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| Total Respond.^ |
No difficulty | A little difficulty | Moderate difficulty | Extreme difficulty | Unable to do b/c of eyesight | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 11,312 | 9,729 | 86.8 | 86.0-87.6 | 1,018 | 8.7 | 8.0- 9.4 | 358 | 3.0 | 2.6- 3.4 | 109 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 | 98 | 0.7 | 0.6- 1.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 4,147 | 3,681 | 88.8 | 87.5-90.0 | 288 | 7.3 | 6.3- 8.4 | 118 | 2.7 | 2.2- 3.4 | 25 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 35 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.2 |
| Female | 7,165 | 6,048 | 85.1 | 84.0-86.1 | 730 | 9.9 | 9.1-10.8 | 240 | 3.2 | 2.7- 3.7 | 84 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 63 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 9,022 | 7,849 | 87.7 | 86.9-88.5 | 751 | 8.1 | 7.4- 8.8 | 275 | 2.9 | 2.5- 3.4 | 66 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.8 | 81 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 |
| African American | 1,761 | 1,421 | 81.9 | 79.5-84.1 | 222 | 11.9 | 10.1-14.0 | 70 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.4 | 33 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 |
| Asian | 44 | 39 | 82.0 | 57.8-93.8 | 4 | 17.4 | 5.8-42.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.1 |
| Native American | 207 | 174 | 87.6 | 81.4-91.9 | 23 | 8.9 | 5.3-14.8 | 6 | 2.6 | 1.1- 6.2 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Other Minorities | 247 | 218 | 89.6 | 83.7-93.6 | 15 | 5.2 | 2.6-10.2 | 7 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.3 | 6 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 286 | 255 | 89.7 | 84.3-93.4 | 14 | 4.9 | 2.5- 9.5 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.6- 7.3 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 |
| -English Speaking | 176 | 152 | 85.8 | 77.7-91.3 | 13 | 7.4 | 3.9-13.9 | 9 | 5.3 | 2.1-12.5 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.8 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 110 | 103 | 93.6 | 84.6-97.5 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.0 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.2 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6- 8.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 11,008 | 9,460 | 86.7 | 85.9-87.5 | 1,001 | 8.8 | 8.2- 9.5 | 346 | 2.9 | 2.6- 3.4 | 105 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.0 | 96 | 0.7 | 0.6- 1.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 1,353 | 1,217 | 90.1 | 87.9-91.9 | 99 | 7.0 | 5.5- 8.9 | 26 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.5 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 |
| 45-54 | 2,959 | 2,569 | 87.0 | 85.3-88.4 | 254 | 8.6 | 7.4-10.0 | 96 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.4 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 |
| 55-64 | 3,016 | 2,576 | 86.3 | 84.7-87.7 | 281 | 9.0 | 7.8-10.4 | 105 | 3.2 | 2.5- 4.0 | 32 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 22 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 |
| 65-74 | 2,283 | 1,951 | 86.0 | 84.3-87.6 | 218 | 9.3 | 8.0-10.9 | 68 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 23 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.4 | 23 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.5 |
| 75+ | 1,701 | 1,416 | 83.7 | 81.5-85.8 | 166 | 9.7 | 8.1-11.6 | 63 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.4 | 24 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 32 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,770 | 1,400 | 80.1 | 77.6-82.4 | 195 | 10.3 | 8.6-12.2 | 87 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.8 | 52 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.6 | 36 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,485 | 2,960 | 85.4 | 83.8-86.8 | 351 | 10.2 | 8.9-11.6 | 109 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.8 | 29 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 | 36 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,727 | 2,374 | 88.1 | 86.5-89.5 | 234 | 8.3 | 7.1- 9.7 | 93 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 14 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 12 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.6 |
| College Graduate | 3,306 | 2,973 | 90.3 | 88.9-91.5 | 236 | 6.8 | 5.8- 7.9 | 69 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.6 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,374 | 1,032 | 75.6 | 72.6-78.4 | 183 | 12.9 | 10.8-15.3 | 79 | 6.1 | 4.7- 7.9 | 40 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.1 | 40 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,840 | 1,502 | 80.9 | 78.4-83.1 | 207 | 11.6 | 9.8-13.6 | 86 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.4 | 22 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 23 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 1,362 | 1,175 | 86.5 | 84.0-88.7 | 125 | 9.0 | 7.3-11.0 | 49 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.8 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.7 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,528 | 1,342 | 87.8 | 85.4-89.8 | 137 | 9.3 | 7.5-11.5 | 35 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.4 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,435 | 1,302 | 91.2 | 89.1-92.9 | 95 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.2 | 26 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.4 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.1 |
| $75,000+ | 2,118 | 1,944 | 91.7 | 90.1-93.1 | 135 | 6.6 | 5.4- 8.2 | 29 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 4,688 | 3,686 | 79.1 | 77.6-80.6 | 589 | 12.4 | 11.2-13.6 | 246 | 5.4 | 4.6- 6.3 | 84 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.1 | 83 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.0 |
| No | 6,570 | 5,998 | 91.6 | 90.7-92.4 | 422 | 6.3 | 5.6- 7.2 | 111 | 1.4 | 1.2- 1.8 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.6 | 15 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 1,934 | 1,719 | 89.0 | 87.1-90.6 | 138 | 7.3 | 5.9- 8.9 | 51 | 2.6 | 1.9- 3.7 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 9,368 | 8,000 | 86.3 | 85.4-87.1 | 880 | 9.0 | 8.3- 9.8 | 307 | 3.0 | 2.6- 3.5 | 101 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.2 | 80 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.0 |
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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