BRFSS 2006 - Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)*: (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: Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)*

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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
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	69	8	13.7	6.3-27.1	44	56.7	42.6-69.8	7	10.8	4.8-22.8	10	18.9	9.8-33.3	0	0.0	. - .
GENDER
Male	27	5	16.6	6.7-35.7	14	49.6	29.9-69.5	4	11.2	3.4-31.1	4	22.6	8.7-47.1	0	0.0	. - .
Female	42	3	11.0	2.7-35.1	30	63.1	43.6-79.1	3	10.5	3.3-28.8	6	15.4	6.3-33.2	0	0.0	. - .
RACE
White	59	8	14.6	6.7-28.7	36	56.6	41.8-70.3	6	10.8	4.6-23.7	9	18.0	8.9-33.2	0	0.0	. - .
Other	10	0	0.0	. - .	8	57.9	19.6-88.6	1	10.5	1.4-49.8	1	31.6	5.4-78.8	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-44	5	0	0.0	. - .	3	49.4	10.9-88.6	1	28.3	3.8-79.9	1	22.3	2.8-74.2	0	0.0	. - .
45+	64	8	15.0	6.9-29.3	41	57.4	42.7-70.9	6	9.1	3.7-20.9	9	18.5	9.2-33.9	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	39	4	13.5	4.3-35.1	22	48.9	31.2-66.9	4	8.1	2.4-24.1	9	29.5	14.9-49.8	0	0.0	. - .
Some College +	30	4	13.9	5.0-32.9	22	67.0	45.8-83.0	3	14.4	4.7-36.6	1	4.6	0.6-26.6	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	56	5	8.0	3.0-19.8	35	58.9	43.4-72.8	6	10.2	4.1-23.0	10	22.9	12.0-39.3	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000+	7	2	25.8	6.1-65.2	4	54.4	20.3-84.8	1	19.8	2.8-67.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

13.7

6.3-27.1

56.7

42.6-69.8

10.8

4.8-22.8

18.9

9.8-33.3

0.0

. - .

GENDER

Male

16.6

6.7-35.7

49.6

29.9-69.5

11.2

3.4-31.1

22.6

8.7-47.1

0.0

. - .

Female

11.0

2.7-35.1

63.1

43.6-79.1

10.5

3.3-28.8

15.4

6.3-33.2

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

14.6

6.7-28.7

56.6

41.8-70.3

10.8

4.6-23.7

18.0

8.9-33.2

0.0

. - .

Other

0.0

. - .

57.9

19.6-88.6

10.5

1.4-49.8

31.6

5.4-78.8

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-44

0.0

. - .

49.4

10.9-88.6

28.3

3.8-79.9

22.3

2.8-74.2

0.0

. - .

45+

15.0

6.9-29.3

57.4

42.7-70.9

9.1

3.7-20.9

18.5

9.2-33.9

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

13.5

4.3-35.1

48.9

31.2-66.9

8.1

2.4-24.1

29.5

14.9-49.8

0.0

. - .

Some College +

13.9

5.0-32.9

67.0

45.8-83.0

14.4

4.7-36.6

4.6

0.6-26.6

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

8.0

3.0-19.8

58.9

43.4-72.8

10.2

4.1-23.0

22.9

12.0-39.3

0.0

. - .

$50,000+

25.8

6.1-65.2

54.4

20.3-84.8

19.8

2.8-67.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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.

*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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