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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 | 11,303 | 8,313 | 73.8 | 72.8-74.9 | 1,885 | 16.7 | 15.9-17.6 | 705 | 6.3 | 5.7- 6.9 | 302 | 2.4 | 2.1- 2.7 | 98 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.0 |
| -Northeastern Partnership | 835 | 626 | 73.9 | 70.3-77.3 | 127 | 16.8 | 13.9-20.2 | 49 | 5.8 | 4.3- 8.0 | 25 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.2 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 307 | 229 | 73.9 | 67.8-79.1 | 53 | 18.4 | 13.8-24.1 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.8 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.5 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 |
| Female | 528 | 397 | 74.0 | 69.4-78.1 | 74 | 15.5 | 12.1-19.6 | 35 | 6.6 | 4.6- 9.4 | 18 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.4 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 531 | 413 | 76.6 | 72.0-80.7 | 72 | 15.5 | 12.0-19.8 | 27 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.1 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.2 |
| African American | 276 | 192 | 67.3 | 60.7-73.4 | 52 | 20.8 | 15.8-27.0 | 21 | 7.3 | 4.5-11.5 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Other Minorities | 26 | 20 | 83.3 | 63.6-93.4 | 3 | 9.3 | 2.5-28.6 | 1 | 4.1 | 0.6-24.1 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.7-14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 9 | 7 | 87.5 | 57.7-97.3 | 1 | 4.7 | 0.6-29.0 | 1 | 7.8 | 1.0-40.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 825 | 619 | 73.7 | 70.0-77.1 | 126 | 17.2 | 14.2-20.6 | 48 | 5.8 | 4.2- 7.9 | 24 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.1 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 72 | 60 | 81.2 | 68.8-89.4 | 11 | 18.4 | 10.2-30.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 45-54 | 225 | 159 | 70.0 | 62.6-76.5 | 36 | 17.0 | 11.9-23.7 | 17 | 7.7 | 4.4-12.9 | 11 | 4.8 | 2.6- 8.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.2 |
| 55-64 | 234 | 182 | 76.7 | 70.1-82.3 | 29 | 13.9 | 9.5-19.9 | 15 | 6.9 | 4.0-11.4 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 |
| 65-74 | 175 | 128 | 71.4 | 63.3-78.4 | 31 | 19.6 | 13.6-27.3 | 9 | 5.1 | 2.5-10.1 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.9 |
| 75+ | 129 | 97 | 73.1 | 63.0-81.3 | 20 | 17.1 | 10.4-26.8 | 7 | 6.3 | 2.7-14.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.9 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 191 | 117 | 62.7 | 54.5-70.2 | 44 | 22.9 | 16.8-30.4 | 19 | 9.6 | 5.8-15.4 | 9 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 289 | 222 | 72.5 | 65.7-78.4 | 38 | 16.8 | 11.9-23.1 | 18 | 7.0 | 4.1-11.7 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 174 | 137 | 78.1 | 69.6-84.8 | 25 | 16.3 | 10.3-24.7 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.5 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.1 |
| College Graduate | 180 | 150 | 84.8 | 78.3-89.7 | 19 | 10.5 | 6.4-16.6 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 135 | 80 | 56.0 | 46.2-65.4 | 27 | 22.5 | 15.1-32.0 | 14 | 11.6 | 6.5-19.7 | 11 | 8.3 | 4.5-14.8 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 148 | 108 | 69.5 | 60.0-77.6 | 27 | 21.9 | 14.7-31.3 | 11 | 7.7 | 4.1-14.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 112 | 88 | 78.6 | 67.9-86.4 | 15 | 14.5 | 8.1-24.6 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.8- 7.7 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.1-10.2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 112 | 84 | 70.1 | 58.4-79.7 | 17 | 19.2 | 11.3-30.7 | 8 | 8.7 | 3.8-18.6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 7.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 96 | 79 | 82.0 | 72.1-88.9 | 11 | 12.3 | 6.6-21.8 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.9 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.6- 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $75,000+ | 103 | 89 | 85.4 | 76.0-91.6 | 10 | 10.7 | 5.5-19.8 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.6- 8.7 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1- 7.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 376 | 251 | 65.1 | 59.2-70.6 | 72 | 22.9 | 18.0-28.6 | 27 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.2 | 20 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.3 |
| No | 454 | 372 | 81.1 | 76.4-84.9 | 54 | 12.1 | 9.0-16.0 | 21 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.7 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 130 | 97 | 75.1 | 65.5-82.7 | 24 | 20.1 | 13.0-29.7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.3 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.7 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 704 | 529 | 73.8 | 69.7-77.4 | 102 | 16.1 | 13.0-19.7 | 46 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.2 | 23 | 3.1 | 1.9- 4.8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 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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