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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care*-WHITES

When was the last time you had your eyes examined by any doctor or eye care provider?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past month Within the past year Within the past 2 years 2 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 8,990 1,180 12.4 11.6-13.2 4,752 51.5 50.2-52.8 1,437 17.3 16.3-18.3 1,510 17.4 16.4-18.4 111 1.5 1.2- 1.9
GENDER
Male 3,349 414 12.0 10.7-13.4 1,674 48.2 46.1-50.3 549 18.2 16.6-19.9 653 19.9 18.3-21.7 59 1.8 1.3- 2.4
Female 5,641 766 12.7 11.8-13.8 3,078 54.3 52.7-55.9 888 16.5 15.4-17.8 857 15.2 14.1-16.4 52 1.2 0.9- 1.8
AGE
40-44 976 87 9.7 7.6-12.2 430 45.3 41.5-49.1 161 16.8 14.1-19.9 266 25.1 22.0-28.4 32 3.2 2.1- 4.7
45-54 2,261 226 10.2 8.7-11.9 1,097 47.5 45.0-50.1 428 19.6 17.6-21.7 462 20.5 18.4-22.6 48 2.2 1.5- 3.2
55-64 2,412 279 10.8 9.4-12.3 1,215 50.0 47.6-52.4 446 19.9 17.9-22.0 451 18.5 16.7-20.5 21 0.8 0.5- 1.4
65-74 1,877 304 16.5 14.6-18.6 1,083 56.4 53.7-59.1 262 15.5 13.5-17.7 221 11.2 9.6-13.0 7 0.4 0.2- 1.0
75+ 1,464 284 18.6 16.3-21.0 927 64.6 61.6-67.5 140 10.0 8.3-12.1 110 6.7 5.3- 8.3 3 0.2 0.0- 0.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,173 151 12.6 10.4-15.2 571 44.7 41.1-48.3 174 16.1 13.5-19.0 262 24.2 21.0-27.8 15 2.4 1.2- 4.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,712 366 12.4 11.0-14.0 1,392 50.0 47.6-52.3 414 16.5 14.8-18.5 496 19.4 17.5-21.4 44 1.7 1.2- 2.4
Some Post-H.S. 2,247 305 12.7 11.0-14.5 1,180 51.2 48.6-53.8 379 18.5 16.5-20.6 356 16.2 14.3-18.2 27 1.5 0.9- 2.4
College Graduate 2,840 354 12.0 10.6-13.5 1,599 55.3 53.0-57.5 468 17.4 15.7-19.2 394 14.4 12.8-16.0 25 1.0 0.6- 1.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 914 111 11.9 9.4-14.9 408 41.3 37.4-45.3 149 19.2 15.9-23.1 234 26.2 22.7-30.1 12 1.4 0.7- 2.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,315 188 12.6 10.7-14.8 657 48.3 44.8-51.8 204 16.0 13.7-18.6 255 22.2 19.2-25.5 11 0.9 0.5- 1.8
$25,000- 34,999 1,062 148 12.9 10.7-15.5 539 49.1 45.4-52.9 163 15.5 12.9-18.5 196 20.3 17.3-23.6 16 2.2 1.2- 4.1
$35,000- 49,999 1,240 151 11.3 9.3-13.7 669 53.4 49.9-56.8 203 16.4 14.1-19.1 203 17.7 15.2-20.5 14 1.2 0.7- 2.1
$50,000-74,999 1,234 139 11.3 9.3-13.7 658 51.0 47.5-54.4 228 19.1 16.6-21.9 198 17.7 15.1-20.6 11 1.0 0.4- 2.6
$75,000+ 1,918 263 13.3 11.6-15.3 1,031 52.2 49.5-54.9 335 19.4 17.2-21.8 260 13.3 11.6-15.2 29 1.7 1.1- 2.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,674 535 13.7 12.4-15.2 1,882 49.5 47.5-51.6 582 16.9 15.4-18.5 641 18.5 16.9-20.2 34 1.4 0.9- 2.0
No 5,272 643 11.6 10.6-12.7 2,843 52.7 51.0-54.3 848 17.5 16.2-18.8 862 16.7 15.5-18.0 76 1.6 1.2- 2.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,641 249 14.4 12.5-16.6 883 52.2 49.2-55.1 246 17.4 15.2-20.0 250 15.4 13.3-17.7 13 0.6 0.3- 1.1
Non-Veteran 7,346 931 11.9 11.0-12.8 3,866 51.3 49.9-52.7 1,191 17.2 16.2-18.4 1,260 17.9 16.8-19.0 98 1.7 1.3- 2.2

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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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