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| Total Respond.^ |
No prob./no reason to go | Cost/insurance | Acess problems | Not thought of it | Other | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 3,867 | 1,950 | 51.9 | 49.9-53.9 | 988 | 24.5 | 22.8-26.2 | 178 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.3 | 271 | 7.0 | 6.0- 8.1 | 480 | 12.2 | 11.0-13.6 |
| -Northeastern Partnership | 279 | 148 | 50.6 | 43.7-57.3 | 63 | 23.8 | 18.4-30.2 | 15 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.7 | 21 | 10.0 | 6.3-15.4 | 32 | 11.2 | 7.7-15.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 110 | 59 | 52.2 | 41.6-62.6 | 21 | 22.2 | 14.4-32.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 1.9-10.4 | 13 | 13.8 | 7.7-23.3 | 10 | 7.3 | 3.9-13.4 |
| Female | 169 | 89 | 48.8 | 40.5-57.3 | 42 | 25.5 | 18.7-33.8 | 8 | 4.3 | 2.0- 8.9 | 8 | 6.2 | 3.0-12.1 | 22 | 15.1 | 9.7-22.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 182 | 99 | 51.0 | 42.8-59.2 | 40 | 23.1 | 16.8-31.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 3.2-10.9 | 11 | 7.8 | 4.0-14.5 | 20 | 12.1 | 7.7-18.5 |
| African American | 88 | 42 | 42.2 | 31.1-54.2 | 22 | 28.8 | 18.7-41.6 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.0 | 10 | 16.6 | 8.9-28.9 | 12 | 11.0 | 5.9-19.6 |
| Other Minorities | 8 | 6 | 94.1 | 75.0-98.8 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4-21.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.3-19.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 4 | 3 | 80.9 | 29.6-97.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 19.1 | 2.3-70.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 274 | 145 | 49.5 | 42.7-56.3 | 62 | 24.5 | 19.0-31.0 | 15 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.1 | 21 | 10.5 | 6.7-16.1 | 31 | 10.9 | 7.5-15.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 41 | 26 | 58.2 | 41.0-73.6 | 7 | 22.0 | 10.8-39.8 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.4-17.0 | 5 | 11.5 | 4.2-27.6 | 2 | 5.6 | 1.4-20.2 |
| 45-54 | 90 | 42 | 47.5 | 36.1-59.2 | 24 | 24.5 | 16.0-35.5 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.0- 8.7 | 8 | 12.4 | 6.1-23.6 | 12 | 12.5 | 6.9-21.7 |
| 55-64 | 94 | 50 | 49.4 | 38.5-60.4 | 23 | 25.0 | 16.7-35.8 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.2-12.6 | 7 | 9.9 | 4.7-19.9 | 10 | 11.5 | 6.0-21.1 |
| 65-74 | 37 | 19 | 43.7 | 27.2-61.7 | 6 | 20.3 | 8.3-41.8 | 4 | 11.7 | 4.1-28.9 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.4-16.8 | 7 | 21.7 | 10.2-40.1 |
| 75+ | 17 | 11 | 55.4 | 28.6-79.5 | 3 | 28.2 | 8.5-62.4 | 2 | 10.2 | 2.4-34.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 6.2 | 0.8-33.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 67 | 25 | 35.4 | 22.7-50.6 | 22 | 33.0 | 21.3-47.2 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.8-10.9 | 4 | 9.6 | 3.2-25.1 | 11 | 17.5 | 9.3-30.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 98 | 52 | 49.3 | 38.1-60.6 | 21 | 23.8 | 15.3-35.1 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.5-12.3 | 12 | 15.0 | 8.3-25.6 | 9 | 7.5 | 3.8-14.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 60 | 31 | 51.6 | 37.3-65.7 | 15 | 24.6 | 14.0-39.6 | 3 | 4.9 | 1.5-15.1 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.4-14.1 | 8 | 14.3 | 6.9-27.4 |
| College Graduate | 54 | 40 | 69.8 | 53.6-82.2 | 5 | 12.5 | 4.8-28.8 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.1-13.1 | 2 | 5.7 | 1.4-20.5 | 4 | 8.2 | 2.7-22.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 45 | 17 | 29.9 | 17.8-45.7 | 17 | 52.2 | 35.8-68.1 | 4 | 5.1 | 1.9-13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 12.8 | 5.6-26.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 54 | 22 | 41.6 | 27.7-57.0 | 19 | 33.1 | 21.0-48.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1- 7.3 | 6 | 11.4 | 4.8-24.5 | 6 | 12.9 | 5.7-26.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 38 | 24 | 68.7 | 49.9-82.9 | 8 | 18.3 | 8.0-36.3 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.8-17.4 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.3 | 3 | 7.4 | 2.2-21.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 33 | 17 | 49.1 | 30.5-68.0 | 6 | 22.5 | 9.5-44.4 | 3 | 4.8 | 1.4-15.3 | 3 | 15.5 | 4.9-39.3 | 4 | 8.2 | 2.8-21.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 34 | 21 | 52.7 | 34.5-70.2 | 3 | 10.1 | 3.1-28.8 | 3 | 11.2 | 3.5-30.2 | 3 | 12.4 | 3.9-33.0 | 4 | 13.6 | 4.9-32.4 |
| $75,000+ | 34 | 24 | 66.9 | 46.6-82.3 | 3 | 12.0 | 3.4-34.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 12.0 | 3.5-34.0 | 4 | 9.2 | 3.3-23.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 116 | 47 | 36.6 | 27.4-46.8 | 41 | 39.3 | 29.6-49.9 | 7 | 4.8 | 2.1-10.7 | 5 | 5.6 | 2.1-14.3 | 16 | 13.7 | 8.2-22.2 |
| No | 160 | 100 | 60.3 | 51.1-68.9 | 21 | 13.1 | 8.0-20.8 | 8 | 4.2 | 1.9- 9.1 | 16 | 13.3 | 8.0-21.3 | 15 | 9.0 | 5.2-15.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 34 | 18 | 51.0 | 33.1-68.7 | 6 | 21.3 | 9.2-42.1 | 4 | 9.8 | 3.2-26.2 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4-19.0 | 5 | 14.8 | 6.1-31.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 244 | 129 | 50.4 | 43.0-57.7 | 57 | 24.3 | 18.5-31.2 | 11 | 3.6 | 1.8- 6.9 | 20 | 11.1 | 7.0-17.2 | 27 | 10.7 | 7.1-15.7 |
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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