BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Do you have any kind of health insurance coverage for eye care?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,063	6,259	58.1	56.9-59.2	4,804	41.9	40.8-43.1
-Northeastern Partnership	829	455	54.7	50.7-58.7	374	45.3	41.3-49.3
GENDER
Male	302	169	55.2	48.6-61.5	133	44.8	38.5-51.4
Female	527	286	54.4	49.5-59.2	241	45.6	40.8-50.5
RACE
White	527	267	50.3	45.4-55.3	260	49.7	44.7-54.6
African American	273	172	62.9	56.0-69.2	101	37.1	30.8-44.0
Other Minorities	27	15	58.1	35.5-77.8	12	41.9	22.2-64.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	4	43.9	17.2-74.6	7	56.1	25.4-82.8
Non-Hispanic	817	451	55.2	51.2-59.1	366	44.8	40.9-48.8
AGE
40-44	70	42	59.5	46.1-71.6	28	40.5	28.4-53.9
45-54	223	117	49.5	42.0-57.0	106	50.5	43.0-58.0
55-64	233	130	58.8	51.6-65.6	103	41.2	34.4-48.4
65-74	175	94	52.8	44.4-61.1	81	47.2	38.9-55.6
75+	128	72	56.6	46.8-65.8	56	43.4	34.2-53.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	191	96	48.2	39.9-56.6	95	51.8	43.4-60.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	284	165	59.5	52.6-66.0	119	40.5	34.0-47.4
Some Post-H.S.	174	92	51.9	43.2-60.5	82	48.1	39.5-56.8
College Graduate	179	102	57.2	48.9-65.1	77	42.8	34.9-51.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	67	44.8	35.6-54.4	70	55.2	45.6-64.4
$15,000- 24,999	147	72	48.7	39.5-58.1	75	51.3	41.9-60.5
$25,000- 34,999	111	63	52.7	40.9-64.1	48	47.3	35.9-59.1
$35,000- 49,999	111	55	50.3	39.5-61.1	56	49.7	38.9-60.5
$50,000-74,999	91	58	62.8	51.4-73.0	33	37.2	27.0-48.6
$75,000+	101	70	71.5	61.0-80.0	31	28.5	20.0-39.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	375	196	50.8	44.8-56.7	179	49.2	43.3-55.2
No	447	255	58.0	52.5-63.2	192	42.0	36.8-47.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	130	76	58.9	48.8-68.3	54	41.1	31.7-51.2
Non-Veteran	698	378	53.8	49.5-58.1	320	46.2	41.9-50.5

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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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	11,063	6,259	58.1	56.9-59.2	4,804	41.9	40.8-43.1
-Northeastern Partnership	829	455	54.7	50.7-58.7	374	45.3	41.3-49.3
GENDER
Male	302	169	55.2	48.6-61.5	133	44.8	38.5-51.4
Female	527	286	54.4	49.5-59.2	241	45.6	40.8-50.5
RACE
White	527	267	50.3	45.4-55.3	260	49.7	44.7-54.6
African American	273	172	62.9	56.0-69.2	101	37.1	30.8-44.0
Other Minorities	27	15	58.1	35.5-77.8	12	41.9	22.2-64.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	4	43.9	17.2-74.6	7	56.1	25.4-82.8
Non-Hispanic	817	451	55.2	51.2-59.1	366	44.8	40.9-48.8
AGE
40-44	70	42	59.5	46.1-71.6	28	40.5	28.4-53.9
45-54	223	117	49.5	42.0-57.0	106	50.5	43.0-58.0
55-64	233	130	58.8	51.6-65.6	103	41.2	34.4-48.4
65-74	175	94	52.8	44.4-61.1	81	47.2	38.9-55.6
75+	128	72	56.6	46.8-65.8	56	43.4	34.2-53.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	191	96	48.2	39.9-56.6	95	51.8	43.4-60.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	284	165	59.5	52.6-66.0	119	40.5	34.0-47.4
Some Post-H.S.	174	92	51.9	43.2-60.5	82	48.1	39.5-56.8
College Graduate	179	102	57.2	48.9-65.1	77	42.8	34.9-51.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	67	44.8	35.6-54.4	70	55.2	45.6-64.4
$15,000- 24,999	147	72	48.7	39.5-58.1	75	51.3	41.9-60.5
$25,000- 34,999	111	63	52.7	40.9-64.1	48	47.3	35.9-59.1
$35,000- 49,999	111	55	50.3	39.5-61.1	56	49.7	38.9-60.5
$50,000-74,999	91	58	62.8	51.4-73.0	33	37.2	27.0-48.6
$75,000+	101	70	71.5	61.0-80.0	31	28.5	20.0-39.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	375	196	50.8	44.8-56.7	179	49.2	43.3-55.2
No	447	255	58.0	52.5-63.2	192	42.0	36.8-47.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	130	76	58.9	48.8-68.3	54	41.1	31.7-51.2
Non-Veteran	698	378	53.8	49.5-58.1	320	46.2	41.9-50.5

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care*

Do you have any kind of health insurance coverage for eye care?*