BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (What is the main reason you have not visited an eye care professional in the past 12 months?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care*-AFRICAN AMERICANS

What is the main reason you have not visited an eye care professional in the past 12 months?*

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	Total Respond.^	No prob./no reason to go	Cost/insurance	Access problems	Not thought of it	Other
TOTAL	564	246	44.7	39.6-50.0	168	27.7	23.4-32.6	29	4.9	3.0- 8.0	50	10.7	7.6-15.0	71	11.9	9.1-15.4
GENDER
Male	179	93	49.7	40.9-58.6	34	20.7	14.3-29.2	8	4.8	1.9-11.6	23	14.5	8.9-22.9	21	10.2	6.3-16.0
Female	385	153	40.6	34.8-46.7	134	33.5	28.1-39.3	21	5.0	2.9- 8.5	27	7.6	4.9-11.7	50	13.3	9.6-18.1
AGE
40-44	97	51	51.6	39.2-63.8	26	22.0	14.0-32.7	3	6.1	1.7-20.0	11	15.9	7.6-30.3	6	4.4	1.8-10.4
45-54	194	77	42.1	33.8-50.9	67	31.2	23.8-39.5	8	3.2	1.4- 7.4	17	9.2	5.3-15.5	25	14.3	9.2-21.6
55-64	146	58	40.8	31.5-50.8	51	34.7	25.9-44.8	7	3.7	1.5- 9.2	13	11.4	6.3-19.7	17	9.4	5.4-15.9
65-74	83	36	41.4	29.5-54.5	16	17.6	9.8-29.6	9	12.3	5.7-24.4	7	8.6	3.8-18.4	15	20.0	11.4-32.9
75+	44	24	50.4	32.9-67.8	8	24.9	11.0-47.1	2	2.7	0.6-10.6	2	4.1	1.0-15.1	8	18.0	8.2-34.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	142	50	33.9	25.5-43.5	56	39.8	30.3-50.0	11	7.9	3.9-15.4	7	4.7	2.1-10.0	18	13.7	8.2-21.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	207	94	46.8	38.1-55.7	54	24.9	18.4-32.9	4	0.9	0.3- 2.5	24	15.4	9.1-24.7	31	12.0	7.9-17.9
Some Post-H.S.	128	55	45.8	35.3-56.8	42	29.6	20.7-40.5	8	7.6	2.8-19.4	10	7.6	3.5-15.5	13	9.3	4.9-16.8
College Graduate	85	46	54.1	41.0-66.7	16	14.4	7.9-24.8	5	5.5	1.6-17.2	9	13.3	6.7-24.7	9	12.6	5.7-25.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	115	34	30.8	21.8-41.6	58	52.5	41.5-63.2	4	1.6	0.6- 4.3	3	2.3	0.7- 7.9	16	12.8	7.3-21.5
$15,000- 24,999	151	54	38.2	28.8-48.5	54	33.3	24.4-43.4	7	5.0	2.1-11.6	16	12.0	6.7-20.4	20	11.6	7.1-18.4
$25,000- 34,999	84	45	58.0	44.6-70.3	22	23.0	14.2-35.1	3	2.6	0.8- 8.1	4	5.4	1.8-15.3	10	10.9	5.2-21.3
$35,000- 49,999	63	37	52.0	35.7-67.9	13	21.1	11.5-35.6	3	7.2	1.4-29.2	5	16.3	5.5-39.5	5	3.4	1.3- 8.9
$50,000-74,999	37	19	43.3	26.4-61.9	1	4.0	0.6-23.3	0	0.0	. - .	8	23.9	11.7-42.8	9	28.8	14.5-49.3
$75,000+	33	22	70.6	50.9-84.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.4	1.2-33.8	6	12.0	4.8-26.9	3	10.1	3.2-27.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	248	76	31.2	24.7-38.6	98	41.1	33.7-49.0	23	7.4	4.4-12.1	16	6.6	3.6-11.8	35	13.7	9.3-19.7
No	312	169	54.3	47.2-61.3	68	18.3	13.7-24.0	6	3.3	1.2- 8.7	34	13.7	9.1-20.2	35	10.5	7.1-15.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	61	30	40.7	27.3-55.6	8	17.2	8.1-33.0	4	6.8	1.6-24.8	8	18.7	8.0-37.8	11	16.6	8.5-29.8
Non-Veteran	502	215	45.5	40.1-51.0	160	29.8	25.1-35.0	25	4.6	2.8- 7.4	42	9.2	6.5-12.8	60	11.0	8.2-14.6

Total
Respond.^

No prob./no reason to go

Cost/insurance

Access problems

Not thought of it

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

564

246

44.7

39.6-50.0

168

27.7

23.4-32.6

4.9

3.0- 8.0

10.7

7.6-15.0

11.9

9.1-15.4

GENDER

Male

179

49.7

40.9-58.6

20.7

14.3-29.2

4.8

1.9-11.6

14.5

8.9-22.9

10.2

6.3-16.0

Female

385

153

40.6

34.8-46.7

134

33.5

28.1-39.3

5.0

2.9- 8.5

7.6

4.9-11.7

13.3

9.6-18.1

AGE

40-44

51.6

39.2-63.8

22.0

14.0-32.7

6.1

1.7-20.0

15.9

7.6-30.3

4.4

1.8-10.4

45-54

194

42.1

33.8-50.9

31.2

23.8-39.5

3.2

1.4- 7.4

9.2

5.3-15.5

14.3

9.2-21.6

55-64

146

40.8

31.5-50.8

34.7

25.9-44.8

3.7

1.5- 9.2

11.4

6.3-19.7

9.4

5.4-15.9

65-74

41.4

29.5-54.5

17.6

9.8-29.6

12.3

5.7-24.4

8.6

3.8-18.4

20.0

11.4-32.9

75+

50.4

32.9-67.8

24.9

11.0-47.1

2.7

0.6-10.6

4.1

1.0-15.1

18.0

8.2-34.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

142

33.9

25.5-43.5

39.8

30.3-50.0

7.9

3.9-15.4

4.7

2.1-10.0

13.7

8.2-21.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

207

46.8

38.1-55.7

24.9

18.4-32.9

0.9

0.3- 2.5

15.4

9.1-24.7

12.0

7.9-17.9

Some Post-H.S.

128

45.8

35.3-56.8

29.6

20.7-40.5

7.6

2.8-19.4

7.6

3.5-15.5

9.3

4.9-16.8

College Graduate

54.1

41.0-66.7

14.4

7.9-24.8

5.5

1.6-17.2

13.3

6.7-24.7

12.6

5.7-25.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

115

30.8

21.8-41.6

52.5

41.5-63.2

1.6

0.6- 4.3

2.3

0.7- 7.9

12.8

7.3-21.5

$15,000- 24,999

151

38.2

28.8-48.5

33.3

24.4-43.4

5.0

2.1-11.6

12.0

6.7-20.4

11.6

7.1-18.4

$25,000- 34,999

58.0

44.6-70.3

23.0

14.2-35.1

2.6

0.8- 8.1

5.4

1.8-15.3

10.9

5.2-21.3

$35,000- 49,999

52.0

35.7-67.9

21.1

11.5-35.6

7.2

1.4-29.2

16.3

5.5-39.5

3.4

1.3- 8.9

$50,000-74,999

43.3

26.4-61.9

4.0

0.6-23.3

0.0

. - .

23.9

11.7-42.8

28.8

14.5-49.3

$75,000+

70.6

50.9-84.8

0.0

. - .

7.4

1.2-33.8

12.0

4.8-26.9

10.1

3.2-27.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

248

31.2

24.7-38.6

41.1

33.7-49.0

7.4

4.4-12.1

6.6

3.6-11.8

13.7

9.3-19.7

312

169

54.3

47.2-61.3

18.3

13.7-24.0

3.3

1.2- 8.7

13.7

9.1-20.2

10.5

7.1-15.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

40.7

27.3-55.6

17.2

8.1-33.0

6.8

1.6-24.8

18.7

8.0-37.8

16.6

8.5-29.8

Non-Veteran

502

215

45.5

40.1-51.0

160

29.8

25.1-35.0

4.6

2.8- 7.4

9.2

6.5-12.8

11.0

8.2-14.6

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.

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