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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 6,293 | 4,627 | 74.5 | 73.1-75.8 | 1,066 | 16.2 | 15.1-17.4 | 394 | 6.3 | 5.5- 7.2 | 161 | 2.4 | 2.0- 2.9 | 45 | 0.5 | 0.4- 0.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,327 | 1,749 | 76.3 | 74.0-78.5 | 362 | 14.7 | 13.1-16.6 | 149 | 6.3 | 5.0- 8.0 | 50 | 2.1 | 1.5- 2.9 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.0 |
| Female | 3,966 | 2,878 | 72.9 | 71.2-74.6 | 704 | 17.5 | 16.1-19.0 | 245 | 6.3 | 5.4- 7.3 | 111 | 2.7 | 2.2- 3.4 | 28 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,170 | 3,838 | 75.2 | 73.7-76.6 | 867 | 16.0 | 14.8-17.3 | 312 | 6.1 | 5.3- 7.0 | 114 | 2.1 | 1.7- 2.6 | 39 | 0.5 | 0.4- 0.8 |
| African American | 888 | 618 | 70.7 | 66.4-74.6 | 162 | 17.5 | 14.6-20.9 | 65 | 7.6 | 5.0-11.4 | 39 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.5 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.2 |
| Other Minorities | 217 | 159 | 76.3 | 69.0-82.4 | 34 | 15.6 | 10.6-22.5 | 15 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.4 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.8 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.4 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 175 | 137 | 79.8 | 71.6-86.1 | 21 | 13.6 | 8.2-21.6 | 11 | 4.4 | 2.3- 8.3 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 6,110 | 4,484 | 74.3 | 72.8-75.6 | 1,043 | 16.3 | 15.2-17.5 | 383 | 6.4 | 5.6- 7.4 | 157 | 2.5 | 2.1- 3.0 | 43 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 818 | 670 | 83.7 | 80.5-86.4 | 110 | 12.0 | 9.7-14.8 | 28 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.2 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 |
| 45-54 | 1,657 | 1,117 | 67.6 | 64.6-70.4 | 338 | 19.8 | 17.5-22.3 | 145 | 9.3 | 7.4-11.7 | 51 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 |
| 55-64 | 1,650 | 1,246 | 76.8 | 74.2-79.2 | 242 | 14.0 | 12.1-16.2 | 98 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.0 | 56 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.6 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| 65-74 | 1,234 | 926 | 74.8 | 71.7-77.7 | 212 | 16.9 | 14.5-19.7 | 61 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.8 | 27 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.1 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 |
| 75+ | 934 | 668 | 72.8 | 69.3-76.1 | 164 | 17.2 | 14.4-20.4 | 62 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.3 | 19 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.2 | 21 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 910 | 605 | 66.6 | 62.5-70.4 | 171 | 18.9 | 15.8-22.5 | 68 | 6.8 | 5.1- 8.9 | 50 | 6.5 | 4.7- 9.1 | 16 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,882 | 1,399 | 76.1 | 73.6-78.4 | 297 | 13.8 | 12.0-15.8 | 132 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.3 | 43 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.8 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,497 | 1,078 | 72.0 | 68.8-75.0 | 281 | 18.6 | 16.2-21.3 | 95 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.5 | 33 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.7 | 10 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| College Graduate | 1,989 | 1,535 | 77.8 | 75.5-80.0 | 315 | 15.6 | 13.8-17.7 | 99 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.2 | 32 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.2 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 673 | 394 | 56.9 | 52.0-61.7 | 139 | 19.1 | 15.7-23.2 | 74 | 12.8 | 9.8-16.6 | 45 | 8.5 | 5.8-12.2 | 21 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 971 | 661 | 69.0 | 65.1-72.5 | 192 | 18.4 | 15.5-21.6 | 77 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.9 | 33 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.1 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 706 | 518 | 74.0 | 69.9-77.8 | 129 | 17.8 | 14.6-21.5 | 40 | 5.8 | 4.0- 8.3 | 16 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 836 | 627 | 75.2 | 71.4-78.7 | 136 | 16.4 | 13.5-19.8 | 56 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.9 | 14 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 793 | 608 | 77.3 | 73.5-80.7 | 119 | 14.6 | 11.8-17.9 | 50 | 5.7 | 4.1- 8.0 | 15 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.0 |
| $75,000+ | 1,375 | 1,104 | 80.2 | 77.2-82.8 | 203 | 14.3 | 12.2-16.6 | 48 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.8 | 17 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 2,458 | 1,606 | 66.4 | 64.0-68.7 | 473 | 18.2 | 16.4-20.1 | 220 | 9.1 | 7.8-10.6 | 118 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.4 | 41 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.6 |
| No | 3,802 | 3,000 | 79.0 | 77.3-80.7 | 582 | 15.1 | 13.7-16.6 | 174 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.0 | 42 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 1,019 | 759 | 74.8 | 70.9-78.4 | 157 | 14.7 | 12.3-17.5 | 70 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.8 | 24 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.4 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 5,268 | 3,862 | 74.4 | 72.9-75.8 | 909 | 16.6 | 15.4-17.9 | 324 | 6.0 | 5.2- 6.8 | 137 | 2.5 | 2.0- 3.1 | 36 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.8 |
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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, 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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