BRFSS 2005 - 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.)

2005 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	1,811	367	20.3	18.0-22.9	957	51.4	48.5-54.3	260	15.1	13.1-17.3	179	10.0	8.4-11.7	48	3.2	2.1- 4.8
-Eastern NC	652	139	22.0	18.2-26.4	339	50.3	45.6-55.1	99	16.8	13.4-20.8	61	9.1	6.8-12.1	14	1.8	0.9- 3.2
GENDER
Male	233	54	24.8	18.4-32.5	107	44.7	37.2-52.5	45	20.2	14.6-27.4	22	8.8	5.5-13.8	5	1.4	0.6- 3.7
Female	419	85	19.6	15.6-24.3	232	55.3	49.5-61.0	54	13.7	10.1-18.2	39	9.4	6.5-13.3	9	2.0	0.9- 4.5
RACE
White	372	76	21.3	16.6-26.8	189	47.6	41.5-53.7	61	19.2	14.6-24.8	38	10.2	7.2-14.4	8	1.7	0.8- 3.7
African American	237	56	23.7	17.2-31.8	128	54.4	46.0-62.4	30	13.8	8.9-20.8	18	7.0	3.9-12.3	5	1.1	0.4- 2.9
Other Minorities	42	7	19.4	9.1-36.8	21	48.7	31.3-66.4	8	13.3	6.2-26.1	5	12.5	4.7-29.1	1	6.1	0.9-32.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	3	25.4	8.0-57.3	8	47.8	23.0-73.7	2	13.4	3.3-41.3	2	13.4	3.3-41.3	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	636	136	21.9	18.1-26.4	330	50.4	45.5-55.2	97	16.9	13.4-21.0	59	9.0	6.6-12.0	14	1.8	1.0- 3.4
AGE
18-24	4	1	28.0	3.7-79.5	2	37.5	7.2-82.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	34.5	5.0-84.0	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	21	5	16.8	6.1-38.4	8	32.7	14.7-57.7	5	28.8	11.4-56.0	3	21.7	7.0-50.5	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	41	10	28.1	13.5-49.5	17	36.5	21.0-55.4	7	19.1	7.7-40.1	4	10.6	3.2-29.8	3	5.7	1.2-22.2
45-54	131	22	17.5	11.0-26.7	68	50.8	40.4-61.2	22	18.0	11.3-27.5	15	11.3	6.3-19.6	4	2.4	0.8- 6.4
55-64	188	37	22.0	15.0-31.0	102	54.1	45.3-62.6	28	15.4	10.3-22.2	20	8.1	5.0-13.1	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1
65-74	159	39	24.2	17.4-32.7	79	50.4	41.3-59.5	27	16.7	11.0-24.4	9	6.0	3.0-11.6	5	2.7	1.0- 7.4
75+	106	24	22.9	13.8-35.5	62	55.4	42.4-67.7	10	15.0	6.6-30.5	9	6.2	3.0-12.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	174	45	26.9	18.7-37.0	90	51.0	41.3-60.6	18	11.5	6.8-18.6	19	10.1	6.0-16.7	2	0.6	0.1- 2.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	212	42	21.1	14.8-29.2	102	47.0	38.6-55.6	43	21.9	15.5-30.2	19	7.6	4.6-12.5	6	2.3	0.9- 5.6
Some Post-H.S.	150	26	18.3	12.2-26.6	81	53.2	43.8-62.4	23	13.8	8.8-21.0	16	12.1	6.8-20.6	4	2.6	0.8- 8.3
College Graduate	115	26	21.9	14.4-31.7	65	51.6	40.7-62.4	15	18.7	10.6-30.9	7	6.4	2.7-14.5	2	1.4	0.4- 5.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	162	34	20.9	14.3-29.5	80	49.3	39.7-59.0	24	16.2	10.5-24.2	21	12.4	7.4-19.9	3	1.2	0.4- 4.1
$15,000- 24,999	130	25	18.9	11.6-29.2	68	51.1	40.2-61.8	20	16.0	9.7-25.2	13	12.1	6.4-21.6	4	2.0	0.6- 6.6
$25,000- 34,999	81	15	19.5	10.0-34.8	41	47.4	34.5-60.7	16	22.1	12.9-35.2	7	8.9	4.0-18.8	2	2.1	0.5- 8.0
$35,000- 49,999	63	14	23.4	13.3-37.7	33	54.6	40.4-68.0	9	13.4	6.9-24.4	7	8.7	3.9-18.1	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	62	15	22.5	13.1-35.9	28	41.7	28.2-56.6	14	26.1	14.4-42.5	3	5.1	1.4-17.2	2	4.5	1.1-17.1
$75,000+	49	8	14.1	6.6-27.6	30	60.9	45.2-74.6	8	16.5	8.2-30.4	3	8.5	2.6-24.6	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	407	84	21.3	16.5-27.2	209	51.6	45.6-57.7	57	14.1	10.6-18.4	48	11.4	8.1-15.6	9	1.6	0.8- 3.3
No	228	51	23.3	17.3-30.5	121	48.4	40.4-56.5	40	21.7	15.1-30.0	11	4.5	2.3- 8.5	5	2.1	0.7- 6.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	108	25	23.2	15.1-34.0	49	46.3	35.5-57.4	18	16.5	9.7-26.6	13	12.2	6.6-21.5	3	1.8	0.5- 5.9
Non-Veteran	541	112	21.4	17.2-26.3	289	51.4	46.1-56.7	81	16.9	13.2-21.5	48	8.5	6.1-11.7	11	1.8	0.9- 3.5

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,811

367

20.3

18.0-22.9

957

51.4

48.5-54.3

260

15.1

13.1-17.3

179

10.0

8.4-11.7

3.2

2.1- 4.8

-Eastern NC

652

139

22.0

18.2-26.4

339

50.3

45.6-55.1

16.8

13.4-20.8

9.1

6.8-12.1

1.8

0.9- 3.2

GENDER

Male

233

24.8

18.4-32.5

107

44.7

37.2-52.5

20.2

14.6-27.4

8.8

5.5-13.8

1.4

0.6- 3.7

Female

419

19.6

15.6-24.3

232

55.3

49.5-61.0

13.7

10.1-18.2

9.4

6.5-13.3

2.0

0.9- 4.5

RACE

White

372

21.3

16.6-26.8

189

47.6

41.5-53.7

19.2

14.6-24.8

10.2

7.2-14.4

1.7

0.8- 3.7

African American

237

23.7

17.2-31.8

128

54.4

46.0-62.4

13.8

8.9-20.8

7.0

3.9-12.3

1.1

0.4- 2.9

Other Minorities

19.4

9.1-36.8

48.7

31.3-66.4

13.3

6.2-26.1

12.5

4.7-29.1

6.1

0.9-32.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

25.4

8.0-57.3

47.8

23.0-73.7

13.4

3.3-41.3

13.4

3.3-41.3

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

636

136

21.9

18.1-26.4

330

50.4

45.5-55.2

16.9

13.4-21.0

9.0

6.6-12.0

1.8

1.0- 3.4

AGE

18-24

28.0

3.7-79.5

37.5

7.2-82.2

0.0

. - .

34.5

5.0-84.0

0.0

. - .

25-34

16.8

6.1-38.4

32.7

14.7-57.7

28.8

11.4-56.0

21.7

7.0-50.5

0.0

. - .

35-44

28.1

13.5-49.5

36.5

21.0-55.4

19.1

7.7-40.1

10.6

3.2-29.8

5.7

1.2-22.2

45-54

131

17.5

11.0-26.7

50.8

40.4-61.2

18.0

11.3-27.5

11.3

6.3-19.6

2.4

0.8- 6.4

55-64

188

22.0

15.0-31.0

102

54.1

45.3-62.6

15.4

10.3-22.2

8.1

5.0-13.1

0.4

0.1- 3.1

65-74

159

24.2

17.4-32.7

50.4

41.3-59.5

16.7

11.0-24.4

6.0

3.0-11.6

2.7

1.0- 7.4

75+

106

22.9

13.8-35.5

55.4

42.4-67.7

15.0

6.6-30.5

6.2

3.0-12.2

0.5

0.1- 3.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

174

26.9

18.7-37.0

51.0

41.3-60.6

11.5

6.8-18.6

10.1

6.0-16.7

0.6

0.1- 2.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

212

21.1

14.8-29.2

102

47.0

38.6-55.6

21.9

15.5-30.2

7.6

4.6-12.5

2.3

0.9- 5.6

Some Post-H.S.

150

18.3

12.2-26.6

53.2

43.8-62.4

13.8

8.8-21.0

12.1

6.8-20.6

2.6

0.8- 8.3

College Graduate

115

21.9

14.4-31.7

51.6

40.7-62.4

18.7

10.6-30.9

6.4

2.7-14.5

1.4

0.4- 5.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

162

20.9

14.3-29.5

49.3

39.7-59.0

16.2

10.5-24.2

12.4

7.4-19.9

1.2

0.4- 4.1

$15,000- 24,999

130

18.9

11.6-29.2

51.1

40.2-61.8

16.0

9.7-25.2

12.1

6.4-21.6

2.0

0.6- 6.6

$25,000- 34,999

19.5

10.0-34.8

47.4

34.5-60.7

22.1

12.9-35.2

8.9

4.0-18.8

2.1

0.5- 8.0

$35,000- 49,999

23.4

13.3-37.7

54.6

40.4-68.0

13.4

6.9-24.4

8.7

3.9-18.1

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

22.5

13.1-35.9

41.7

28.2-56.6

26.1

14.4-42.5

5.1

1.4-17.2

4.5

1.1-17.1

$75,000+

14.1

6.6-27.6

60.9

45.2-74.6

16.5

8.2-30.4

8.5

2.6-24.6

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

407

21.3

16.5-27.2

209

51.6

45.6-57.7

14.1

10.6-18.4

11.4

8.1-15.6

1.6

0.8- 3.3

228

23.3

17.3-30.5

121

48.4

40.4-56.5

21.7

15.1-30.0

4.5

2.3- 8.5

2.1

0.7- 6.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

108

23.2

15.1-34.0

46.3

35.5-57.4

16.5

9.7-26.6

12.2

6.6-21.5

1.8

0.5- 5.9

Non-Veteran

541

112

21.4

17.2-26.3

289

51.4

46.1-56.7

16.9

13.2-21.5

8.5

6.1-11.7

1.8

0.9- 3.5

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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