BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (What is the main reason you have not visited an eye care professional in the past 12 months?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care*

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	Total Respond.^	No prob./no reason to go	Cost/insurance	Acess problems	Not thought of it	Other
North Carolina	3,867	1,950	51.9	49.9-53.9	988	24.5	22.8-26.2	178	4.4	3.6- 5.3	271	7.0	6.0- 8.1	480	12.2	11.0-13.6
-Eastern NC	1,237	599	47.9	44.4-51.3	348	28.0	25.0-31.2	57	4.5	3.3- 6.2	87	7.8	5.9-10.1	146	11.8	9.8-14.2
GENDER
Male	471	250	50.9	45.4-56.4	97	23.1	18.7-28.1	23	5.1	3.1- 8.2	47	10.4	7.2-14.7	54	10.6	7.8-14.2
Female	766	349	44.9	40.8-49.1	251	32.9	29.0-37.0	34	4.0	2.7- 5.8	40	5.2	3.6- 7.3	92	13.1	10.4-16.3
RACE
White	877	452	50.5	46.6-54.5	223	26.2	22.8-29.9	42	4.7	3.3- 6.8	56	6.2	4.6- 8.4	104	12.3	9.9-15.2
African American	269	105	37.6	30.6-45.3	93	33.0	26.2-40.6	10	2.9	1.3- 6.3	24	12.9	7.7-20.8	37	13.5	9.2-19.4
Other Minorities	88	41	54.1	40.4-67.2	31	29.4	19.2-42.2	5	7.2	2.5-18.9	7	6.8	2.8-15.5	4	2.4	0.9- 6.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	32	11	50.4	30.2-70.4	13	25.5	13.1-43.8	3	11.0	3.4-30.4	1	1.7	0.2-11.6	4	11.4	3.2-33.0
Non-Hispanic	1,202	588	47.8	44.4-51.3	333	28.0	25.0-31.3	53	4.2	3.0- 5.8	86	8.1	6.2-10.5	142	11.9	9.9-14.2
AGE
40-44	213	110	53.1	44.9-61.1	63	27.4	20.9-34.9	4	2.1	0.7- 5.8	18	10.1	5.4-18.0	18	7.4	4.5-11.9
45-54	401	162	40.8	35.1-46.7	138	32.9	27.6-38.7	19	5.6	3.2- 9.5	27	6.6	4.3-10.0	55	14.1	10.5-18.8
55-64	372	189	49.9	43.8-55.9	102	26.6	21.6-32.3	12	3.4	1.8- 6.3	28	8.6	5.6-12.8	41	11.6	8.1-16.3
65-74	170	88	49.6	41.0-58.2	34	19.6	13.6-27.4	11	7.2	3.7-13.5	11	6.7	3.5-12.4	26	16.9	11.2-24.9
75+	81	50	60.8	47.4-72.8	11	18.4	9.7-32.1	11	9.6	5.1-17.4	3	3.0	0.8-10.3	6	8.2	3.0-20.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	216	78	35.9	28.1-44.4	90	41.1	33.3-49.5	16	6.5	3.5-11.8	6	4.0	1.6- 9.3	26	12.5	8.1-18.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	442	201	43.8	38.1-49.8	124	27.8	22.9-33.3	19	4.7	2.6- 8.2	48	12.1	8.3-17.2	50	11.6	8.3-16.0
Some Post-H.S.	297	141	48.0	41.0-55.1	89	30.7	24.5-37.7	12	3.7	2.0- 6.7	21	6.4	3.9-10.4	34	11.2	7.6-16.1
College Graduate	282	179	63.8	57.1-70.1	45	15.2	10.9-20.7	10	3.7	1.8- 7.4	12	4.9	2.6- 9.2	36	12.4	8.7-17.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	58	28.1	20.7-36.9	104	57.6	48.5-66.2	14	3.7	2.1- 6.4	3	1.3	0.3- 4.5	18	9.4	5.0-16.9
$15,000- 24,999	227	83	39.4	31.2-48.2	98	40.6	32.8-49.0	7	5.2	2.3-11.6	16	6.0	3.4-10.3	23	8.7	5.5-13.6
$25,000- 34,999	146	71	48.8	38.5-59.1	47	33.7	24.7-44.0	6	4.7	2.0-10.8	8	4.3	1.7-10.4	14	8.6	4.7-15.2
$35,000- 49,999	156	82	50.0	40.2-59.8	32	23.1	15.8-32.5	5	1.5	0.6- 3.7	18	15.5	8.3-27.1	19	10.0	5.8-16.5
$50,000-74,999	162	95	53.0	43.9-61.9	19	13.7	8.4-21.6	5	5.7	2.2-14.1	14	9.6	5.2-16.9	29	18.1	12.2-26.0
$75,000+	201	132	64.3	56.3-71.6	18	9.4	5.5-15.5	9	4.4	2.1- 8.9	18	10.0	5.9-16.2	24	12.0	7.8-17.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	521	196	36.3	31.4-41.4	205	42.6	37.4-47.9	30	4.4	2.9- 6.7	28	5.3	3.4- 8.2	62	11.4	8.6-14.9
No	712	402	55.5	50.9-60.0	141	18.5	15.3-22.2	27	4.6	3.0- 7.2	59	9.4	6.8-12.8	83	12.0	9.4-15.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	195	111	51.4	42.7-60.1	30	19.4	13.0-28.0	11	4.1	2.1- 7.9	21	12.0	6.4-21.2	22	13.1	8.2-20.1
Non-Veteran	1,041	487	47.0	43.3-50.8	318	30.0	26.7-33.5	46	4.6	3.2- 6.6	66	6.8	5.2- 8.9	124	11.6	9.4-14.1

Total
Respond.^

No prob./no reason to go

Cost/insurance

Acess problems

Not thought of it

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,867

1,950

51.9

49.9-53.9

988

24.5

22.8-26.2

178

4.4

3.6- 5.3

271

7.0

6.0- 8.1

480

12.2

11.0-13.6

-Eastern NC

1,237

599

47.9

44.4-51.3

348

28.0

25.0-31.2

4.5

3.3- 6.2

7.8

5.9-10.1

146

11.8

9.8-14.2

GENDER

Male

471

250

50.9

45.4-56.4

23.1

18.7-28.1

5.1

3.1- 8.2

10.4

7.2-14.7

10.6

7.8-14.2

Female

766

349

44.9

40.8-49.1

251

32.9

29.0-37.0

4.0

2.7- 5.8

5.2

3.6- 7.3

13.1

10.4-16.3

RACE

White

877

452

50.5

46.6-54.5

223

26.2

22.8-29.9

4.7

3.3- 6.8

6.2

4.6- 8.4

104

12.3

9.9-15.2

African American

269

105

37.6

30.6-45.3

33.0

26.2-40.6

2.9

1.3- 6.3

12.9

7.7-20.8

13.5

9.2-19.4

Other Minorities

54.1

40.4-67.2

29.4

19.2-42.2

7.2

2.5-18.9

6.8

2.8-15.5

2.4

0.9- 6.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

50.4

30.2-70.4

25.5

13.1-43.8

11.0

3.4-30.4

1.7

0.2-11.6

11.4

3.2-33.0

Non-Hispanic

1,202

588

47.8

44.4-51.3

333

28.0

25.0-31.3

4.2

3.0- 5.8

8.1

6.2-10.5

142

11.9

9.9-14.2

AGE

40-44

213

110

53.1

44.9-61.1

27.4

20.9-34.9

2.1

0.7- 5.8

10.1

5.4-18.0

7.4

4.5-11.9

45-54

401

162

40.8

35.1-46.7

138

32.9

27.6-38.7

5.6

3.2- 9.5

6.6

4.3-10.0

14.1

10.5-18.8

55-64

372

189

49.9

43.8-55.9

102

26.6

21.6-32.3

3.4

1.8- 6.3

8.6

5.6-12.8

11.6

8.1-16.3

65-74

170

49.6

41.0-58.2

19.6

13.6-27.4

7.2

3.7-13.5

6.7

3.5-12.4

16.9

11.2-24.9

75+

60.8

47.4-72.8

18.4

9.7-32.1

9.6

5.1-17.4

3.0

0.8-10.3

8.2

3.0-20.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

216

35.9

28.1-44.4

41.1

33.3-49.5

6.5

3.5-11.8

4.0

1.6- 9.3

12.5

8.1-18.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

442

201

43.8

38.1-49.8

124

27.8

22.9-33.3

4.7

2.6- 8.2

12.1

8.3-17.2

11.6

8.3-16.0

Some Post-H.S.

297

141

48.0

41.0-55.1

30.7

24.5-37.7

3.7

2.0- 6.7

6.4

3.9-10.4

11.2

7.6-16.1

College Graduate

282

179

63.8

57.1-70.1

15.2

10.9-20.7

3.7

1.8- 7.4

4.9

2.6- 9.2

12.4

8.7-17.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

197

28.1

20.7-36.9

104

57.6

48.5-66.2

3.7

2.1- 6.4

1.3

0.3- 4.5

9.4

5.0-16.9

$15,000- 24,999

227

39.4

31.2-48.2

40.6

32.8-49.0

5.2

2.3-11.6

6.0

3.4-10.3

8.7

5.5-13.6

$25,000- 34,999

146

48.8

38.5-59.1

33.7

24.7-44.0

4.7

2.0-10.8

4.3

1.7-10.4

8.6

4.7-15.2

$35,000- 49,999

156

50.0

40.2-59.8

23.1

15.8-32.5

1.5

0.6- 3.7

15.5

8.3-27.1

10.0

5.8-16.5

$50,000-74,999

162

53.0

43.9-61.9

13.7

8.4-21.6

5.7

2.2-14.1

9.6

5.2-16.9

18.1

12.2-26.0

$75,000+

201

132

64.3

56.3-71.6

9.4

5.5-15.5

4.4

2.1- 8.9

10.0

5.9-16.2

12.0

7.8-17.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

521

196

36.3

31.4-41.4

205

42.6

37.4-47.9

4.4

2.9- 6.7

5.3

3.4- 8.2

11.4

8.6-14.9

712

402

55.5

50.9-60.0

141

18.5

15.3-22.2

4.6

3.0- 7.2

9.4

6.8-12.8

12.0

9.4-15.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

195

111

51.4

42.7-60.1

19.4

13.0-28.0

4.1

2.1- 7.9

12.0

6.4-21.2

13.1

8.2-20.1

Non-Veteran

1,041

487

47.0

43.3-50.8

318

30.0

26.7-33.5

4.6

3.2- 6.6

6.8

5.2- 8.9

124

11.6

9.4-14.1

Back to Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care*.

Asked only of respondents age 40 and older. NOTE: These questions on visual impairment/eyecare have never been asked previously in the NC BRFSS Survey.

^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.

** 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.

***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.

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