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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 | 11,303 | 8,313 | 73.8 | 72.8-74.9 | 1,885 | 16.7 | 15.9-17.6 | 705 | 6.3 | 5.7- 6.9 | 302 | 2.4 | 2.1- 2.7 | 98 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 4,136 | 3,095 | 74.9 | 73.1-76.5 | 663 | 16.1 | 14.8-17.6 | 253 | 6.4 | 5.4- 7.5 | 85 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.3 | 40 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.3 |
| Female | 7,167 | 5,218 | 72.9 | 71.7-74.2 | 1,222 | 17.2 | 16.2-18.3 | 452 | 6.2 | 5.5- 6.9 | 217 | 3.0 | 2.5- 3.5 | 58 | 0.7 | 0.5- 0.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 9,019 | 6,715 | 74.7 | 73.5-75.8 | 1,476 | 16.4 | 15.5-17.4 | 544 | 6.2 | 5.6- 6.8 | 201 | 2.0 | 1.7- 2.3 | 83 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.0 |
| African American | 1,752 | 1,210 | 69.5 | 66.5-72.3 | 325 | 18.5 | 16.3-20.9 | 127 | 7.3 | 5.5- 9.5 | 79 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.3 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.3 |
| Asian | 45 | 32 | 81.7 | 67.2-90.7 | 7 | 12.5 | 5.4-26.2 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.5- 7.8 | 3 | 3.8 | 0.9-14.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Native American | 207 | 149 | 67.1 | 57.7-75.3 | 33 | 20.8 | 13.9-30.0 | 15 | 7.3 | 4.1-12.9 | 9 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 |
| Other Minorities | 247 | 183 | 76.7 | 69.7-82.5 | 39 | 14.8 | 10.2-21.1 | 14 | 4.3 | 2.3- 7.6 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0- 5.8 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 284 | 215 | 77.7 | 71.2-83.0 | 41 | 14.7 | 10.3-20.6 | 17 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.8 | 8 | 2.1 | 0.9- 5.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.1 |
| -English Speaking | 174 | 126 | 72.8 | 63.6-80.4 | 28 | 16.9 | 10.9-25.3 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.9-10.2 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.5 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.7-11.8 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 110 | 89 | 82.4 | 73.0-89.1 | 13 | 12.5 | 6.9-21.7 | 5 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.7 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6- 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 11,002 | 8,087 | 73.7 | 72.7-74.7 | 1,839 | 16.8 | 15.9-17.7 | 688 | 6.4 | 5.8- 7.0 | 293 | 2.4 | 2.1- 2.8 | 95 | 0.7 | 0.6- 0.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 1,354 | 1,084 | 81.0 | 78.4-83.3 | 190 | 13.6 | 11.6-16.0 | 57 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.5 | 21 | 1.2 | 0.8- 2.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
| 45-54 | 2,961 | 1,990 | 67.2 | 65.0-69.4 | 609 | 20.5 | 18.8-22.4 | 241 | 8.4 | 7.1-10.0 | 105 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.9 | 16 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 |
| 55-64 | 3,007 | 2,266 | 76.1 | 74.3-77.9 | 441 | 14.4 | 12.9-16.0 | 187 | 6.2 | 5.2- 7.3 | 92 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.5 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 |
| 65-74 | 2,276 | 1,726 | 75.7 | 73.5-77.8 | 356 | 15.7 | 13.9-17.6 | 116 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.3 | 53 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.4 | 25 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 |
| 75+ | 1,705 | 1,247 | 73.5 | 70.9-76.0 | 289 | 17.3 | 15.2-19.7 | 104 | 5.8 | 4.6- 7.2 | 31 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.4 | 34 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,758 | 1,178 | 67.4 | 64.5-70.2 | 328 | 18.3 | 16.1-20.7 | 128 | 6.9 | 5.6- 8.5 | 88 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.9 | 36 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,482 | 2,562 | 73.7 | 71.8-75.5 | 559 | 16.5 | 14.9-18.2 | 228 | 6.7 | 5.8- 7.8 | 106 | 2.5 | 2.0- 3.1 | 27 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,734 | 2,000 | 72.7 | 70.4-74.9 | 479 | 17.7 | 15.9-19.6 | 176 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.8 | 57 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.4 | 22 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.3 |
| College Graduate | 3,305 | 2,558 | 77.9 | 76.1-79.6 | 514 | 15.5 | 14.0-17.0 | 173 | 5.0 | 4.1- 6.1 | 48 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.8 | 12 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,369 | 843 | 60.4 | 57.0-63.7 | 266 | 19.6 | 16.9-22.5 | 123 | 9.6 | 7.7-11.9 | 97 | 7.7 | 6.0- 9.8 | 40 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,840 | 1,256 | 66.8 | 63.9-69.6 | 352 | 19.9 | 17.6-22.4 | 150 | 8.6 | 7.1-10.4 | 60 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.4 | 22 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 1,365 | 1,009 | 73.5 | 70.4-76.4 | 238 | 18.1 | 15.6-20.9 | 79 | 6.0 | 4.5- 7.8 | 34 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.2 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,529 | 1,165 | 77.0 | 74.3-79.5 | 237 | 15.1 | 13.0-17.5 | 102 | 6.4 | 5.0- 8.1 | 20 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,435 | 1,098 | 76.2 | 73.4-78.8 | 220 | 15.9 | 13.7-18.4 | 84 | 5.5 | 4.3- 7.1 | 28 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.7 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 |
| $75,000+ | 2,115 | 1,688 | 79.7 | 77.4-81.8 | 315 | 14.3 | 12.7-16.2 | 81 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.3 | 25 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.8 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 4,680 | 3,085 | 65.9 | 64.1-67.6 | 894 | 19.4 | 18.0-20.8 | 394 | 8.5 | 7.6- 9.6 | 219 | 4.5 | 3.9- 5.3 | 88 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.3 |
| No | 6,570 | 5,196 | 78.9 | 77.5-80.1 | 973 | 15.0 | 13.9-16.1 | 309 | 4.9 | 4.2- 5.7 | 82 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 1,930 | 1,457 | 75.1 | 72.5-77.6 | 302 | 15.9 | 14.0-18.0 | 112 | 6.5 | 4.9- 8.6 | 41 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.6 | 18 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 |
| Non-Veteran | 9,363 | 6,847 | 73.5 | 72.4-74.6 | 1,582 | 16.9 | 16.0-17.9 | 593 | 6.2 | 5.6- 6.9 | 261 | 2.5 | 2.2- 2.9 | 80 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 |
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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