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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 | 11,303 | 8,313 | 73.8 | 72.8-74.9 | 1,885 | 16.7 | 15.9-17.6 | 705 | 6.3 | 5.7- 6.9 | 302 | 2.4 | 2.1- 2.7 | 98 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.0 |
| -Eastern NC | 3,732 | 2,753 | 72.2 | 70.3-73.9 | 600 | 17.3 | 15.8-18.9 | 233 | 6.8 | 5.8- 8.0 | 106 | 2.6 | 2.1- 3.2 | 40 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,327 | 991 | 71.4 | 68.3-74.4 | 216 | 18.0 | 15.6-20.8 | 80 | 7.9 | 6.2-10.1 | 24 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.5 |
| Female | 2,405 | 1,762 | 72.7 | 70.5-74.9 | 384 | 16.7 | 14.9-18.6 | 153 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.1 | 82 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.6 | 24 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,662 | 2,005 | 73.5 | 71.4-75.6 | 409 | 16.6 | 14.9-18.5 | 163 | 7.2 | 5.9- 8.6 | 54 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.2 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.6 |
| African American | 832 | 576 | 68.5 | 64.4-72.4 | 152 | 19.1 | 15.9-22.8 | 57 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.2 | 40 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.6 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.5 |
| Other Minorities | 227 | 163 | 70.5 | 61.8-78.0 | 38 | 18.3 | 12.4-26.1 | 13 | 4.3 | 2.2- 8.2 | 11 | 4.3 | 2.1- 8.8 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.4-13.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 82 | 57 | 70.0 | 56.4-80.8 | 15 | 17.2 | 9.6-28.9 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.3-10.9 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.6-13.4 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.6-23.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,645 | 2,693 | 72.3 | 70.5-74.1 | 584 | 17.2 | 15.7-18.8 | 228 | 7.0 | 5.9- 8.2 | 101 | 2.5 | 2.0- 3.1 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 405 | 309 | 75.9 | 70.5-80.6 | 63 | 16.9 | 12.9-21.9 | 24 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.5 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 45-54 | 996 | 674 | 66.3 | 62.5-70.0 | 195 | 20.3 | 17.4-23.7 | 74 | 8.4 | 6.3-11.1 | 45 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.3 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.0 |
| 55-64 | 1,015 | 762 | 73.4 | 70.0-76.6 | 152 | 15.9 | 13.3-18.8 | 64 | 7.5 | 5.7- 9.8 | 25 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.2 | 12 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 |
| 65-74 | 759 | 585 | 75.9 | 72.2-79.3 | 102 | 14.6 | 11.9-17.9 | 44 | 5.7 | 4.1- 8.0 | 17 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.6 | 11 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.0 |
| 75+ | 557 | 423 | 74.9 | 70.2-79.1 | 88 | 16.3 | 12.8-20.5 | 27 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.9 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.5 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 634 | 428 | 66.5 | 61.7-71.0 | 121 | 18.9 | 15.5-22.9 | 47 | 7.5 | 5.3-10.4 | 25 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.8 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.3- 6.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,205 | 883 | 70.9 | 67.5-74.1 | 183 | 18.3 | 15.5-21.5 | 75 | 6.5 | 4.9- 8.5 | 50 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.6 | 14 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 928 | 689 | 72.3 | 68.4-75.9 | 148 | 16.5 | 13.7-19.7 | 61 | 8.3 | 6.1-11.4 | 19 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 |
| College Graduate | 961 | 751 | 77.4 | 73.9-80.5 | 146 | 15.7 | 13.0-18.7 | 50 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.6 | 12 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 524 | 338 | 61.4 | 55.8-66.7 | 94 | 20.4 | 16.2-25.3 | 41 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.4 | 40 | 8.1 | 5.6-11.4 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 634 | 430 | 63.6 | 58.6-68.3 | 116 | 20.7 | 16.9-25.2 | 55 | 10.0 | 7.3-13.7 | 21 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.7 | 12 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 467 | 362 | 77.9 | 72.7-82.3 | 67 | 15.1 | 11.3-19.9 | 24 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.8 | 12 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 505 | 385 | 75.2 | 70.0-79.7 | 77 | 15.7 | 11.9-20.4 | 36 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 493 | 378 | 74.4 | 69.4-78.8 | 76 | 17.0 | 13.3-21.4 | 25 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.0 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.1 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.9 |
| $75,000+ | 582 | 458 | 76.7 | 72.2-80.7 | 90 | 15.6 | 12.4-19.4 | 26 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.6 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,650 | 1,107 | 64.6 | 61.6-67.5 | 307 | 20.5 | 18.1-23.1 | 128 | 8.5 | 6.8-10.5 | 74 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.2 | 34 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.7 |
| No | 2,069 | 1,639 | 77.7 | 75.3-79.9 | 288 | 14.9 | 13.1-17.0 | 104 | 5.6 | 4.5- 7.0 | 32 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 684 | 521 | 72.7 | 68.3-76.7 | 111 | 19.0 | 15.6-23.1 | 30 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.6 | 14 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.9 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,044 | 2,229 | 72.0 | 69.9-74.0 | 488 | 16.8 | 15.2-18.6 | 203 | 7.1 | 6.0- 8.5 | 92 | 2.8 | 2.2- 3.6 | 32 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.9 |
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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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