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| Total Respond.^ |
No difficulty | A little difficulty | Moderate difficulty | Extreme difficulty | Unable to do b/c of eyesight | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 11,312 | 9,729 | 86.8 | 86.0-87.6 | 1,018 | 8.7 | 8.0- 9.4 | 358 | 3.0 | 2.6- 3.4 | 109 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 | 98 | 0.7 | 0.6- 1.0 |
| -Eastern NC | 3,737 | 3,202 | 85.6 | 84.0-87.0 | 336 | 8.9 | 7.8-10.2 | 128 | 3.4 | 2.8- 4.3 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 | 37 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,331 | 1,169 | 87.1 | 84.5-89.3 | 97 | 8.0 | 6.2-10.3 | 42 | 3.4 | 2.3- 4.9 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.1 | 17 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 |
| Female | 2,406 | 2,033 | 84.3 | 82.3-86.0 | 239 | 9.7 | 8.4-11.2 | 86 | 3.5 | 2.8- 4.5 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.7 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,664 | 2,332 | 87.8 | 86.2-89.3 | 206 | 7.4 | 6.3- 8.8 | 83 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.2 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.0 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 |
| African American | 837 | 672 | 79.2 | 75.2-82.8 | 107 | 13.6 | 10.7-17.2 | 37 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.4 | 12 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.6 |
| Other Minorities | 227 | 189 | 84.5 | 76.6-90.1 | 23 | 7.4 | 4.2-12.9 | 8 | 5.2 | 1.9-13.1 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 82 | 71 | 86.2 | 73.0-93.5 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.6 | 5 | 8.0 | 2.6-22.4 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.9-13.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,649 | 3,126 | 85.6 | 84.1-87.1 | 332 | 9.2 | 8.0-10.5 | 123 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.1 | 32 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.6 | 36 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 407 | 355 | 86.5 | 81.1-90.6 | 38 | 9.7 | 6.3-14.6 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.8- 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 45-54 | 992 | 851 | 85.1 | 81.9-87.8 | 92 | 9.4 | 7.3-12.0 | 34 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.4 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,022 | 875 | 86.8 | 84.3-89.0 | 83 | 7.3 | 5.7- 9.3 | 40 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.5 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.1 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.8 |
| 65-74 | 762 | 649 | 84.4 | 81.2-87.2 | 76 | 10.3 | 8.0-13.1 | 24 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.0 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.6 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 |
| 75+ | 554 | 472 | 84.4 | 80.2-87.8 | 47 | 8.2 | 5.9-11.3 | 20 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.3 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 639 | 518 | 79.1 | 74.6-83.1 | 67 | 10.7 | 8.2-14.0 | 29 | 6.3 | 3.9-10.0 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.7- 3.0 | 14 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,209 | 1,008 | 83.4 | 80.4-86.0 | 131 | 11.3 | 9.0-14.1 | 44 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.3 | 14 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 925 | 810 | 88.2 | 85.3-90.6 | 71 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.6 | 33 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.3 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 |
| College Graduate | 960 | 862 | 89.8 | 87.0-92.1 | 67 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.6 | 22 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.4 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.7 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 530 | 404 | 74.1 | 68.9-78.7 | 64 | 13.9 | 10.3-18.4 | 33 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.6 | 12 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.3 | 17 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 636 | 521 | 80.9 | 76.6-84.5 | 71 | 11.1 | 8.4-14.5 | 26 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.8 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.9 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 465 | 396 | 84.3 | 79.1-88.4 | 46 | 9.2 | 6.5-12.8 | 19 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.3 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 9.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 505 | 442 | 85.7 | 80.4-89.8 | 47 | 11.8 | 7.9-17.2 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 492 | 442 | 90.8 | 87.1-93.4 | 33 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.8 |
| $75,000+ | 583 | 539 | 93.3 | 90.7-95.2 | 33 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.4 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,652 | 1,299 | 78.3 | 75.6-80.7 | 206 | 12.1 | 10.3-14.1 | 88 | 5.9 | 4.4- 7.7 | 27 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.7 | 32 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.2 |
| No | 2,071 | 1,890 | 90.8 | 88.9-92.4 | 130 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.3 | 39 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.3 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.9 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 686 | 603 | 86.5 | 82.5-89.7 | 52 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.4 | 18 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.7 | 11 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,047 | 2,595 | 85.3 | 83.6-86.8 | 284 | 9.0 | 7.8-10.3 | 110 | 3.5 | 2.8- 4.5 | 32 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 |
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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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