BRFSS 2005 - 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.)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
North Carolina	1,811	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
-Mountain AHEC	107	26	28.9	18.7-41.8	50	46.0	34.4-58.1	16	11.7	5.9-21.7	10	9.3	4.5-18.3	5	4.0	1.2-12.4
GENDER
Male	43	11	31.7	16.8-51.5	22	48.1	30.9-65.9	2	5.2	0.8-27.5	5	8.7	3.1-22.0	3	6.3	1.6-21.6
Female	64	15	25.5	14.4-41.1	28	43.4	29.7-58.2	14	19.6	10.3-34.1	5	10.2	3.6-25.2	2	1.2	0.3- 5.6
RACE
White	89	23	26.8	17.1-39.4	43	50.2	37.7-62.7	13	11.4	5.3-23.0	8	10.1	4.7-20.4	2	1.5	0.3- 6.6
African American	11	3	59.7	21.8-88.8	3	15.1	3.5-46.4	3	18.5	4.3-53.5	2	6.7	1.3-28.7	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	7	0	0.0	. - .	4	33.4	6.5-78.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	66.6	21.6-93.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	43.5	5.5-91.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	56.5	8.9-94.5
Non-Hispanic	103	25	28.8	18.4-42.1	49	47.1	35.2-59.4	16	12.5	6.4-23.0	10	10.0	4.9-19.4	3	1.5	0.4- 5.9
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	86.2	28.0-99.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	13.8	1.0-72.0
25-34	5	0	0.0	. - .	3	79.7	32.8-96.9	1	15.7	1.7-66.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.6	0.5-31.8
35-44	7	0	0.0	. - .	3	44.7	12.0-82.8	1	12.0	1.5-55.0	1	4.5	0.5-29.5	2	38.7	8.2-81.8
45-54	16	8	55.7	26.3-81.6	2	4.5	1.0-18.3	3	17.5	3.7-54.4	2	17.6	4.3-50.4	1	4.6	0.6-27.6
55-64	22	4	23.7	8.0-52.5	11	56.9	32.1-78.6	6	14.7	5.6-33.4	1	4.7	0.6-27.2	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	30	5	12.6	4.2-32.2	18	67.6	46.2-83.5	2	3.3	0.7-15.4	5	16.5	5.9-38.4	0	0.0	. - .
75+	25	9	40.4	20.8-63.7	12	43.7	23.9-65.7	3	10.9	2.6-36.0	1	5.1	0.7-28.6	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	4	22.8	6.6-55.2	10	31.0	13.8-55.8	7	24.8	8.6-53.5	3	9.0	2.6-26.9	3	12.4	2.5-43.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	29	4	13.2	4.5-33.0	17	67.5	45.9-83.6	4	8.4	2.7-23.1	3	9.2	2.5-29.1	1	1.6	0.2-11.0
Some Post-H.S.	29	12	45.6	25.8-66.8	10	31.5	16.1-52.4	4	10.8	3.2-31.1	2	9.6	2.4-31.3	1	2.5	0.3-16.1
College Graduate	21	6	23.6	9.8-46.8	12	65.8	41.1-84.1	1	1.0	0.1- 7.2	2	9.6	1.5-42.0	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	5	20.0	6.8-46.2	11	46.1	23.1-70.9	5	16.3	5.7-38.6	1	10.7	1.5-47.7	1	7.0	1.0-36.4
$15,000- 24,999	29	9	36.8	18.6-59.9	9	29.8	14.5-51.5	4	12.3	2.8-40.7	5	18.5	6.8-41.4	2	2.5	0.6-10.1
$25,000- 34,999	7	1	12.3	1.6-54.8	5	77.8	39.1-95.0	1	9.8	1.3-48.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	15	2	10.4	2.3-35.9	10	80.9	53.0-94.1	1	7.3	1.0-38.7	1	0.5	0.1- 4.0	1	0.9	0.1- 6.7
$50,000-74,999	7	2	51.2	15.4-85.8	5	48.8	14.2-84.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	7	2	31.4	7.0-73.6	3	26.9	5.3-70.6	1	30.9	4.8-79.6	1	10.9	1.4-52.0	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	64	19	31.3	19.1-46.7	23	34.7	22.5-49.3	14	17.8	8.7-32.8	5	10.4	4.1-24.2	3	5.9	1.5-20.0
No	36	6	28.9	11.8-55.2	23	62.9	39.3-81.6	1	1.5	0.2-10.2	4	5.1	1.6-15.7	2	1.6	0.3- 7.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	9	50.1	27.0-73.1	10	42.7	21.6-66.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.3	1.0-37.3	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	86	17	22.2	12.0-37.3	39	47.1	33.8-60.8	16	15.4	7.9-28.0	9	10.0	4.6-20.4	5	5.3	1.6-16.1

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

-Mountain AHEC

107

28.9

18.7-41.8

46.0

34.4-58.1

11.7

5.9-21.7

9.3

4.5-18.3

4.0

1.2-12.4

GENDER

Male

31.7

16.8-51.5

48.1

30.9-65.9

5.2

0.8-27.5

8.7

3.1-22.0

6.3

1.6-21.6

Female

25.5

14.4-41.1

43.4

29.7-58.2

19.6

10.3-34.1

10.2

3.6-25.2

1.2

0.3- 5.6

RACE

White

26.8

17.1-39.4

50.2

37.7-62.7

11.4

5.3-23.0

10.1

4.7-20.4

1.5

0.3- 6.6

African American

59.7

21.8-88.8

15.1

3.5-46.4

18.5

4.3-53.5

6.7

1.3-28.7

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

33.4

6.5-78.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

66.6

21.6-93.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

43.5

5.5-91.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

56.5

8.9-94.5

Non-Hispanic

103

28.8

18.4-42.1

47.1

35.2-59.4

12.5

6.4-23.0

10.0

4.9-19.4

1.5

0.4- 5.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

86.2

28.0-99.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

13.8

1.0-72.0

25-34

0.0

. - .

79.7

32.8-96.9

15.7

1.7-66.2

0.0

. - .

4.6

0.5-31.8

35-44

0.0

. - .

44.7

12.0-82.8

12.0

1.5-55.0

4.5

0.5-29.5

38.7

8.2-81.8

45-54

55.7

26.3-81.6

4.5

1.0-18.3

17.5

3.7-54.4

17.6

4.3-50.4

4.6

0.6-27.6

55-64

23.7

8.0-52.5

56.9

32.1-78.6

14.7

5.6-33.4

4.7

0.6-27.2

0.0

. - .

65-74

12.6

4.2-32.2

67.6

46.2-83.5

3.3

0.7-15.4

16.5

5.9-38.4

0.0

. - .

75+

40.4

20.8-63.7

43.7

23.9-65.7

10.9

2.6-36.0

5.1

0.7-28.6

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

22.8

6.6-55.2

31.0

13.8-55.8

24.8

8.6-53.5

9.0

2.6-26.9

12.4

2.5-43.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

13.2

4.5-33.0

67.5

45.9-83.6

8.4

2.7-23.1

9.2

2.5-29.1

1.6

0.2-11.0

Some Post-H.S.

45.6

25.8-66.8

31.5

16.1-52.4

10.8

3.2-31.1

9.6

2.4-31.3

2.5

0.3-16.1

College Graduate

23.6

9.8-46.8

65.8

41.1-84.1

1.0

0.1- 7.2

9.6

1.5-42.0

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

20.0

6.8-46.2

46.1

23.1-70.9

16.3

5.7-38.6

10.7

1.5-47.7

7.0

1.0-36.4

$15,000- 24,999

36.8

18.6-59.9

29.8

14.5-51.5

12.3

2.8-40.7

18.5

6.8-41.4

2.5

0.6-10.1

$25,000- 34,999

12.3

1.6-54.8

77.8

39.1-95.0

9.8

1.3-48.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

10.4

2.3-35.9

80.9

53.0-94.1

7.3

1.0-38.7

0.5

0.1- 4.0

0.9

0.1- 6.7

$50,000-74,999

51.2

15.4-85.8

48.8

14.2-84.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

31.4

7.0-73.6

26.9

5.3-70.6

30.9

4.8-79.6

10.9

1.4-52.0

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

31.3

19.1-46.7

34.7

22.5-49.3

17.8

8.7-32.8

10.4

4.1-24.2

5.9

1.5-20.0

28.9

11.8-55.2

62.9

39.3-81.6

1.5

0.2-10.2

5.1

1.6-15.7

1.6

0.3- 7.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

50.1

27.0-73.1

42.7

21.6-66.8

0.0

. - .

7.3

1.0-37.3

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

22.2

12.0-37.3

47.1

33.8-60.8

15.4

7.9-28.0

10.0

4.6-20.4

5.3

1.6-16.1

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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: 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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