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Within the past month | Within the past year | Within the past 2 years | 2 or more years ago | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 11,271 | 1,501 | 12.4 | 11.7-13.2 | 5,928 | 51.3 | 50.2-52.5 | 1,771 | 16.6 | 15.7-17.5 | 1,898 | 17.5 | 16.6-18.4 | 173 | 2.2 | 1.8- 2.7 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 292 | 34 | 11.5 | 8.0-16.3 | 163 | 55.1 | 48.5-61.5 | 42 | 14.1 | 10.3-19.2 | 49 | 16.6 | 12.3-22.1 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.2 |
Buncombe | 275 | 35 | 13.1 | 9.0-18.8 | 147 | 50.1 | 43.4-56.7 | 40 | 15.9 | 11.6-21.5 | 48 | 19.4 | 14.4-25.6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.5 |
Cabarrus | 291 | 31 | 11.8 | 7.9-17.3 | 153 | 49.8 | 43.2-56.4 | 52 | 19.6 | 14.7-25.7 | 52 | 17.3 | 13.0-22.6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.4 |
Catawba | 318 | 34 | 10.1 | 7.0-14.3 | 172 | 50.8 | 44.5-57.1 | 50 | 16.0 | 11.9-21.1 | 56 | 19.5 | 14.8-25.1 | 6 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.1 |
Cumberland | 299 | 41 | 13.7 | 9.8-19.0 | 148 | 47.2 | 40.7-53.9 | 53 | 17.4 | 12.9-22.9 | 52 | 19.7 | 14.6-25.9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.3 |
Davidson | 313 | 36 | 10.1 | 7.0-14.4 | 163 | 49.9 | 43.5-56.3 | 41 | 13.7 | 9.8-18.9 | 67 | 23.4 | 18.3-29.4 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.2 |
Durham | 259 | 27 | 10.3 | 6.8-15.2 | 139 | 52.6 | 45.5-59.6 | 48 | 18.1 | 13.3-24.0 | 42 | 17.8 | 12.8-24.2 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.5 |
Forsyth | 301 | 39 | 10.6 | 7.6-14.6 | 159 | 51.6 | 45.1-58.1 | 52 | 18.6 | 14.0-24.3 | 46 | 16.0 | 11.5-21.7 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.1- 8.8 |
Gaston | 297 | 45 | 15.2 | 11.1-20.3 | 150 | 50.0 | 43.5-56.4 | 51 | 16.4 | 12.2-21.6 | 49 | 17.2 | 12.8-22.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 4.9 |
Guilford | 328 | 47 | 15.2 | 11.2-20.1 | 182 | 54.2 | 47.5-60.7 | 48 | 15.6 | 11.4-20.9 | 47 | 13.6 | 9.8-18.6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.3 |
Iredell | 322 | 42 | 13.2 | 9.6-17.9 | 180 | 54.6 | 48.3-60.8 | 52 | 15.3 | 11.4-20.3 | 43 | 14.2 | 10.2-19.4 | 5 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.8 |
Johnston | 295 | 36 | 11.9 | 8.3-16.8 | 166 | 56.4 | 48.9-63.6 | 39 | 12.4 | 8.8-17.3 | 49 | 18.0 | 12.8-24.7 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.1 |
Mecklenburg | 556 | 71 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.8 | 285 | 50.0 | 45.2-54.9 | 102 | 19.0 | 15.5-23.0 | 88 | 16.6 | 13.3-20.5 | 10 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.6 |
New Hanover | 309 | 51 | 14.4 | 10.8-18.8 | 161 | 49.2 | 43.1-55.4 | 48 | 18.8 | 14.1-24.6 | 45 | 15.7 | 11.6-21.1 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.3 |
Onslow | 260 | 41 | 14.0 | 9.8-19.8 | 132 | 52.2 | 44.8-59.5 | 41 | 16.2 | 11.5-22.2 | 41 | 14.7 | 10.6-20.0 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.7 |
Orange | 270 | 42 | 15.0 | 10.7-20.6 | 144 | 52.7 | 45.9-59.5 | 33 | 11.9 | 8.2-16.9 | 47 | 18.4 | 13.7-24.4 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.6- 6.0 |
Pitt | 265 | 42 | 15.8 | 11.3-21.8 | 144 | 54.1 | 47.2-60.8 | 42 | 16.7 | 12.0-22.9 | 34 | 12.2 | 8.5-17.1 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.6 |
Randolph | 282 | 31 | 11.1 | 7.5-16.2 | 142 | 50.4 | 43.7-57.0 | 42 | 15.4 | 11.2-20.9 | 60 | 19.3 | 14.8-24.9 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.8- 8.0 |
Robeson | 269 | 35 | 12.2 | 8.5-17.2 | 140 | 51.9 | 45.0-58.8 | 38 | 12.7 | 8.9-17.8 | 53 | 21.7 | 16.6-27.8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.6 |
Rowan | 326 | 43 | 10.4 | 7.6-14.1 | 162 | 48.7 | 42.5-54.9 | 40 | 12.7 | 9.1-17.4 | 71 | 23.6 | 18.6-29.5 | 10 | 4.6 | 2.3- 8.9 |
Union | 274 | 37 | 14.4 | 8.9-22.5 | 134 | 47.2 | 40.0-54.5 | 47 | 18.4 | 13.6-24.5 | 50 | 17.3 | 12.7-23.1 | 6 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.5 |
Wake | 428 | 57 | 12.9 | 9.7-17.0 | 249 | 57.0 | 51.5-62.3 | 70 | 17.3 | 13.5-21.9 | 45 | 10.7 | 7.9-14.5 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.9 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 321 | 55 | 16.0 | 12.0-21.1 | 166 | 50.0 | 43.7-56.4 | 39 | 12.8 | 9.0-17.9 | 56 | 20.2 | 15.3-26.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 392 | 50 | 11.2 | 8.2-15.1 | 196 | 50.6 | 44.8-56.3 | 62 | 15.3 | 11.7-19.7 | 79 | 19.9 | 15.8-24.9 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.1- 7.7 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 342 | 63 | 18.8 | 14.4-24.2 | 181 | 49.6 | 43.6-55.7 | 51 | 15.7 | 11.7-20.7 | 43 | 13.9 | 10.2-18.8 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.3 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 311 | 48 | 13.5 | 9.7-18.4 | 163 | 51.2 | 44.7-57.7 | 45 | 15.3 | 11.3-20.6 | 50 | 18.4 | 13.7-24.4 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.8 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 334 | 32 | 8.7 | 5.9-12.7 | 181 | 51.0 | 44.6-57.4 | 58 | 16.6 | 12.4-21.8 | 59 | 21.2 | 16.2-27.3 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.8- 6.8 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 328 | 35 | 9.8 | 6.8-14.0 | 186 | 55.0 | 48.9-61.0 | 56 | 17.3 | 13.2-22.4 | 48 | 16.4 | 12.2-21.7 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.2 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 272 | 41 | 13.8 | 9.8-19.1 | 133 | 45.9 | 39.3-52.7 | 40 | 15.5 | 11.2-21.1 | 54 | 22.0 | 16.7-28.5 | 4 | 2.8 | 1.0- 7.5 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 330 | 45 | 12.9 | 9.4-17.4 | 177 | 52.0 | 45.8-58.2 | 46 | 15.2 | 11.0-20.6 | 52 | 15.9 | 11.9-21.0 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.2 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 395 | 55 | 13.0 | 9.8-17.0 | 214 | 53.2 | 47.6-58.8 | 50 | 12.3 | 9.1-16.4 | 72 | 20.1 | 15.9-25.2 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.1 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 324 | 53 | 15.3 | 11.4-20.3 | 144 | 43.3 | 37.2-49.6 | 63 | 19.0 | 14.6-24.3 | 57 | 18.8 | 14.3-24.3 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.5- 8.4 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 312 | 31 | 8.7 | 5.9-12.7 | 161 | 50.4 | 43.9-56.9 | 53 | 17.4 | 12.9-23.1 | 63 | 22.3 | 17.3-28.4 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.1 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 321 | 44 | 10.7 | 7.8-14.6 | 164 | 49.3 | 42.9-55.8 | 57 | 20.0 | 15.3-25.8 | 52 | 16.2 | 12.0-21.6 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.3- 9.8 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 460 | 52 | 10.7 | 7.8-14.6 | 247 | 52.6 | 46.9-58.2 | 80 | 18.1 | 14.1-22.9 | 79 | 18.3 | 14.1-23.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 834 | 127 | 14.3 | 11.8-17.3 | 430 | 49.9 | 46.0-53.9 | 128 | 15.3 | 12.7-18.3 | 137 | 17.9 | 15.0-21.3 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.9 |
No | 10,437 | 1,374 | 12.3 | 11.5-13.1 | 5,498 | 51.4 | 50.2-52.7 | 1,643 | 16.7 | 15.8-17.7 | 1,761 | 17.4 | 16.5-18.4 | 161 | 2.2 | 1.8- 2.7 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 3,729 | 529 | 12.8 | 11.6-14.1 | 1,972 | 51.3 | 49.3-53.3 | 567 | 15.7 | 14.3-17.2 | 609 | 18.3 | 16.7-20.0 | 52 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.8 |
Piedmont | 6,266 | 822 | 12.5 | 11.5-13.6 | 3,290 | 51.6 | 50.0-53.2 | 988 | 16.7 | 15.5-17.9 | 1,060 | 16.7 | 15.6-17.9 | 106 | 2.5 | 2.0- 3.2 |
Western NC | 1,276 | 150 | 11.2 | 9.2-13.5 | 666 | 50.5 | 47.1-53.9 | 216 | 18.2 | 15.7-21.1 | 229 | 18.7 | 16.1-21.7 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 735 | 87 | 11.4 | 8.9-14.5 | 394 | 51.9 | 47.4-56.3 | 120 | 17.5 | 14.3-21.2 | 127 | 18.6 | 15.2-22.6 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 |
Northwest | 2,303 | 285 | 11.3 | 9.8-12.9 | 1,195 | 49.7 | 47.2-52.3 | 368 | 17.2 | 15.3-19.3 | 412 | 18.6 | 16.7-20.7 | 43 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.8 |
Charlotte | 1,709 | 220 | 12.1 | 10.3-14.1 | 878 | 50.0 | 47.0-52.9 | 291 | 17.9 | 15.7-20.3 | 298 | 17.8 | 15.6-20.1 | 22 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.8 |
Greensboro | 1,478 | 205 | 14.0 | 11.9-16.3 | 781 | 52.1 | 48.8-55.5 | 210 | 15.2 | 12.9-17.8 | 253 | 16.0 | 13.8-18.5 | 29 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.1 |
Southern Regional | 1,066 | 140 | 12.7 | 10.4-15.3 | 560 | 51.3 | 47.5-55.1 | 160 | 14.2 | 11.8-17.0 | 190 | 19.8 | 16.7-23.2 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.6 |
Coastal | 630 | 85 | 10.8 | 8.5-13.6 | 338 | 50.7 | 46.1-55.3 | 107 | 19.5 | 16.0-23.5 | 93 | 16.9 | 13.5-21.0 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.2 |
Wake | 1,401 | 185 | 12.6 | 10.6-15.0 | 761 | 54.4 | 51.0-57.7 | 224 | 16.8 | 14.4-19.5 | 210 | 14.4 | 12.3-16.8 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.2 |
Area L | 497 | 82 | 14.8 | 11.6-18.7 | 254 | 49.3 | 44.2-54.5 | 82 | 17.4 | 13.9-21.7 | 70 | 15.7 | 12.2-19.9 | 9 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.6 |
Eastern | 1,452 | 212 | 13.3 | 11.4-15.5 | 767 | 51.6 | 48.4-54.8 | 209 | 14.7 | 12.5-17.2 | 245 | 18.7 | 16.3-21.4 | 19 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.1 |
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.
**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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