BRFSS 2006 - 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.)

2006 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	1,834	291	15.2	13.2-17.4	1,072	56.1	53.2-59.1	217	11.9	10.0-14.0	196	12.9	10.8-15.3	58	4.0	2.8- 5.5
-Eastern NC	679	104	14.7	11.8-18.2	420	60.7	55.9-65.2	78	12.0	8.9-16.2	55	9.4	7.0-12.6	22	3.1	1.9- 5.2
GENDER
Male	243	37	15.0	10.7-20.6	150	62.8	55.6-69.5	30	10.4	6.8-15.4	20	9.5	5.8-15.1	6	2.3	0.9- 5.3
Female	436	67	14.5	10.8-19.2	270	58.8	52.5-64.9	48	13.5	8.8-20.1	35	9.3	6.5-13.2	16	3.9	2.1- 7.3
RACE
White	392	62	15.0	11.4-19.5	238	60.2	54.2-65.9	49	11.3	8.2-15.4	34	12.0	8.3-16.9	9	1.5	0.7- 3.1
African American	235	35	14.7	9.7-21.4	148	63.0	55.1-70.3	25	11.4	7.0-17.8	17	6.4	3.7-10.6	10	4.6	2.1- 9.6
Other Minorities	51	6	8.9	3.6-20.4	34	57.4	35.4-76.9	4	20.1	5.1-54.3	4	5.5	1.6-17.5	3	8.0	2.2-25.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	5	18.8	6.3-44.6	9	38.9	16.7-66.9	2	26.7	5.7-68.4	3	9.2	2.4-29.2	1	6.4	0.9-34.9
Non-Hispanic	656	98	13.9	11.2-17.2	411	62.6	58.1-67.0	76	11.3	8.6-14.5	51	9.3	6.9-12.6	20	2.9	1.7- 4.9
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	2	46.7	6.4-91.8	1	53.3	8.2-93.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	11	2	18.3	4.5-51.7	4	31.6	11.3-62.6	3	40.6	14.5-73.4	1	6.8	0.9-36.8	1	2.8	0.4-18.4
35-44	54	3	5.1	1.6-15.2	35	62.0	46.1-75.6	3	6.3	1.6-22.0	8	17.4	8.5-32.4	5	9.2	3.3-23.3
45-54	113	16	13.6	8.0-22.2	63	54.1	43.0-64.8	15	11.4	6.5-19.2	12	13.7	7.2-24.6	7	7.2	3.1-15.9
55-64	195	25	11.9	7.7-18.1	121	65.0	57.0-72.3	20	8.8	5.3-14.4	23	12.2	7.8-18.6	6	2.0	0.9- 4.6
65-74	191	35	16.7	11.6-23.4	121	65.3	57.2-72.6	25	12.4	8.0-18.9	9	5.3	2.6-10.3	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2
75+	108	21	24.1	14.7-36.9	73	64.1	51.9-74.7	10	9.5	4.6-18.7	2	1.6	0.4- 6.4	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	176	25	17.7	11.2-26.8	102	56.1	47.0-64.8	21	9.7	6.0-15.2	19	11.0	6.7-17.7	9	5.4	2.5-11.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	227	37	12.2	8.5-17.3	135	57.6	49.7-65.1	23	12.4	7.7-19.2	24	13.7	8.8-20.8	8	4.1	1.8- 9.2
Some Post-H.S.	149	23	16.0	10.3-24.1	95	67.8	58.4-76.0	21	9.8	5.8-15.9	8	6.0	2.8-12.4	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8
College Graduate	126	19	13.9	8.0-23.1	87	62.4	49.1-74.1	13	17.4	7.8-34.4	4	4.3	1.6-11.3	3	2.0	0.5- 7.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	150	22	12.5	7.8-19.4	89	60.4	50.7-69.4	15	7.6	4.3-13.1	16	12.8	7.6-20.9	8	6.7	2.9-14.5
$15,000- 24,999	142	20	11.5	7.0-18.3	87	61.7	52.0-70.5	18	13.2	7.9-21.3	13	11.0	6.1-19.3	4	2.5	0.8- 7.6
$25,000- 34,999	87	13	14.6	8.0-25.2	52	65.6	52.9-76.3	13	9.7	5.2-17.3	7	9.3	4.1-19.4	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3
$35,000- 49,999	70	10	16.0	8.0-29.5	50	68.3	53.6-80.2	5	7.1	2.3-20.3	3	4.0	1.2-12.6	2	4.5	0.8-20.6
$50,000-74,999	69	14	15.3	8.4-26.4	39	51.3	37.5-65.0	9	16.6	8.1-30.9	5	14.2	5.7-31.1	2	2.5	0.6- 9.8
$75,000+	44	5	10.8	4.4-24.4	32	76.0	60.6-86.7	4	6.3	2.2-16.8	2	5.3	1.2-20.0	1	1.6	0.2-10.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	427	60	14.4	10.7-19.0	267	62.2	56.5-67.6	48	9.5	6.8-13.1	38	10.1	7.1-14.0	14	3.9	2.0- 7.3
No	234	40	15.1	10.5-21.2	142	57.8	49.1-66.0	30	16.9	10.4-26.4	15	8.1	4.4-14.3	7	2.0	0.9- 4.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	126	22	18.8	12.2-27.7	78	62.2	52.4-71.1	17	11.4	6.7-18.6	4	3.6	1.3- 9.9	5	4.0	1.5- 9.8
Non-Veteran	551	81	13.6	10.4-17.5	341	60.2	54.7-65.5	61	12.3	8.6-17.3	51	11.0	8.1-14.9	17	2.9	1.6- 5.4

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,834

291

15.2

13.2-17.4

1,072

56.1

53.2-59.1

217

11.9

10.0-14.0

196

12.9

10.8-15.3

4.0

2.8- 5.5

-Eastern NC

679

104

14.7

11.8-18.2

420

60.7

55.9-65.2

12.0

8.9-16.2

9.4

7.0-12.6

3.1

1.9- 5.2

GENDER

Male

243

15.0

10.7-20.6

150

62.8

55.6-69.5

10.4

6.8-15.4

9.5

5.8-15.1

2.3

0.9- 5.3

Female

436

14.5

10.8-19.2

270

58.8

52.5-64.9

13.5

8.8-20.1

9.3

6.5-13.2

3.9

2.1- 7.3

RACE

White

392

15.0

11.4-19.5

238

60.2

54.2-65.9

11.3

8.2-15.4

12.0

8.3-16.9

1.5

0.7- 3.1

African American

235

14.7

9.7-21.4

148

63.0

55.1-70.3

11.4

7.0-17.8

6.4

3.7-10.6

4.6

2.1- 9.6

Other Minorities

8.9

3.6-20.4

57.4

35.4-76.9

20.1

5.1-54.3

5.5

1.6-17.5

8.0

2.2-25.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.8

6.3-44.6

38.9

16.7-66.9

26.7

5.7-68.4

9.2

2.4-29.2

6.4

0.9-34.9

Non-Hispanic

656

13.9

11.2-17.2

411

62.6

58.1-67.0

11.3

8.6-14.5

9.3

6.9-12.6

2.9

1.7- 4.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

46.7

6.4-91.8

53.3

8.2-93.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

18.3

4.5-51.7

31.6

11.3-62.6

40.6

14.5-73.4

6.8

0.9-36.8

2.8

0.4-18.4

35-44

5.1

1.6-15.2

62.0

46.1-75.6

6.3

1.6-22.0

17.4

8.5-32.4

9.2

3.3-23.3

45-54

113

13.6

8.0-22.2

54.1

43.0-64.8

11.4

6.5-19.2

13.7

7.2-24.6

7.2

3.1-15.9

55-64

195

11.9

7.7-18.1

121

65.0

57.0-72.3

8.8

5.3-14.4

12.2

7.8-18.6

2.0

0.9- 4.6

65-74

191

16.7

11.6-23.4

121

65.3

57.2-72.6

12.4

8.0-18.9

5.3

2.6-10.3

0.3

0.0- 2.2

75+

108

24.1

14.7-36.9

64.1

51.9-74.7

9.5

4.6-18.7

1.6

0.4- 6.4

0.7

0.2- 2.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

176

17.7

11.2-26.8

102

56.1

47.0-64.8

9.7

6.0-15.2

11.0

6.7-17.7

5.4

2.5-11.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

227

12.2

8.5-17.3

135

57.6

49.7-65.1

12.4

7.7-19.2

13.7

8.8-20.8

4.1

1.8- 9.2

Some Post-H.S.

149

16.0

10.3-24.1

67.8

58.4-76.0

9.8

5.8-15.9

6.0

2.8-12.4

0.4

0.1- 1.8

College Graduate

126

13.9

8.0-23.1

62.4

49.1-74.1

17.4

7.8-34.4

4.3

1.6-11.3

2.0

0.5- 7.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

150

12.5

7.8-19.4

60.4

50.7-69.4

7.6

4.3-13.1

12.8

7.6-20.9

6.7

2.9-14.5

$15,000- 24,999

142

11.5

7.0-18.3

61.7

52.0-70.5

13.2

7.9-21.3

11.0

6.1-19.3

2.5

0.8- 7.6

$25,000- 34,999

14.6

8.0-25.2

65.6

52.9-76.3

9.7

5.2-17.3

9.3

4.1-19.4

0.8

0.2- 3.3

$35,000- 49,999

16.0

8.0-29.5

68.3

53.6-80.2

7.1

2.3-20.3

4.0

1.2-12.6

4.5

0.8-20.6

$50,000-74,999

15.3

8.4-26.4

51.3

37.5-65.0

16.6

8.1-30.9

14.2

5.7-31.1

2.5

0.6- 9.8

$75,000+

10.8

4.4-24.4

76.0

60.6-86.7

6.3

2.2-16.8

5.3

1.2-20.0

1.6

0.2-10.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

427

14.4

10.7-19.0

267

62.2

56.5-67.6

9.5

6.8-13.1

10.1

7.1-14.0

3.9

2.0- 7.3

234

15.1

10.5-21.2

142

57.8

49.1-66.0

16.9

10.4-26.4

8.1

4.4-14.3

2.0

0.9- 4.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

126

18.8

12.2-27.7

62.2

52.4-71.1

11.4

6.7-18.6

3.6

1.3- 9.9

4.0

1.5- 9.8

Non-Veteran

551

13.6

10.4-17.5

341

60.2

54.7-65.5

12.3

8.6-17.3

11.0

8.1-14.9

2.9

1.6- 5.4

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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.

** 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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