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No difficulty | A little difficulty | Moderate difficulty | Extreme difficulty | Unable to do b/c of eyesight | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 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 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 3,373 | 3,025 | 89.7 | 88.3-90.9 | 210 | 6.4 | 5.4- 7.6 | 96 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.7 | 14 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 | 28 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 |
African American | 535 | 443 | 83.9 | 79.7-87.5 | 61 | 11.7 | 8.6-15.7 | 18 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.7 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.7 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.5 |
Asian | 20 | 18 | 81.3 | 45.0-95.8 | 2 | 18.7 | 4.2-55.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Native American | 78 | 68 | 89.3 | 79.5-94.7 | 8 | 8.5 | 3.8-18.0 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Other Minorities | 127 | 114 | 90.4 | 82.1-95.1 | 6 | 4.6 | 1.7-12.0 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.4-10.6 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.3 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 128 | 118 | 92.0 | 83.6-96.3 | 4 | 3.3 | 0.9-11.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.5-10.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.3 |
-English Speaking | 58 | 52 | 89.5 | 73.9-96.3 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0-11.8 | 2 | 5.7 | 1.0-25.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.7 |
-Spanish Speaking | 70 | 66 | 93.3 | 81.4-97.8 | 1 | 3.2 | 0.5-19.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.0 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Non-Hispanic | 4,011 | 3,556 | 88.6 | 87.3-89.8 | 283 | 7.5 | 6.4- 8.6 | 115 | 2.7 | 2.2- 3.4 | 23 | 0.4 | 0.3- 0.7 | 34 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
40-44 | 499 | 461 | 92.5 | 89.1-94.9 | 22 | 4.7 | 2.8- 7.8 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.8- 3.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.7 |
45-54 | 1,102 | 980 | 87.8 | 85.1-90.1 | 76 | 7.7 | 5.8-10.0 | 35 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.5 |
55-64 | 1,135 | 1,002 | 88.3 | 85.7-90.4 | 91 | 8.3 | 6.5-10.7 | 29 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.5 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 |
65-74 | 856 | 765 | 89.5 | 86.9-91.6 | 54 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.8 | 20 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.0 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.4 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.8 |
75+ | 555 | 473 | 85.4 | 81.3-88.7 | 45 | 9.1 | 6.3-12.9 | 23 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.9 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 653 | 528 | 81.5 | 77.4-85.0 | 55 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.8 | 36 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.4 | 16 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.0 | 18 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,211 | 1,076 | 88.2 | 85.5-90.4 | 89 | 8.3 | 6.4-10.8 | 35 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 909 | 824 | 90.5 | 87.8-92.7 | 56 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.9 | 24 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 |
College Graduate | 1,366 | 1,246 | 91.3 | 89.2-93.0 | 87 | 6.3 | 4.9- 8.2 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.5 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 373 | 286 | 78.3 | 72.7-83.0 | 33 | 9.6 | 6.4-14.3 | 24 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.6 | 11 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.2 | 19 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 569 | 486 | 84.2 | 79.8-87.7 | 48 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.5 | 26 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.8 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.7 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 527 | 461 | 88.1 | 84.4-91.0 | 46 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.8 | 19 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
$35,000- 49,999 | 618 | 560 | 89.4 | 85.6-92.3 | 41 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.7 | 13 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 599 | 561 | 92.9 | 89.3-95.3 | 31 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.2 |
$75,000+ | 1,003 | 925 | 91.9 | 89.4-93.8 | 58 | 6.4 | 4.7- 8.8 | 15 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,683 | 1,389 | 82.2 | 79.7-84.4 | 161 | 10.3 | 8.5-12.4 | 80 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.5 | 22 | 1.2 | 0.8- 2.0 | 31 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 |
No | 2,444 | 2,274 | 92.8 | 91.3-94.0 | 126 | 5.5 | 4.4- 6.8 | 38 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,804 | 1,609 | 89.0 | 87.0-90.7 | 125 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.1 | 47 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.7 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 |
Non-Veteran | 2,337 | 2,066 | 88.6 | 86.9-90.2 | 163 | 7.2 | 5.9- 8.7 | 71 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.7 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 |
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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.
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