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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
-Northeastern Partnership	834	127	14.3	11.8-17.3	430	49.9	46.0-53.9	128	15.3	12.7-18.3	137	17.9	15.0-21.3	12	2.5	1.3- 4.9
GENDER
Male	305	47	13.6	9.8-18.5	149	47.4	41.0-53.8	46	14.9	11.0-19.9	56	20.0	15.2-25.8	7	4.2	1.8- 9.2
Female	529	80	14.9	11.8-18.8	281	52.2	47.3-57.0	82	15.6	12.4-19.5	81	16.2	12.9-20.1	5	1.1	0.4- 2.7
RACE
White	529	86	14.6	11.6-18.4	264	48.5	43.6-53.5	79	15.6	12.4-19.6	95	20.2	16.4-24.6	5	1.0	0.4- 2.5
African American	276	35	11.8	8.2-16.6	153	54.7	47.9-61.4	45	15.9	11.5-21.5	40	16.3	11.7-22.3	3	1.2	0.4- 4.2
Other Minorities	27	5	22.8	9.1-46.7	13	40.4	21.3-62.9	4	8.7	2.8-24.3	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	4	27.0	10.5-53.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	2	18.2	4.4-52.0	4	24.7	7.3-57.7	1	9.0	1.2-44.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	48.1	19.8-77.7
Non-Hispanic	822	125	14.2	11.7-17.2	426	50.8	46.8-54.8	127	15.5	12.9-18.6	136	18.4	15.4-21.8	8	1.0	0.5- 2.2
AGE
40-44	72	9	15.8	8.1-28.4	23	25.8	16.7-37.8	10	12.8	6.4-24.0	27	39.4	27.7-52.4	3	6.2	1.7-20.3
45-54	223	22	9.5	5.9-14.8	114	51.4	43.9-58.8	39	17.2	12.3-23.4	41	17.7	12.8-23.9	7	4.3	1.8- 9.9
55-64	235	28	12.1	8.1-17.6	111	48.4	41.2-55.6	52	21.4	16.2-27.7	42	17.1	12.5-22.9	2	1.1	0.2- 5.1
65-74	176	33	18.6	12.7-26.3	107	60.0	51.4-68.0	16	9.3	5.4-15.4	20	12.2	7.5-19.2	0	0.0	. - .
75+	128	35	23.3	16.7-31.7	75	63.4	53.9-71.9	11	9.0	4.6-16.7	7	4.3	1.9- 9.4	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	193	25	12.9	8.4-19.4	101	52.0	43.6-60.2	27	13.3	8.8-19.6	35	16.6	11.6-23.1	5	5.2	1.8-14.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	287	47	14.1	10.3-19.1	141	45.6	38.9-52.4	42	15.2	11.0-20.7	51	21.8	16.4-28.4	6	3.2	1.3- 7.9
Some Post-H.S.	174	25	14.6	9.0-22.8	90	51.4	42.7-60.0	33	17.9	12.3-25.4	25	15.3	10.0-22.7	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9
College Graduate	179	30	15.9	10.8-22.9	97	53.3	45.0-61.5	26	15.2	10.0-22.4	26	15.6	10.4-22.7	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	136	19	13.8	8.4-21.8	71	48.3	38.9-57.8	21	17.4	10.9-26.7	23	19.2	12.5-28.3	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0
$15,000- 24,999	149	21	10.4	6.5-16.3	74	48.8	39.6-58.0	24	15.2	10.0-22.5	27	22.1	15.0-31.3	3	3.5	1.0-11.7
$25,000- 34,999	111	21	18.5	11.3-28.9	51	44.5	33.3-56.2	20	16.2	9.7-25.8	14	11.3	6.5-19.0	5	9.5	3.4-23.7
$35,000- 49,999	110	12	10.2	5.3-18.7	66	58.1	46.9-68.5	16	14.8	8.7-24.2	15	15.6	8.8-26.1	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7
$50,000-74,999	95	10	12.0	6.2-21.9	52	49.6	38.9-60.4	13	13.1	7.3-22.3	20	25.3	16.5-36.8	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	101	18	17.1	10.1-27.5	51	50.2	39.5-60.9	18	16.3	10.0-25.6	14	16.3	9.4-26.7	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	381	64	14.6	11.2-19.0	198	51.7	45.8-57.5	51	14.7	11.0-19.3	66	18.5	14.3-23.6	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2
No	449	63	14.2	10.7-18.5	229	48.5	43.2-53.9	76	15.5	12.2-19.7	71	17.6	13.8-22.2	10	4.1	2.0- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	131	33	22.7	15.4-32.1	63	49.4	39.5-59.3	15	12.8	7.5-21.0	20	15.1	9.4-23.3	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	702	94	12.5	10.0-15.6	367	50.1	45.8-54.4	112	15.8	12.9-19.1	117	18.6	15.3-22.3	12	3.0	1.5- 5.9

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

-Northeastern Partnership

834

127

14.3

11.8-17.3

430

49.9

46.0-53.9

128

15.3

12.7-18.3

137

17.9

15.0-21.3

2.5

1.3- 4.9

GENDER

Male

305

13.6

9.8-18.5

149

47.4

41.0-53.8

14.9

11.0-19.9

20.0

15.2-25.8

4.2

1.8- 9.2

Female

529

14.9

11.8-18.8

281

52.2

47.3-57.0

15.6

12.4-19.5

16.2

12.9-20.1

1.1

0.4- 2.7

RACE

White

529

14.6

11.6-18.4

264

48.5

43.6-53.5

15.6

12.4-19.6

20.2

16.4-24.6

1.0

0.4- 2.5

African American

276

11.8

8.2-16.6

153

54.7

47.9-61.4

15.9

11.5-21.5

16.3

11.7-22.3

1.2

0.4- 4.2

Other Minorities

22.8

9.1-46.7

40.4

21.3-62.9

8.7

2.8-24.3

1.0

0.1- 6.8

27.0

10.5-53.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.2

4.4-52.0

24.7

7.3-57.7

9.0

1.2-44.2

0.0

. - .

48.1

19.8-77.7

Non-Hispanic

822

125

14.2

11.7-17.2

426

50.8

46.8-54.8

127

15.5

12.9-18.6

136

18.4

15.4-21.8

1.0

0.5- 2.2

AGE

40-44

15.8

8.1-28.4

25.8

16.7-37.8

12.8

6.4-24.0

39.4

27.7-52.4

6.2

1.7-20.3

45-54

223

9.5

5.9-14.8

114

51.4

43.9-58.8

17.2

12.3-23.4

17.7

12.8-23.9

4.3

1.8- 9.9

55-64

235

12.1

8.1-17.6

111

48.4

41.2-55.6

21.4

16.2-27.7

17.1

12.5-22.9

1.1

0.2- 5.1

65-74

176

18.6

12.7-26.3

107

60.0

51.4-68.0

9.3

5.4-15.4

12.2

7.5-19.2

0.0

. - .

75+

128

23.3

16.7-31.7

63.4

53.9-71.9

9.0

4.6-16.7

4.3

1.9- 9.4

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

193

12.9

8.4-19.4

101

52.0

43.6-60.2

13.3

8.8-19.6

16.6

11.6-23.1

5.2

1.8-14.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

287

14.1

10.3-19.1

141

45.6

38.9-52.4

15.2

11.0-20.7

21.8

16.4-28.4

3.2

1.3- 7.9

Some Post-H.S.

174

14.6

9.0-22.8

51.4

42.7-60.0

17.9

12.3-25.4

15.3

10.0-22.7

0.7

0.1- 4.9

College Graduate

179

15.9

10.8-22.9

53.3

45.0-61.5

15.2

10.0-22.4

15.6

10.4-22.7

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

136

13.8

8.4-21.8

48.3

38.9-57.8

17.4

10.9-26.7

19.2

12.5-28.3

1.3

0.3- 5.0

$15,000- 24,999

149

10.4

6.5-16.3

48.8

39.6-58.0

15.2

10.0-22.5

22.1

15.0-31.3

3.5

1.0-11.7

$25,000- 34,999

111

18.5

11.3-28.9

44.5

33.3-56.2

16.2

9.7-25.8

11.3

6.5-19.0

9.5

3.4-23.7

$35,000- 49,999

110

10.2

5.3-18.7

58.1

46.9-68.5

14.8

8.7-24.2

15.6

8.8-26.1

1.3

0.2- 8.7

$50,000-74,999

12.0

6.2-21.9

49.6

38.9-60.4

13.1

7.3-22.3

25.3

16.5-36.8

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

101

17.1

10.1-27.5

50.2

39.5-60.9

16.3

10.0-25.6

16.3

9.4-26.7

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

381

14.6

11.2-19.0

198

51.7

45.8-57.5

14.7

11.0-19.3

18.5

14.3-23.6

0.5

0.1- 2.2

449

14.2

10.7-18.5

229

48.5

43.2-53.9

15.5

12.2-19.7

17.6

13.8-22.2

4.1

2.0- 8.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

131

22.7

15.4-32.1

49.4

39.5-59.3

12.8

7.5-21.0

15.1

9.4-23.3

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

702

12.5

10.0-15.6

367

50.1

45.8-54.4

112

15.8

12.9-19.1

117

18.6

15.3-22.3

3.0

1.5- 5.9

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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