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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%) | ||
| North Carolina | 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 |
| COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
| Alamance | 293 | 216 | 76.2 | 70.5-81.0 | 48 | 14.7 | 10.9-19.5 | 21 | 6.7 | 4.1-10.6 | 7 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 |
| Buncombe | 277 | 202 | 74.9 | 69.0-80.0 | 46 | 16.4 | 12.1-21.7 | 20 | 6.3 | 3.9-10.0 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.2- 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Cabarrus | 295 | 201 | 69.7 | 63.5-75.2 | 58 | 18.9 | 14.4-24.4 | 25 | 7.3 | 4.8-10.9 | 9 | 3.4 | 1.6- 6.9 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.4 |
| Catawba | 317 | 227 | 74.0 | 68.3-79.0 | 58 | 17.3 | 13.1-22.5 | 26 | 7.4 | 4.8-11.1 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 |
| Cumberland | 300 | 214 | 68.3 | 61.6-74.3 | 53 | 20.9 | 15.6-27.4 | 16 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.7 | 13 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.3 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.5- 4.9 |
| Davidson | 314 | 235 | 75.7 | 70.0-80.7 | 49 | 15.7 | 11.6-20.9 | 17 | 5.4 | 3.2- 8.9 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 |
| Durham | 258 | 185 | 75.3 | 69.1-80.7 | 49 | 16.4 | 12.1-21.8 | 17 | 5.3 | 3.1- 9.0 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.1 |
| Forsyth | 302 | 228 | 75.8 | 69.7-81.1 | 57 | 19.2 | 14.3-25.1 | 13 | 3.9 | 2.2- 7.0 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 |
| Gaston | 297 | 219 | 74.0 | 67.9-79.3 | 49 | 14.7 | 10.9-19.6 | 20 | 9.2 | 5.7-14.5 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 |
| Guilford | 328 | 245 | 75.2 | 68.3-81.1 | 58 | 15.7 | 11.8-20.7 | 18 | 7.6 | 3.5-15.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.8 |
| Iredell | 324 | 233 | 71.6 | 65.6-76.9 | 64 | 19.9 | 15.3-25.4 | 18 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.7 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 |
| Johnston | 294 | 209 | 68.3 | 60.2-75.4 | 48 | 15.6 | 11.4-20.8 | 23 | 8.7 | 4.8-15.1 | 10 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.7 | 4 | 3.7 | 0.8-15.5 |
| Mecklenburg | 556 | 418 | 74.5 | 70.2-78.5 | 93 | 16.6 | 13.4-20.4 | 30 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.4 | 15 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| New Hanover | 309 | 235 | 76.3 | 70.5-81.3 | 51 | 17.7 | 13.2-23.3 | 16 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.0 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.7 |
| Onslow | 259 | 199 | 75.1 | 68.2-80.9 | 42 | 18.7 | 13.5-25.2 | 11 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.5 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 |
| Orange | 274 | 213 | 79.2 | 73.3-84.0 | 41 | 14.6 | 10.5-19.9 | 13 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.1 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 |
| Pitt | 264 | 187 | 70.6 | 63.8-76.6 | 49 | 18.7 | 13.8-24.7 | 18 | 6.2 | 3.8-10.2 | 7 | 3.1 | 1.2- 8.1 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.6 |
| Randolph | 283 | 214 | 78.9 | 73.4-83.6 | 39 | 10.7 | 7.6-14.8 | 20 | 6.8 | 4.2-10.8 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.6 |
| Robeson | 271 | 207 | 78.3 | 72.4-83.2 | 31 | 9.6 | 6.6-13.9 | 18 | 6.5 | 3.9-10.6 | 8 | 3.4 | 1.6- 7.1 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.6 |
| Rowan | 330 | 236 | 70.0 | 64.0-75.4 | 63 | 21.2 | 16.4-26.8 | 22 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.2 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.0 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.1 |
| Union | 276 | 208 | 76.1 | 69.5-81.7 | 47 | 17.8 | 12.9-24.1 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.1- 7.8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 |
| Wake | 432 | 321 | 75.1 | 70.2-79.5 | 64 | 14.6 | 11.2-18.9 | 29 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.2 | 15 | 2.9 | 1.7- 4.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.5 |
| Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 326 | 239 | 70.0 | 63.7-75.7 | 57 | 21.3 | 16.2-27.5 | 16 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.7 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.5 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.0- 5.0 |
| Northeast Partnership II*** | 389 | 286 | 73.9 | 68.6-78.6 | 58 | 15.4 | 11.7-20.1 | 27 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.7 | 14 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.9 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 |
| Northeast Partnership I*** | 343 | 266 | 74.9 | 69.0-80.0 | 48 | 16.0 | 11.7-21.4 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.9- 8.3 | 10 | 3.7 | 1.9- 7.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 |
| Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 310 | 217 | 69.3 | 62.8-75.0 | 53 | 16.3 | 12.2-21.5 | 28 | 11.6 | 7.6-17.4 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 |
| Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 333 | 247 | 73.0 | 66.9-78.4 | 52 | 16.5 | 12.2-21.8 | 22 | 7.7 | 4.7-12.2 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.1 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.8 |
| Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 330 | 239 | 71.1 | 65.2-76.3 | 53 | 16.1 | 12.2-21.0 | 24 | 9.8 | 6.4-14.8 | 12 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 |
| Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 275 | 205 | 74.2 | 67.9-79.7 | 43 | 14.7 | 10.6-20.1 | 14 | 5.2 | 3.0- 9.0 | 12 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 |
| Chatham/Lee/Moore | 331 | 247 | 74.7 | 68.9-79.7 | 50 | 14.9 | 11.0-20.0 | 22 | 7.8 | 5.0-12.0 | 11 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 |
| Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 397 | 283 | 71.9 | 66.6-76.6 | 69 | 17.2 | 13.4-21.8 | 25 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.4 | 15 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.5 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.2 |
| Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 320 | 233 | 74.9 | 69.2-79.8 | 57 | 16.8 | 12.8-21.7 | 21 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.4 | 8 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 |
| Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 313 | 216 | 69.9 | 63.6-75.5 | 65 | 20.7 | 15.8-26.7 | 20 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.2 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.9 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.3 |
| Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 324 | 226 | 70.2 | 64.1-75.6 | 61 | 19.5 | 14.9-25.1 | 25 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.9 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.0 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 |
| Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 459 | 357 | 77.8 | 72.8-82.1 | 62 | 15.4 | 11.7-20.1 | 21 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.2 | 12 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.3 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.2 |
| NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 835 | 626 | 73.9 | 70.3-77.3 | 127 | 16.8 | 13.9-20.2 | 49 | 5.8 | 4.3- 8.0 | 25 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.2 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 |
| No | 10,468 | 7,687 | 73.8 | 72.7-74.9 | 1,758 | 16.7 | 15.8-17.6 | 656 | 6.3 | 5.7- 7.0 | 277 | 2.4 | 2.1- 2.7 | 90 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.0 |
| NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 3,733 | 2,754 | 72.1 | 70.3-73.9 | 600 | 17.3 | 15.8-18.9 | 233 | 6.8 | 5.8- 8.0 | 106 | 2.6 | 2.1- 3.2 | 40 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.7 |
| Piedmont | 6,293 | 4,627 | 74.5 | 73.1-75.8 | 1,066 | 16.2 | 15.1-17.4 | 394 | 6.3 | 5.5- 7.2 | 161 | 2.4 | 2.0- 2.9 | 45 | 0.5 | 0.4- 0.8 |
| Western NC | 1,277 | 932 | 74.6 | 71.6-77.4 | 219 | 17.4 | 15.0-20.2 | 78 | 5.0 | 3.9- 6.5 | 35 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.9 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.8 |
| AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain AHEC*** | 736 | 559 | 77.0 | 73.1-80.5 | 108 | 15.7 | 12.6-19.3 | 41 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.4 | 21 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.1 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.3 |
| Northwest | 2,308 | 1,654 | 72.4 | 70.1-74.6 | 436 | 19.0 | 17.0-21.1 | 148 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.1 | 51 | 2.1 | 1.5- 3.0 | 19 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.1 |
| Charlotte | 1,716 | 1,260 | 73.8 | 71.2-76.3 | 295 | 16.9 | 14.8-19.2 | 106 | 6.2 | 5.0- 7.7 | 44 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.9 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 |
| Greensboro | 1,484 | 1,113 | 76.4 | 73.2-79.3 | 239 | 14.9 | 12.8-17.3 | 87 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.3 | 35 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.4 | 10 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| Southern Regional | 1,074 | 777 | 70.4 | 66.8-73.8 | 170 | 17.6 | 14.8-20.8 | 72 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.2 | 38 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.9 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.7 |
| Coastal | 631 | 474 | 73.4 | 69.0-77.4 | 100 | 17.0 | 13.7-20.8 | 40 | 7.7 | 5.3-11.1 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| Wake | 1,406 | 1,029 | 74.3 | 71.2-77.0 | 224 | 15.0 | 12.8-17.5 | 93 | 6.8 | 5.3- 8.7 | 49 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.4 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| Area L | 499 | 359 | 70.1 | 65.0-74.6 | 78 | 16.3 | 12.8-20.5 | 46 | 10.6 | 7.6-14.7 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.5 |
| Eastern | 1,449 | 1,088 | 74.1 | 71.1-76.8 | 235 | 17.4 | 15.0-20.1 | 72 | 5.2 | 3.8- 6.9 | 38 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.4 | 16 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.9 |
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.
**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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