BRFSS 2005 - 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.)

2005 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	1,811	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
-Western NC	190	42	23.2	16.3-32.0	93	48.7	40.1-57.4	28	13.0	8.3-20.0	20	11.8	7.4-18.3	7	3.2	1.2- 8.1
GENDER
Male	74	18	27.0	16.0-41.7	38	48.3	34.9-61.9	6	9.0	3.4-21.4	9	11.6	5.7-22.0	3	4.2	1.1-15.0
Female	116	24	19.6	12.4-29.5	55	49.1	38.7-59.7	22	17.1	10.5-26.5	11	12.1	6.4-21.5	4	2.2	0.7- 6.4
RACE
White	166	38	21.7	15.2-30.0	82	50.9	41.9-59.8	25	13.5	8.3-21.1	17	12.2	7.5-19.4	4	1.7	0.6- 4.9
African American	15	4	52.7	19.8-83.4	5	19.6	6.3-47.1	3	14.6	3.8-42.5	3	13.1	3.1-41.8	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	9	0	0.0	. - .	6	56.1	16.6-89.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	43.9	10.8-83.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	1	33.2	4.7-83.2	1	16.1	1.9-65.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	50.7	11.5-89.1
Non-Hispanic	184	41	23.1	16.1-32.0	91	49.3	40.5-58.1	28	13.7	8.7-20.9	20	12.4	7.8-19.2	4	1.4	0.5- 4.3
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	7	1	7.2	0.9-41.2	4	76.5	36.8-94.8	1	12.6	1.5-57.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.7	0.4-25.3
35-44	15	1	6.5	0.9-34.9	7	49.3	23.7-75.3	1	5.3	0.7-30.2	4	21.9	7.5-49.2	2	17.1	3.3-55.1
45-54	28	9	37.4	18.1-61.8	9	22.2	10.4-41.4	5	19.5	6.9-44.2	4	18.0	6.6-40.4	1	2.8	0.4-18.0
55-64	54	11	20.3	10.6-35.5	26	50.3	35.2-65.3	11	15.3	7.8-27.6	5	12.0	4.9-26.4	1	2.1	0.3-13.6
65-74	43	8	14.1	6.2-29.0	26	66.3	48.9-80.2	2	2.4	0.5-11.1	6	15.6	6.4-33.3	1	1.6	0.2-10.8
75+	41	12	31.6	17.1-50.9	20	48.4	31.4-65.8	8	16.5	7.2-33.5	1	3.5	0.5-21.1	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	9	17.9	7.5-36.8	19	38.8	24.1-55.9	12	21.0	10.1-38.6	8	16.0	7.7-30.3	3	6.3	1.3-26.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	56	9	13.8	6.8-26.1	32	61.2	45.8-74.7	6	9.6	3.9-21.8	6	11.6	5.0-24.9	3	3.7	1.1-11.6
Some Post-H.S.	44	17	43.3	26.4-61.8	16	32.0	18.5-49.5	7	12.0	4.7-27.5	3	10.7	3.5-28.5	1	2.0	0.3-13.2
College Graduate	37	7	15.4	7.0-30.8	24	67.0	48.5-81.4	3	9.1	2.5-28.3	3	8.5	2.2-27.4	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	43	10	17.8	8.7-33.2	19	46.1	29.4-63.7	8	15.7	6.9-32.0	5	17.1	7.1-35.7	1	3.2	0.5-19.8
$15,000- 24,999	47	13	32.2	18.0-50.7	16	29.6	17.0-46.3	7	13.9	5.0-33.0	8	21.4	10.4-39.2	3	2.9	0.9- 8.9
$25,000- 34,999	21	1	4.0	0.5-23.7	14	66.6	42.5-84.3	5	21.6	8.4-45.4	1	7.8	1.1-39.0	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	22	5	18.1	6.9-39.8	13	71.1	47.0-87.2	1	5.8	0.8-32.4	1	0.4	0.1- 3.2	2	4.5	0.8-21.6
$50,000-74,999	12	3	42.0	14.0-76.3	9	58.0	23.7-86.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	15	3	19.5	5.7-48.9	8	41.5	18.1-69.4	2	26.1	7.0-62.1	2	13.0	3.1-41.3	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	113	29	25.5	17.0-36.4	47	39.9	30.0-50.7	21	16.4	9.6-26.7	12	13.8	7.7-23.4	4	4.4	1.4-13.1
No	68	12	21.9	10.8-39.3	40	60.4	44.8-74.1	6	8.2	3.3-18.9	7	7.9	3.4-17.4	3	1.6	0.5- 5.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	12	39.0	22.2-58.9	21	53.1	34.3-71.0	2	2.9	0.7-11.4	1	4.9	0.7-27.7	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	153	30	18.9	12.0-28.5	71	47.5	37.9-57.2	26	15.8	9.9-24.3	19	13.7	8.5-21.4	7	4.1	1.6-10.3

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

-Western NC

190

23.2

16.3-32.0

48.7

40.1-57.4

13.0

8.3-20.0

11.8

7.4-18.3

3.2

1.2- 8.1

GENDER

Male

27.0

16.0-41.7

48.3

34.9-61.9

9.0

3.4-21.4

11.6

5.7-22.0

4.2

1.1-15.0

Female

116

19.6

12.4-29.5

49.1

38.7-59.7

17.1

10.5-26.5

12.1

6.4-21.5

2.2

0.7- 6.4

RACE

White

166

21.7

15.2-30.0

50.9

41.9-59.8

13.5

8.3-21.1

12.2

7.5-19.4

1.7

0.6- 4.9

African American

52.7

19.8-83.4

19.6

6.3-47.1

14.6

3.8-42.5

13.1

3.1-41.8

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

56.1

16.6-89.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

43.9

10.8-83.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

33.2

4.7-83.2

16.1

1.9-65.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

50.7

11.5-89.1

Non-Hispanic

184

23.1

16.1-32.0

49.3

40.5-58.1

13.7

8.7-20.9

12.4

7.8-19.2

1.4

0.5- 4.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

86.2

28.0-99.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

13.8

1.0-72.0

25-34

7.2

0.9-41.2

76.5

36.8-94.8

12.6

1.5-57.3

0.0

. - .

3.7

0.4-25.3

35-44

6.5

0.9-34.9

49.3

23.7-75.3

5.3

0.7-30.2

21.9

7.5-49.2

17.1

3.3-55.1

45-54

37.4

18.1-61.8

22.2

10.4-41.4

19.5

6.9-44.2

18.0

6.6-40.4

2.8

0.4-18.0

55-64

20.3

10.6-35.5

50.3

35.2-65.3

15.3

7.8-27.6

12.0

4.9-26.4

2.1

0.3-13.6

65-74

14.1

6.2-29.0

66.3

48.9-80.2

2.4

0.5-11.1

15.6

6.4-33.3

1.6

0.2-10.8

75+

31.6

17.1-50.9

48.4

31.4-65.8

16.5

7.2-33.5

3.5

0.5-21.1

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

17.9

7.5-36.8

38.8

24.1-55.9

21.0

10.1-38.6

16.0

7.7-30.3

6.3

1.3-26.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

13.8

6.8-26.1

61.2

45.8-74.7

9.6

3.9-21.8

11.6

5.0-24.9

3.7

1.1-11.6

Some Post-H.S.

43.3

26.4-61.8

32.0

18.5-49.5

12.0

4.7-27.5

10.7

3.5-28.5

2.0

0.3-13.2

College Graduate

15.4

7.0-30.8

67.0

48.5-81.4

9.1

2.5-28.3

8.5

2.2-27.4

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

17.8

8.7-33.2

46.1

29.4-63.7

15.7

6.9-32.0

17.1

7.1-35.7

3.2

0.5-19.8

$15,000- 24,999

32.2

18.0-50.7

29.6

17.0-46.3

13.9

5.0-33.0

21.4

10.4-39.2

2.9

0.9- 8.9

$25,000- 34,999

4.0

0.5-23.7

66.6

42.5-84.3

21.6

8.4-45.4

7.8

1.1-39.0

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

18.1

6.9-39.8

71.1

47.0-87.2

5.8

0.8-32.4

0.4

0.1- 3.2

4.5

0.8-21.6

$50,000-74,999

42.0

14.0-76.3

58.0

23.7-86.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

19.5

5.7-48.9

41.5

18.1-69.4

26.1

7.0-62.1

13.0

3.1-41.3

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

113

25.5

17.0-36.4

39.9

30.0-50.7

16.4

9.6-26.7

13.8

7.7-23.4

4.4

1.4-13.1

21.9

10.8-39.3

60.4

44.8-74.1

8.2

3.3-18.9

7.9

3.4-17.4

1.6

0.5- 5.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

39.0

22.2-58.9

53.1

34.3-71.0

2.9

0.7-11.4

4.9

0.7-27.7

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

153

18.9

12.0-28.5

47.5

37.9-57.2

15.8

9.9-24.3

13.7

8.5-21.4

4.1

1.6-10.3

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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: 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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