BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	171	45	24.7	17.4-33.8	81	46.3	37.0-55.9	27	16.9	11.1-24.9	15	9.1	4.9-16.4	3	3.0	0.8-10.7
GENDER
Male	69	18	22.7	12.4-37.8	32	50.9	36.5-65.2	10	14.1	7.2-25.8	7	7.3	2.9-17.1	2	5.1	1.1-21.0
Female	102	27	26.5	17.4-38.3	49	42.0	30.5-54.5	17	19.6	11.4-31.5	8	10.8	4.7-23.2	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9
RACE
White	143	37	25.4	17.5-35.2	68	44.7	34.8-55.0	25	18.5	12.1-27.3	12	9.3	4.8-17.3	1	2.1	0.3-13.4
African American	9	2	13.0	2.9-42.6	4	58.2	25.4-85.0	1	4.6	0.6-28.0	1	13.9	1.9-57.1	1	10.4	1.4-49.0
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	5	0	0.0	. - .	3	63.9	21.2-92.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	13.8	1.7-59.4	1	22.3	3.0-72.9
35-44	10	2	16.2	2.4-60.0	7	73.9	34.2-93.9	1	9.8	1.2-48.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	37	9	19.4	8.3-38.9	17	46.9	27.4-67.3	7	20.7	9.0-40.9	3	10.3	2.7-31.9	1	2.7	0.4-17.1
55-64	36	9	31.0	14.8-53.8	14	31.3	17.2-50.0	8	22.9	11.1-41.4	4	7.7	2.7-19.9	1	7.1	1.0-36.2
65-74	40	8	15.6	7.2-30.4	23	59.5	40.0-76.4	4	12.6	4.1-32.7	5	12.3	3.9-32.8	0	0.0	. - .
75+	42	17	39.1	23.1-57.7	17	44.5	26.8-63.8	7	15.3	5.7-35.2	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	47	16	39.1	22.0-59.3	15	32.1	17.4-51.5	11	18.1	8.4-34.5	5	10.7	3.6-27.6	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	64	11	12.9	6.0-25.6	39	59.3	43.3-73.6	7	14.9	7.0-28.8	5	5.8	1.9-16.6	2	7.0	1.5-27.4
Some Post-H.S.	28	9	24.2	10.9-45.4	11	37.5	18.3-61.7	3	15.4	4.8-39.7	4	20.0	6.5-47.4	1	2.9	0.4-18.5
College Graduate	31	9	28.2	14.0-48.6	15	47.0	28.1-66.7	6	21.6	8.8-43.9	1	3.3	0.5-20.0	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	37	10	36.7	17.0-62.3	17	40.0	21.1-62.5	8	19.7	8.2-40.4	2	3.5	0.8-14.7	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	33	7	13.9	5.6-30.5	19	63.1	43.3-79.3	5	17.2	6.8-37.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.8	1.4-20.8
$25,000- 34,999	19	4	27.9	10.6-55.8	9	30.3	13.4-54.9	4	33.2	13.6-61.1	2	8.7	1.4-39.3	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	18	9	37.2	16.4-64.1	6	39.5	17.3-67.2	1	8.6	1.2-42.2	2	14.6	3.0-48.9	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	14	3	10.5	1.8-43.3	9	76.1	45.1-92.5	1	6.7	0.9-36.7	1	6.7	0.9-36.7	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	8	3	37.7	11.5-73.8	2	15.4	3.4-48.7	1	16.6	2.3-62.6	2	30.3	6.6-72.7	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	104	32	29.8	19.5-42.6	45	42.8	30.9-55.6	19	19.8	11.9-31.0	7	6.7	2.8-15.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6
No	63	13	18.5	10.1-31.5	35	53.7	38.7-68.1	6	8.1	3.3-18.3	7	13.4	5.5-29.1	2	6.3	1.3-25.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	14	28.1	15.3-45.8	17	53.3	33.9-71.8	3	6.0	1.7-18.7	1	5.0	0.7-28.2	1	7.6	1.1-37.9
Non-Veteran	135	31	23.5	15.2-34.6	64	44.0	33.7-54.9	24	20.5	13.2-30.4	14	10.5	5.4-19.3	2	1.5	0.4- 5.7

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

-Western NC

171

24.7

17.4-33.8

46.3

37.0-55.9

16.9

11.1-24.9

9.1

4.9-16.4

3.0

0.8-10.7

GENDER

Male

22.7

12.4-37.8

50.9

36.5-65.2

14.1

7.2-25.8

7.3

2.9-17.1

5.1

1.1-21.0

Female

102

26.5

17.4-38.3

42.0

30.5-54.5

19.6

11.4-31.5

10.8

4.7-23.2

1.0

0.1- 6.9

RACE

White

143

25.4

17.5-35.2

44.7

34.8-55.0

18.5

12.1-27.3

9.3

4.8-17.3

2.1

0.3-13.4

African American

13.0

2.9-42.6

58.2

25.4-85.0

4.6

0.6-28.0

13.9

1.9-57.1

10.4

1.4-49.0

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

63.9

21.2-92.1

0.0

. - .

13.8

1.7-59.4

22.3

3.0-72.9

35-44

16.2

2.4-60.0

73.9

34.2-93.9

9.8

1.2-48.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

19.4

8.3-38.9

46.9

27.4-67.3

20.7

9.0-40.9

10.3

2.7-31.9

2.7

0.4-17.1

55-64

31.0

14.8-53.8

31.3

17.2-50.0

22.9

11.1-41.4

7.7

2.7-19.9

7.1

1.0-36.2

65-74

15.6

7.2-30.4

59.5

40.0-76.4

12.6

4.1-32.7

12.3

3.9-32.8

0.0

. - .

75+

39.1

23.1-57.7

44.5

26.8-63.8

15.3

5.7-35.2

1.1

0.1- 7.3

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

39.1

22.0-59.3

32.1

17.4-51.5

18.1

8.4-34.5

10.7

3.6-27.6

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

12.9

6.0-25.6

59.3

43.3-73.6

14.9

7.0-28.8

5.8

1.9-16.6

7.0

1.5-27.4

Some Post-H.S.

24.2

10.9-45.4

37.5

18.3-61.7

15.4

4.8-39.7

20.0

6.5-47.4

2.9

0.4-18.5

College Graduate

28.2

14.0-48.6

47.0

28.1-66.7

21.6

8.8-43.9

3.3

0.5-20.0

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

36.7

17.0-62.3

40.0

21.1-62.5

19.7

8.2-40.4

3.5

0.8-14.7

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

13.9

5.6-30.5

63.1

43.3-79.3

17.2

6.8-37.2

0.0

. - .

5.8

1.4-20.8

$25,000- 34,999

27.9

10.6-55.8

30.3

13.4-54.9

33.2

13.6-61.1

8.7

1.4-39.3

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

37.2

16.4-64.1

39.5

17.3-67.2

8.6

1.2-42.2

14.6

3.0-48.9

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

10.5

1.8-43.3

76.1

45.1-92.5

6.7

0.9-36.7

6.7

0.9-36.7

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

37.7

11.5-73.8

15.4

3.4-48.7

16.6

2.3-62.6

30.3

6.6-72.7

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

104

29.8

19.5-42.6

42.8

30.9-55.6

19.8

11.9-31.0

6.7

2.8-15.0

1.0

0.1- 6.6

18.5

10.1-31.5

53.7

38.7-68.1

8.1

3.3-18.3

13.4

5.5-29.1

6.3

1.3-25.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

28.1

15.3-45.8

53.3

33.9-71.8

6.0

1.7-18.7

5.0

0.7-28.2

7.6

1.1-37.9

Non-Veteran

135

23.5

15.2-34.6

44.0

33.7-54.9

20.5

13.2-30.4

10.5

5.4-19.3

1.5

0.4- 5.7

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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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