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| Total Respond.^ |
No difficulty | A little difficulty | Moderate difficulty | Extreme difficulty | Unable to do b/c of eyesight | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 11,312 | 9,729 | 86.8 | 86.0-87.6 | 1,018 | 8.7 | 8.0- 9.4 | 358 | 3.0 | 2.6- 3.4 | 109 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 | 98 | 0.7 | 0.6- 1.0 |
| -Northeastern Partnership | 831 | 705 | 85.7 | 82.7-88.2 | 77 | 9.0 | 7.0-11.6 | 34 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.4 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 304 | 257 | 85.5 | 80.5-89.3 | 27 | 9.2 | 6.1-13.6 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.6- 5.8 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.0 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 |
| Female | 527 | 448 | 85.9 | 82.1-88.9 | 50 | 8.8 | 6.4-12.1 | 23 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.6 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 530 | 459 | 88.0 | 84.6-90.7 | 40 | 7.0 | 4.9- 9.8 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.8 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.6 |
| African American | 274 | 223 | 81.6 | 75.8-86.3 | 35 | 12.2 | 8.5-17.3 | 14 | 5.5 | 3.1- 9.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Other Minorities | 26 | 22 | 81.8 | 55.7-94.2 | 2 | 14.2 | 3.5-43.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-11.0 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-15.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 9 | 9 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 821 | 695 | 85.3 | 82.3-87.8 | 77 | 9.3 | 7.2-11.9 | 34 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.5 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 73 | 68 | 91.8 | 79.5-97.0 | 4 | 6.2 | 1.9-18.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 45-54 | 223 | 190 | 85.5 | 79.5-90.0 | 19 | 9.5 | 5.8-15.2 | 10 | 3.7 | 1.9- 7.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.9 |
| 55-64 | 233 | 198 | 86.4 | 80.9-90.5 | 20 | 7.8 | 4.8-12.5 | 13 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 |
| 65-74 | 174 | 142 | 81.4 | 74.1-86.9 | 25 | 14.1 | 9.4-20.7 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.2- 8.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 |
| 75+ | 128 | 107 | 83.1 | 74.5-89.3 | 9 | 7.2 | 3.6-13.8 | 6 | 5.6 | 2.2-13.5 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.6 | 4 | 2.9 | 1.0- 8.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 190 | 151 | 79.9 | 72.5-85.7 | 23 | 12.6 | 8.0-19.4 | 9 | 4.7 | 2.2- 9.8 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 4.0 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 287 | 242 | 86.1 | 81.3-89.9 | 29 | 8.7 | 5.8-12.9 | 14 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 172 | 153 | 90.1 | 83.8-94.0 | 9 | 4.1 | 2.0- 8.1 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.2- 7.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.4 |
| College Graduate | 181 | 158 | 87.0 | 79.5-92.0 | 16 | 10.2 | 5.6-17.7 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 133 | 97 | 68.4 | 58.1-77.1 | 17 | 15.3 | 9.2-24.6 | 10 | 8.7 | 4.3-16.8 | 5 | 5.4 | 2.0-13.7 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 149 | 127 | 85.8 | 78.4-90.9 | 15 | 9.3 | 5.3-15.7 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 112 | 96 | 87.3 | 78.2-92.9 | 9 | 8.0 | 3.5-17.0 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.8 | 0.5- 7.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 111 | 100 | 89.3 | 79.2-94.8 | 7 | 7.6 | 2.9-18.2 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 95 | 87 | 92.6 | 85.2-96.4 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.4-11.1 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $75,000+ | 103 | 91 | 91.3 | 83.9-95.5 | 10 | 7.7 | 3.8-15.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 372 | 286 | 77.7 | 72.3-82.2 | 49 | 13.7 | 10.0-18.6 | 23 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.2 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.4 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.2 |
| No | 454 | 414 | 91.9 | 88.7-94.2 | 28 | 5.3 | 3.5- 8.0 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 130 | 106 | 83.4 | 75.3-89.2 | 15 | 11.5 | 6.7-19.2 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 2.7 | 1.2- 6.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 700 | 598 | 86.2 | 82.9-88.9 | 62 | 8.5 | 6.3-11.2 | 31 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 |
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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