BRFSS 2006 - Northeast Partnership I*: (When was the last time you had your eyes examined by any doctor or eye care provider?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care*

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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
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
-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
GENDER
Male	131	21	15.8	9.9-24.2	67	49.0	39.4-58.6	18	15.1	9.3-23.5	21	16.1	10.2-24.6	4	4.0	1.4-10.8
Female	211	42	21.5	15.6-29.0	114	50.2	42.7-57.8	33	16.3	11.3-22.8	22	11.9	7.8-17.8	0	0.0	. - .
RACE
White	165	38	21.0	15.0-28.4	82	48.1	39.5-57.0	22	14.4	9.4-21.6	22	15.5	10.0-23.3	1	1.0	0.1- 6.5
Other	177	25	17.0	11.1-25.3	99	50.9	42.5-59.2	29	16.7	11.2-24.2	21	12.6	8.0-19.4	3	2.7	0.8- 8.6
AGE
18-44	29	4	18.1	6.7-40.2	10	28.3	14.8-47.2	5	14.0	4.8-34.3	10	39.6	22.2-60.2	0	0.0	. - .
45+	313	59	18.9	14.3-24.5	171	52.6	46.2-58.9	46	15.9	11.8-21.2	33	10.4	7.3-14.6	4	2.2	0.8- 6.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	207	36	17.2	12.1-23.9	110	48.4	40.7-56.1	31	16.1	11.1-22.7	27	15.9	10.7-22.9	3	2.5	0.7- 7.8
Some College +	134	27	21.5	14.2-31.2	70	51.2	41.4-60.8	20	15.2	9.3-23.9	16	11.0	6.5-18.0	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	222	36	16.3	11.2-23.2	128	54.3	46.6-61.9	32	15.2	10.5-21.7	23	12.1	7.8-18.2	3	2.0	0.6- 6.5
$50,000+	60	14	23.5	13.9-37.1	24	40.7	27.9-54.8	10	16.6	8.4-30.1	12	19.2	10.7-31.9	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Within the past month

Within the past year

Within the past 2 years

2 or more years ago

Never

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

-Northeast Partnership I

342

18.8

14.4-24.2

181

49.6

43.6-55.7

15.7

11.7-20.7

13.9

10.2-18.8

1.9

0.7- 5.3

GENDER

Male

131

15.8

9.9-24.2

49.0

39.4-58.6

15.1

9.3-23.5

16.1

10.2-24.6

4.0

1.4-10.8

Female

211

21.5

15.6-29.0

114

50.2

42.7-57.8

16.3

11.3-22.8

11.9

7.8-17.8

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

165

21.0

15.0-28.4

48.1

39.5-57.0

14.4

9.4-21.6

15.5

10.0-23.3

1.0

0.1- 6.5

Other

177

17.0

11.1-25.3

50.9

42.5-59.2

16.7

11.2-24.2

12.6

8.0-19.4

2.7

0.8- 8.6

AGE

18-44

18.1

6.7-40.2

28.3

14.8-47.2

14.0

4.8-34.3

39.6

22.2-60.2

0.0

. - .

45+

313

18.9

14.3-24.5

171

52.6

46.2-58.9

15.9

11.8-21.2

10.4

7.3-14.6

2.2

0.8- 6.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

207

17.2

12.1-23.9

110

48.4

40.7-56.1

16.1

11.1-22.7

15.9

10.7-22.9

2.5

0.7- 7.8

Some College +

134

21.5

14.2-31.2

51.2

41.4-60.8

15.2

9.3-23.9

11.0

6.5-18.0

1.1

0.2- 7.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

222

16.3

11.2-23.2

128

54.3

46.6-61.9

15.2

10.5-21.7

12.1

7.8-18.2

2.0

0.6- 6.5

$50,000+

23.5

13.9-37.1

40.7

27.9-54.8

16.6

8.4-30.1

19.2

10.7-31.9

0.0

. - .

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.

*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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