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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 | 5,656 | 4,192 | 74.0 | 72.6-75.4 | 938 | 16.9 | 15.7-18.2 | 335 | 5.9 | 5.2- 6.7 | 140 | 2.3 | 1.9- 2.9 | 51 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
40-44 | 629 | 495 | 77.7 | 73.5-81.5 | 94 | 16.6 | 13.3-20.5 | 25 | 3.6 | 2.1- 5.9 | 13 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.9 |
45-54 | 1,421 | 965 | 67.6 | 64.6-70.5 | 283 | 20.3 | 17.9-23.0 | 117 | 8.1 | 6.5-10.1 | 52 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.1 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 |
55-64 | 1,471 | 1,135 | 78.1 | 75.5-80.5 | 223 | 14.5 | 12.5-16.7 | 72 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.7 | 32 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.5 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 |
65-74 | 1,155 | 883 | 76.6 | 73.6-79.3 | 176 | 15.2 | 12.9-17.8 | 57 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.4 | 27 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.6 | 12 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.2 |
75+ | 980 | 714 | 73.7 | 70.3-76.9 | 162 | 16.2 | 13.7-19.2 | 64 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.8 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.2 | 24 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 737 | 493 | 67.4 | 63.0-71.5 | 135 | 18.1 | 14.8-22.0 | 65 | 8.9 | 6.6-11.8 | 28 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.6 | 16 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,752 | 1,303 | 74.0 | 71.4-76.5 | 280 | 16.0 | 14.0-18.3 | 103 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.3 | 50 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.5 | 16 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,502 | 1,104 | 72.7 | 69.8-75.5 | 256 | 18.2 | 15.9-20.9 | 93 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.7 | 35 | 2.1 | 1.5- 3.1 | 14 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 |
College Graduate | 1,653 | 1,285 | 77.8 | 75.3-80.1 | 265 | 16.1 | 14.1-18.3 | 74 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.6 | 25 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.7 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 653 | 410 | 60.2 | 55.2-65.0 | 127 | 21.1 | 17.0-25.9 | 59 | 9.6 | 7.0-13.0 | 40 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.1 | 17 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 911 | 626 | 67.8 | 64.0-71.4 | 173 | 18.7 | 15.8-21.9 | 74 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.7 | 25 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.5 | 13 | 1.6 | 0.8- 2.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 655 | 490 | 72.5 | 67.8-76.7 | 104 | 17.0 | 13.6-21.1 | 43 | 7.5 | 5.1-10.9 | 15 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 749 | 573 | 78.0 | 74.1-81.5 | 118 | 15.0 | 12.0-18.6 | 46 | 5.6 | 4.0- 7.8 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 718 | 542 | 73.5 | 69.3-77.3 | 120 | 18.9 | 15.5-22.8 | 39 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.7 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
$75,000+ | 1,024 | 818 | 79.7 | 76.7-82.4 | 162 | 15.8 | 13.4-18.6 | 26 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.1 | 16 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,332 | 1,538 | 65.1 | 62.7-67.5 | 459 | 20.5 | 18.5-22.7 | 197 | 8.7 | 7.4-10.3 | 94 | 3.9 | 3.1- 5.0 | 44 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.4 |
No | 3,299 | 2,637 | 79.7 | 77.9-81.3 | 472 | 14.6 | 13.2-16.1 | 137 | 4.2 | 3.4- 5.1 | 46 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 96 | 69 | 74.7 | 62.8-83.8 | 21 | 21.5 | 13.0-33.5 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.9 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.6 |
Non-Veteran | 5,559 | 4,122 | 74.0 | 72.6-75.4 | 917 | 16.8 | 15.6-18.1 | 334 | 6.0 | 5.3- 6.9 | 136 | 2.3 | 1.9- 2.9 | 50 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 |
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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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