3-15.0	66	12.9	9.6-17.1	16	2.8	1.5- 4.9
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Piedmont NC

777

206

25.9

22.3-29.9

374

48.5

44.1-52.9

10.8

8.7-13.5

12.3

9.4-15.8

2.5

1.4- 4.2

GENDER

Male

300

26.9

21.4-33.3

144

50.1

43.4-56.9

9.8

6.9-13.8

11.7

7.7-17.3

1.5

0.5- 4.6

Female

477

124

25.0

20.6-30.0

230

46.9

41.3-52.6

11.8

8.9-15.7

12.9

9.2-17.8

3.4

1.8- 6.2

RACE

White

571

145

24.9

20.9-29.5

276

49.0

43.9-54.2

12.1

9.4-15.4

12.6

9.3-16.9

1.4

0.7- 2.7

African American

182

30.3

22.7-39.2

47.4

38.6-56.4

7.9

4.5-13.4

10.9

6.0-19.0

3.5

1.3- 8.8

Other Minorities

26.2

2.2-85.0

73.8

15.0-97.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

84.8

35.2-98.3

0.0

. - .

15.2

1.7-64.8

0.0

. - .

25-34

21.4

8.8-43.5

19.6

7.5-42.2

32.2

14.6-56.9

12.5

4.3-31.2

14.3

4.0-39.6

35-44

15.0

7.7-27.1

56.1

39.2-71.7

2.5

0.6- 9.7

20.4

8.6-41.1

6.1

1.6-20.4

45-54

137

17.5

11.2-26.2

52.7

42.5-62.7

12.4

7.5-19.8

15.2

8.8-25.0

2.2

0.7- 7.2

55-64

207

24.3

17.6-32.6

47.0

38.7-55.4

12.7

8.5-18.7

14.7

9.8-21.4

1.3

0.4- 3.9

65-74

199

31.1

23.8-39.5

101

50.2

41.6-58.8

10.9

6.9-16.9

6.4

3.0-13.1

1.4

0.5- 3.5

75+

142

41.6

31.9-52.0

42.0

32.6-52.0

7.3

4.3-12.1

9.1

4.4-18.0

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

213

24.2

17.8-32.0

40.8

32.7-49.4

12.6

8.4-18.4

17.9

10.9-27.9

4.6

1.9-10.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

235

23.8

18.0-30.7

107

48.5

40.7-56.3

13.5

9.1-19.6

11.2

7.3-16.9

3.0

1.4- 6.6

Some Post-H.S.

174

26.2

19.1-34.9

52.9

43.7-61.9

7.0

4.1-11.7

12.7

7.4-20.7

1.2

0.3- 5.4

College Graduate

154

31.1

22.8-40.9

52.4

42.8-61.9

9.2

5.6-14.8

6.8

3.4-12.9

0.5

0.1- 3.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

151

19.0

12.8-27.4

49.7

40.0-59.4

15.4

9.7-23.6

13.1

7.8-21.1

2.8

1.0- 7.7

$15,000- 24,999

152

18.6

12.6-26.6

53.6

43.7-63.2

11.0

6.7-17.5

14.3

8.3-23.4

2.5

0.7- 8.4

$25,000- 34,999

27.9

17.4-41.4

39.4

27.3-53.0

7.0

3.2-14.4

24.6

12.1-43.6

1.1

0.2- 7.5

$35,000- 49,999

26.0

16.4-38.5

49.0

36.6-61.6

10.7

5.4-20.2

8.5

4.1-16.8

5.8

2.0-15.8

$50,000-74,999

37.1

24.2-52.1

38.9

26.3-53.1

14.7

7.2-27.5

9.4

3.6-22.6

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

23.6

12.6-39.8

68.5

52.5-81.1

2.4

0.6- 9.4

3.4

0.8-12.8

2.1

0.3-13.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

461

122

26.2

21.6-31.5

226

50.6

44.9-56.3

9.8

7.2-13.2

11.9

8.7-16.2

1.4

0.7- 3.0

300

25.9

20.3-32.3

141

45.5

38.6-52.6

11.6

8.1-16.2

13.1

8.4-19.9

4.0

1.9- 8.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

139

34.9

25.8-45.2

46.2

36.5-56.2

7.3

4.1-12.5

10.3

5.8-17.5

1.4

0.3- 6.0

Non-Veteran

636

162

23.4

19.8-27.6

308

49.1

44.2-54.0

11.9

9.3-15.0

12.9

9.6-17.1

2.8

1.5- 4.9

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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