BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (When was the last time you had your eyes examined by any doctor or eye care provider?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care*

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	Total Respond.^	Within the past month	Within the past year	Within the past 2 years	2 or more years ago	Never
North Carolina	11,271	1,501	12.4	11.7-13.2	5,928	51.3	50.2-52.5	1,771	16.6	15.7-17.5	1,898	17.5	16.6-18.4	173	2.2	1.8- 2.7
-Eastern NC	3,728	530	12.9	11.7-14.2	1,971	51.3	49.3-53.3	566	15.6	14.2-17.1	609	18.3	16.7-20.0	52	2.0	1.4- 2.8
GENDER
Male	1,318	176	11.9	10.1-14.0	679	49.1	45.8-52.4	200	15.7	13.5-18.3	234	20.3	17.6-23.2	29	3.0	1.9- 4.7
Female	2,410	354	13.7	12.1-15.3	1,292	53.1	50.7-55.5	366	15.5	13.9-17.4	375	16.6	14.9-18.5	23	1.1	0.7- 1.7
RACE
White	2,659	381	13.1	11.6-14.6	1,408	51.2	48.9-53.5	415	16.6	14.9-18.4	422	17.8	16.0-19.7	33	1.4	0.9- 2.0
African American	833	113	12.2	9.8-15.0	454	54.4	50.0-58.7	115	12.8	10.3-15.8	141	19.1	15.6-23.1	10	1.5	0.8- 3.1
Other Minorities	225	34	13.3	8.7-19.7	104	40.4	32.2-49.2	34	15.3	9.9-22.9	44	21.3	14.9-29.4	9	9.7	4.7-19.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	83	16	14.1	8.0-23.7	34	34.8	23.3-48.2	15	20.4	11.4-33.7	10	14.4	6.9-27.5	8	16.4	7.7-31.5
Non-Hispanic	3,639	513	12.7	11.5-14.0	1,935	52.0	50.0-54.0	550	15.5	14.1-17.0	597	18.4	16.8-20.1	44	1.4	1.0- 2.0
AGE
40-44	400	40	11.5	8.2-15.9	153	35.4	29.9-41.3	61	15.6	11.8-20.4	132	33.0	27.6-39.0	14	4.4	2.3- 8.5
45-54	989	98	8.7	7.0-10.8	499	50.4	46.5-54.2	180	17.5	14.9-20.6	187	20.3	17.3-23.6	25	3.1	1.9- 4.9
55-64	1,021	129	11.4	9.4-13.9	515	50.3	46.6-54.0	194	20.1	17.3-23.3	173	17.2	14.6-20.2	10	1.0	0.5- 1.9
65-74	765	140	18.5	15.4-22.0	454	59.5	55.4-63.5	93	11.5	9.2-14.3	77	10.3	8.1-13.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8
75+	553	123	20.8	17.1-25.0	350	65.0	60.2-69.5	38	7.2	5.0-10.3	40	6.8	4.6- 9.8	2	0.2	0.1- 0.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	639	86	12.2	9.5-15.6	337	51.1	46.1-56.1	80	12.4	9.7-15.8	124	20.0	16.4-24.2	12	4.3	2.1- 8.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,203	167	11.9	10.0-14.0	596	46.7	43.2-50.2	183	15.5	13.1-18.3	228	23.0	19.8-26.4	29	2.9	1.9- 4.5
Some Post-H.S.	927	133	13.4	10.9-16.4	499	52.5	48.5-56.5	153	17.4	14.5-20.8	136	16.0	13.3-19.3	6	0.6	0.3- 1.5
College Graduate	955	143	13.9	11.6-16.7	536	55.9	52.1-59.6	150	16.1	13.5-19.1	121	13.5	11.1-16.3	5	0.6	0.2- 1.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	530	76	13.3	10.3-17.0	258	46.1	40.7-51.5	71	14.8	11.0-19.7	119	24.8	20.2-29.9	6	1.1	0.5- 2.7
$15,000- 24,999	633	80	10.6	8.1-13.7	328	47.6	42.8-52.6	101	16.0	12.7-20.0	115	22.3	18.1-27.1	9	3.5	1.6- 7.4
$25,000- 34,999	464	70	15.0	11.4-19.5	248	51.2	45.3-57.1	60	12.0	8.7-16.2	73	17.2	13.3-22.1	13	4.6	2.3- 9.1
$35,000- 49,999	503	67	12.3	9.3-16.0	282	53.4	47.8-58.8	79	15.3	12.0-19.4	71	18.0	13.6-23.3	4	1.1	0.4- 2.9
$50,000-74,999	487	59	11.2	8.3-14.9	269	53.4	48.0-58.6	81	16.5	13.0-20.6	77	18.9	14.8-23.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7
$75,000+	578	88	12.7	10.0-16.0	294	52.1	47.3-56.8	102	18.4	15.0-22.4	85	15.6	12.4-19.4	9	1.2	0.6- 2.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,658	260	14.5	12.6-16.6	876	52.0	49.0-54.9	232	14.2	12.3-16.3	274	17.8	15.5-20.3	16	1.6	0.9- 2.8
No	2,056	270	11.8	10.2-13.5	1,083	50.5	47.8-53.2	333	16.7	14.8-18.9	334	18.7	16.6-21.1	36	2.2	1.4- 3.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	679	124	16.8	13.8-20.4	363	52.2	47.5-56.8	91	14.1	11.2-17.7	97	16.2	12.8-20.4	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7
Non-Veteran	3,045	404	11.8	10.5-13.2	1,607	51.0	48.8-53.2	474	16.0	14.5-17.7	512	18.9	17.1-20.7	48	2.3	1.6- 3.3

Total
Respond.^

Within the past month

Within the past year

Within the past 2 years

2 or more years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,271

1,501

12.4

11.7-13.2

5,928

51.3

50.2-52.5

1,771

16.6

15.7-17.5

1,898

17.5

16.6-18.4

173

2.2

1.8- 2.7

-Eastern NC

3,728

530

12.9

11.7-14.2

1,971

51.3

49.3-53.3

566

15.6

14.2-17.1

609

18.3

16.7-20.0

2.0

1.4- 2.8

GENDER

Male

1,318

176

11.9

10.1-14.0

679

49.1

45.8-52.4

200

15.7

13.5-18.3

234

20.3

17.6-23.2

3.0

1.9- 4.7

Female

2,410

354

13.7

12.1-15.3

1,292

53.1

50.7-55.5

366

15.5

13.9-17.4

375

16.6

14.9-18.5

1.1

0.7- 1.7

RACE

White

2,659

381

13.1

11.6-14.6

1,408

51.2

48.9-53.5

415

16.6

14.9-18.4

422

17.8

16.0-19.7

1.4

0.9- 2.0

African American

833

113

12.2

9.8-15.0

454

54.4

50.0-58.7

115

12.8

10.3-15.8

141

19.1

15.6-23.1

1.5

0.8- 3.1

Other Minorities

225

13.3

8.7-19.7

104

40.4

32.2-49.2

15.3

9.9-22.9

21.3

14.9-29.4

9.7

4.7-19.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.1

8.0-23.7

34.8

23.3-48.2

20.4

11.4-33.7

14.4

6.9-27.5

16.4

7.7-31.5

Non-Hispanic

3,639

513

12.7

11.5-14.0

1,935

52.0

50.0-54.0

550

15.5

14.1-17.0

597

18.4

16.8-20.1

1.4

1.0- 2.0

AGE

40-44

400

11.5

8.2-15.9

153

35.4

29.9-41.3

15.6

11.8-20.4

132

33.0

27.6-39.0

4.4

2.3- 8.5

45-54

989

8.7

7.0-10.8

499

50.4

46.5-54.2

180

17.5

14.9-20.6

187

20.3

17.3-23.6

3.1

1.9- 4.9

55-64

1,021

129

11.4

9.4-13.9

515

50.3

46.6-54.0

194

20.1

17.3-23.3

173

17.2

14.6-20.2

1.0

0.5- 1.9

65-74

765

140

18.5

15.4-22.0

454

59.5

55.4-63.5

11.5

9.2-14.3

10.3

8.1-13.2

0.1

0.0- 0.8

75+

553

123

20.8

17.1-25.0

350

65.0

60.2-69.5

7.2

5.0-10.3

6.8

4.6- 9.8

0.2

0.1- 0.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

639

12.2

9.5-15.6

337

51.1

46.1-56.1

12.4

9.7-15.8

124

20.0

16.4-24.2

4.3

2.1- 8.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,203

167

11.9

10.0-14.0

596

46.7

43.2-50.2

183

15.5

13.1-18.3

228

23.0

19.8-26.4

2.9

1.9- 4.5

Some Post-H.S.

927

133

13.4

10.9-16.4

499

52.5

48.5-56.5

153

17.4

14.5-20.8

136

16.0

13.3-19.3

0.6

0.3- 1.5

College Graduate

955

143

13.9

11.6-16.7

536

55.9

52.1-59.6

150

16.1

13.5-19.1

121

13.5

11.1-16.3

0.6

0.2- 1.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

530

13.3

10.3-17.0

258

46.1

40.7-51.5

14.8

11.0-19.7

119

24.8

20.2-29.9

1.1

0.5- 2.7

$15,000- 24,999

633

10.6

8.1-13.7

328

47.6

42.8-52.6

101

16.0

12.7-20.0

115

22.3

18.1-27.1

3.5

1.6- 7.4

$25,000- 34,999

464

15.0

11.4-19.5

248

51.2

45.3-57.1

12.0

8.7-16.2

17.2

13.3-22.1

4.6

2.3- 9.1

$35,000- 49,999

503

12.3

9.3-16.0

282

53.4

47.8-58.8

15.3

12.0-19.4

18.0

13.6-23.3

1.1

0.4- 2.9

$50,000-74,999

487

11.2

8.3-14.9

269

53.4

48.0-58.6

16.5

13.0-20.6

18.9

14.8-23.7

0.1

0.0- 0.7

$75,000+

578

12.7

10.0-16.0

294

52.1

47.3-56.8

102

18.4

15.0-22.4

15.6

12.4-19.4

1.2

0.6- 2.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,658

260

14.5

12.6-16.6

876

52.0

49.0-54.9

232

14.2

12.3-16.3

274

17.8

15.5-20.3

1.6

0.9- 2.8

2,056

270

11.8

10.2-13.5

1,083

50.5

47.8-53.2

333

16.7

14.8-18.9

334

18.7

16.6-21.1

2.2

1.4- 3.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

679

124

16.8

13.8-20.4

363

52.2

47.5-56.8

14.1

11.2-17.7

16.2

12.8-20.4

0.6

0.2- 1.7

Non-Veteran

3,045

404

11.8

10.5-13.2

1,607

51.0

48.8-53.2

474

16.0

14.5-17.7

512

18.9

17.1-20.7

2.3

1.6- 3.3

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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