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| Total Respond.^ |
No prob./no reason to go | Cost/insurance | Acess problems | Not thought of it | Other | |||||||||||
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| 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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 2,166 | 1,110 | 53.9 | 51.2-56.5 | 521 | 22.5 | 20.4-24.8 | 98 | 3.9 | 3.1- 5.1 | 162 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.5 | 275 | 12.6 | 10.9-14.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 889 | 536 | 61.4 | 57.4-65.3 | 163 | 17.3 | 14.4-20.6 | 30 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.9 | 59 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.9 | 101 | 11.6 | 9.2-14.5 |
| Female | 1,277 | 574 | 45.7 | 42.4-49.1 | 358 | 28.2 | 25.2-31.3 | 68 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.4 | 103 | 7.7 | 6.1- 9.5 | 174 | 13.6 | 11.5-16.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,777 | 923 | 54.8 | 51.9-57.7 | 416 | 21.4 | 19.2-23.8 | 73 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.6 | 131 | 6.7 | 5.5- 8.2 | 234 | 13.5 | 11.6-15.7 |
| African American | 281 | 135 | 50.6 | 43.3-57.8 | 71 | 23.7 | 18.2-30.3 | 18 | 6.1 | 3.2-11.5 | 25 | 9.2 | 5.8-14.4 | 32 | 10.3 | 6.9-15.2 |
| Other Minorities | 100 | 46 | 49.2 | 37.3-61.1 | 33 | 31.2 | 21.2-43.2 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.1-11.4 | 5 | 6.6 | 2.1-18.7 | 9 | 8.0 | 3.2-18.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 83 | 41 | 47.7 | 34.9-60.9 | 24 | 30.6 | 19.8-44.0 | 6 | 5.8 | 2.4-13.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 1.9-19.8 | 7 | 9.4 | 3.6-22.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,080 | 1,066 | 54.3 | 51.6-56.9 | 497 | 22.0 | 19.9-24.2 | 92 | 3.8 | 2.9- 5.0 | 157 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.6 | 268 | 12.8 | 11.1-14.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 368 | 207 | 57.7 | 51.4-63.8 | 81 | 22.0 | 17.2-27.8 | 11 | 4.1 | 2.1- 8.0 | 33 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.3 | 36 | 9.2 | 6.2-13.3 |
| 45-54 | 684 | 314 | 51.1 | 46.6-55.6 | 205 | 25.0 | 21.5-28.8 | 23 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.2 | 48 | 7.4 | 5.1-10.4 | 94 | 13.9 | 11.0-17.5 |
| 55-64 | 599 | 284 | 48.3 | 43.3-53.4 | 171 | 27.5 | 23.2-32.2 | 26 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.2 | 44 | 7.1 | 5.0- 9.9 | 74 | 12.6 | 9.5-16.5 |
| 65-74 | 329 | 188 | 59.3 | 52.9-65.5 | 45 | 11.0 | 7.9-15.1 | 27 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.5 | 24 | 7.7 | 4.9-11.8 | 45 | 14.9 | 10.6-20.6 |
| 75+ | 186 | 117 | 65.2 | 56.2-73.3 | 19 | 12.4 | 6.7-21.7 | 11 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.5 | 13 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.4 | 26 | 13.8 | 8.8-20.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 359 | 145 | 42.6 | 36.3-49.2 | 134 | 36.0 | 30.0-42.5 | 21 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.5 | 24 | 8.2 | 4.7-14.1 | 35 | 8.5 | 5.5-12.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 652 | 314 | 51.0 | 46.1-55.9 | 179 | 26.5 | 22.5-31.0 | 23 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.3 | 53 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.1 | 83 | 12.0 | 9.1-15.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 522 | 262 | 51.0 | 45.7-56.4 | 126 | 21.8 | 17.8-26.5 | 26 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.7 | 35 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.5 | 73 | 14.5 | 11.2-18.6 |
| College Graduate | 629 | 387 | 63.7 | 58.9-68.2 | 81 | 13.4 | 10.2-17.3 | 27 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.1 | 50 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.5 | 84 | 13.6 | 10.5-17.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 275 | 89 | 33.9 | 27.0-41.5 | 130 | 49.1 | 41.3-57.0 | 16 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.2 | 13 | 4.9 | 2.5- 9.1 | 27 | 8.6 | 4.9-14.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 373 | 159 | 42.9 | 36.5-49.5 | 135 | 34.7 | 29.0-40.9 | 20 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.0 | 30 | 10.4 | 6.3-16.5 | 29 | 7.4 | 4.5-11.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 259 | 123 | 49.4 | 41.7-57.2 | 80 | 29.0 | 22.9-35.9 | 10 | 5.0 | 2.4-10.0 | 18 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.7 | 28 | 10.3 | 6.6-15.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 289 | 160 | 54.7 | 47.5-61.8 | 51 | 19.6 | 14.4-26.2 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.7- 9.2 | 22 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.2 | 44 | 15.2 | 10.5-21.7 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 284 | 148 | 55.0 | 47.8-62.0 | 46 | 17.5 | 12.3-24.3 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.4 | 27 | 7.6 | 4.9-11.6 | 58 | 17.8 | 13.3-23.4 |
| $75,000+ | 440 | 294 | 67.7 | 62.2-72.7 | 31 | 8.0 | 5.1-12.2 | 21 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.2 | 36 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.4 | 58 | 13.4 | 10.0-17.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 853 | 330 | 39.7 | 35.6-44.0 | 302 | 37.0 | 33.0-41.3 | 54 | 5.0 | 3.6- 6.9 | 57 | 5.8 | 4.2- 7.8 | 110 | 12.4 | 9.8-15.6 |
| No | 1,300 | 771 | 61.8 | 58.4-65.0 | 218 | 14.4 | 12.3-16.9 | 44 | 3.4 | 2.3- 4.9 | 105 | 7.9 | 6.2- 9.9 | 162 | 12.5 | 10.4-15.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 332 | 201 | 60.4 | 53.7-66.7 | 42 | 10.9 | 7.7-15.2 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.4 | 25 | 7.2 | 4.5-11.4 | 47 | 16.5 | 11.8-22.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,834 | 909 | 52.6 | 49.7-55.4 | 479 | 24.9 | 22.5-27.5 | 81 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.9 | 137 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.6 | 228 | 11.8 | 10.1-13.7 |
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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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