BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you have any kind of health insurance coverage for eye care?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,063	6,259	58.1	56.9-59.2	4,804	41.9	40.8-43.1
-Eastern NC	3,667	2,119	57.9	55.9-59.9	1,548	42.1	40.1-44.1
GENDER
Male	1,295	734	56.8	53.5-60.0	561	43.2	40.0-46.5
Female	2,372	1,385	58.9	56.5-61.2	987	41.1	38.8-43.5
RACE
White	2,612	1,480	56.6	54.3-58.9	1,132	43.4	41.1-45.7
African American	822	511	63.3	59.0-67.4	311	36.7	32.6-41.0
Other Minorities	222	124	52.1	43.2-60.9	98	47.9	39.1-56.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	83	37	41.6	29.1-55.2	46	58.4	44.8-70.9
Non-Hispanic	3,579	2,080	58.6	56.6-60.5	1,499	41.4	39.5-43.4
AGE
40-44	392	262	68.1	62.3-73.4	130	31.9	26.6-37.7
45-54	981	581	56.9	53.0-60.7	400	43.1	39.3-47.0
55-64	1,003	580	59.0	55.3-62.6	423	41.0	37.4-44.7
65-74	747	388	50.2	46.0-54.4	359	49.8	45.6-54.0
75+	544	308	55.1	50.1-60.0	236	44.9	40.0-49.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	632	323	50.2	45.2-55.2	309	49.8	44.8-54.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,185	673	56.6	53.0-60.1	512	43.4	39.9-47.0
Some Post-H.S.	914	548	59.6	55.6-63.5	366	40.4	36.5-44.4
College Graduate	932	574	63.2	59.5-66.8	358	36.8	33.2-40.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	524	253	43.2	37.9-48.6	271	56.8	51.4-62.1
$15,000- 24,999	622	302	47.1	42.1-52.1	320	52.9	47.9-57.9
$25,000- 34,999	461	262	57.0	51.1-62.8	199	43.0	37.2-48.9
$35,000- 49,999	497	287	56.6	51.1-61.9	210	43.4	38.1-48.9
$50,000-74,999	480	336	68.7	63.5-73.4	144	31.3	26.6-36.5
$75,000+	565	392	71.5	67.1-75.6	173	28.5	24.4-32.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,630	908	55.1	52.0-58.1	722	44.9	41.9-48.0
No	2,021	1,201	60.0	57.3-62.6	820	40.0	37.4-42.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	671	400	61.4	56.8-65.8	271	38.6	34.2-43.2
Non-Veteran	2,992	1,715	56.9	54.7-59.1	1,277	43.1	40.9-45.3

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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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	11,063	6,259	58.1	56.9-59.2	4,804	41.9	40.8-43.1
-Eastern NC	3,667	2,119	57.9	55.9-59.9	1,548	42.1	40.1-44.1
GENDER
Male	1,295	734	56.8	53.5-60.0	561	43.2	40.0-46.5
Female	2,372	1,385	58.9	56.5-61.2	987	41.1	38.8-43.5
RACE
White	2,612	1,480	56.6	54.3-58.9	1,132	43.4	41.1-45.7
African American	822	511	63.3	59.0-67.4	311	36.7	32.6-41.0
Other Minorities	222	124	52.1	43.2-60.9	98	47.9	39.1-56.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	83	37	41.6	29.1-55.2	46	58.4	44.8-70.9
Non-Hispanic	3,579	2,080	58.6	56.6-60.5	1,499	41.4	39.5-43.4
AGE
40-44	392	262	68.1	62.3-73.4	130	31.9	26.6-37.7
45-54	981	581	56.9	53.0-60.7	400	43.1	39.3-47.0
55-64	1,003	580	59.0	55.3-62.6	423	41.0	37.4-44.7
65-74	747	388	50.2	46.0-54.4	359	49.8	45.6-54.0
75+	544	308	55.1	50.1-60.0	236	44.9	40.0-49.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	632	323	50.2	45.2-55.2	309	49.8	44.8-54.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,185	673	56.6	53.0-60.1	512	43.4	39.9-47.0
Some Post-H.S.	914	548	59.6	55.6-63.5	366	40.4	36.5-44.4
College Graduate	932	574	63.2	59.5-66.8	358	36.8	33.2-40.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	524	253	43.2	37.9-48.6	271	56.8	51.4-62.1
$15,000- 24,999	622	302	47.1	42.1-52.1	320	52.9	47.9-57.9
$25,000- 34,999	461	262	57.0	51.1-62.8	199	43.0	37.2-48.9
$35,000- 49,999	497	287	56.6	51.1-61.9	210	43.4	38.1-48.9
$50,000-74,999	480	336	68.7	63.5-73.4	144	31.3	26.6-36.5
$75,000+	565	392	71.5	67.1-75.6	173	28.5	24.4-32.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,630	908	55.1	52.0-58.1	722	44.9	41.9-48.0
No	2,021	1,201	60.0	57.3-62.6	820	40.0	37.4-42.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	671	400	61.4	56.8-65.8	271	38.6	34.2-43.2
Non-Veteran	2,992	1,715	56.9	54.7-59.1	1,277	43.1	40.9-45.3

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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