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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 | 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 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,363 | 2,523 | 75.5 | 73.6-77.2 | 538 | 15.8 | 14.4-17.4 | 209 | 6.4 | 5.5- 7.6 | 61 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.1 | 32 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.2 |
| African American | 532 | 390 | 71.4 | 66.0-76.4 | 90 | 18.2 | 14.5-22.7 | 29 | 7.1 | 3.9-12.4 | 18 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.0 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.6 |
| Asian | 20 | 17 | 90.8 | 70.7-97.6 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.6-25.5 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.6-25.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Native American | 78 | 53 | 61.6 | 46.8-74.5 | 14 | 23.7 | 13.2-38.8 | 8 | 10.0 | 4.7-20.2 | 2 | 3.9 | 0.8-17.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.0 |
| Other Minorities | 128 | 99 | 77.3 | 67.9-84.6 | 19 | 14.8 | 9.0-23.3 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.4- 8.4 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.6- 7.2 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.5-10.4 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 129 | 99 | 77.7 | 68.4-84.9 | 19 | 14.9 | 9.1-23.5 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.1 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.6- 7.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.4-10.3 |
| -English Speaking | 58 | 43 | 72.4 | 56.0-84.4 | 9 | 16.8 | 8.0-32.0 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.1-12.9 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.0 | 2 | 6.2 | 1.3-25.5 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 71 | 56 | 80.7 | 68.9-88.7 | 10 | 13.9 | 7.1-25.3 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.1 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.7-10.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,000 | 2,990 | 74.7 | 72.9-76.4 | 643 | 16.2 | 14.8-17.7 | 247 | 6.6 | 5.6- 7.8 | 82 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.2 | 38 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 500 | 418 | 84.9 | 80.9-88.1 | 60 | 11.1 | 8.3-14.6 | 20 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 45-54 | 1,100 | 765 | 68.1 | 64.5-71.6 | 219 | 20.2 | 17.4-23.3 | 81 | 8.8 | 6.5-11.7 | 24 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.6 | 11 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.6 |
| 55-64 | 1,133 | 846 | 75.5 | 72.4-78.3 | 167 | 14.8 | 12.5-17.5 | 77 | 6.4 | 5.0- 8.1 | 35 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.3 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| 65-74 | 852 | 657 | 76.8 | 73.3-80.0 | 125 | 14.5 | 12.0-17.5 | 44 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.7 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.7 | 12 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 |
| 75+ | 551 | 409 | 74.1 | 69.4-78.4 | 92 | 18.1 | 14.3-22.6 | 31 | 4.7 | 3.2- 7.0 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 646 | 448 | 69.0 | 64.3-73.4 | 107 | 16.5 | 13.2-20.4 | 41 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.5 | 32 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.4 | 18 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,212 | 898 | 74.4 | 71.3-77.4 | 194 | 17.1 | 14.5-20.0 | 83 | 6.4 | 5.0- 8.2 | 29 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.5 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 908 | 681 | 73.5 | 69.4-77.2 | 157 | 16.8 | 14.0-20.1 | 52 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.7 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.0 |
| College Graduate | 1,362 | 1,063 | 78.6 | 75.8-81.2 | 203 | 14.7 | 12.6-17.2 | 77 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.3 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 367 | 230 | 61.9 | 55.3-68.0 | 68 | 18.5 | 14.0-24.0 | 27 | 9.2 | 5.8-14.3 | 23 | 6.8 | 4.1-11.1 | 19 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 568 | 387 | 66.2 | 60.9-71.1 | 107 | 20.7 | 16.6-25.6 | 47 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.8 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.1 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 527 | 387 | 74.0 | 69.0-78.4 | 97 | 18.7 | 14.7-23.4 | 29 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.0 | 13 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 620 | 484 | 77.8 | 73.4-81.6 | 89 | 14.6 | 11.5-18.4 | 36 | 6.0 | 4.0- 8.9 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 600 | 467 | 78.6 | 74.4-82.2 | 82 | 13.5 | 10.5-17.2 | 40 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.4 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.2 |
| $75,000+ | 998 | 800 | 79.8 | 76.3-82.9 | 140 | 13.5 | 11.2-16.2 | 50 | 5.9 | 3.9- 9.0 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.4 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,680 | 1,145 | 67.8 | 64.9-70.5 | 297 | 18.0 | 15.8-20.4 | 129 | 8.2 | 6.7-10.0 | 70 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.3 | 39 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.1 |
| No | 2,438 | 1,939 | 79.2 | 77.0-81.2 | 360 | 15.0 | 13.3-16.8 | 124 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.9 | 14 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 1,800 | 1,365 | 75.2 | 72.4-77.7 | 275 | 15.8 | 13.8-17.9 | 109 | 6.8 | 5.1- 9.1 | 34 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.4 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,330 | 1,725 | 74.6 | 72.4-76.7 | 387 | 16.4 | 14.6-18.4 | 144 | 6.2 | 5.1- 7.4 | 51 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.5 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 |
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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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