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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,063	6,259	58.1	56.9-59.2	4,804	41.9	40.8-43.1
-Piedmont NC	6,148	3,516	60.5	59.0-62.0	2,632	39.5	38.0-41.0
GENDER
Male	2,275	1,337	62.4	59.9-64.9	938	37.6	35.1-40.1
Female	3,873	2,179	58.8	56.9-60.7	1,694	41.2	39.3-43.1
RACE
White	5,047	2,842	59.9	58.3-61.6	2,205	40.1	38.4-41.7
African American	873	560	67.6	63.7-71.3	313	32.4	28.7-36.3
Other Minorities	210	103	47.7	39.4-56.2	107	52.3	43.8-60.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	171	80	42.7	34.0-51.9	91	57.3	48.1-66.0
Non-Hispanic	5,971	3,432	61.4	59.8-62.9	2,539	38.6	37.1-40.2
AGE
40-44	800	522	66.5	62.4-70.3	278	33.5	29.7-37.6
45-54	1,622	1,002	65.0	62.1-67.7	620	35.0	32.3-37.9
55-64	1,612	930	60.5	57.5-63.3	682	39.5	36.7-42.5
65-74	1,204	590	49.6	46.2-53.1	614	50.4	46.9-53.8
75+	910	472	52.6	48.7-56.5	438	47.4	43.5-51.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	895	432	46.8	42.6-51.0	463	53.2	49.0-57.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,832	995	57.3	54.4-60.1	837	42.7	39.9-45.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,456	860	62.4	59.2-65.5	596	37.6	34.5-40.8
College Graduate	1,952	1,219	66.7	64.1-69.2	733	33.3	30.8-35.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	661	307	44.7	39.9-49.7	354	55.3	50.3-60.1
$15,000- 24,999	943	407	45.2	41.0-49.4	536	54.8	50.6-59.0
$25,000- 34,999	689	376	56.2	51.6-60.7	313	43.8	39.3-48.4
$35,000- 49,999	820	511	64.0	59.9-68.0	309	36.0	32.0-40.1
$50,000-74,999	773	505	67.0	62.8-71.0	268	33.0	29.0-37.2
$75,000+	1,347	929	72.0	69.0-74.7	418	28.0	25.3-31.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,408	1,317	57.0	54.5-59.5	1,091	43.0	40.5-45.5
No	3,709	2,186	62.6	60.6-64.5	1,523	37.4	35.5-39.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,004	580	62.3	58.6-65.9	424	37.7	34.1-41.4
Non-Veteran	5,138	2,931	60.1	58.4-61.7	2,207	39.9	38.3-41.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,063

6,259

58.1

56.9-59.2

4,804

41.9

40.8-43.1

-Piedmont NC

6,148

3,516

60.5

59.0-62.0

2,632

39.5

38.0-41.0

GENDER

Male

2,275

1,337

62.4

59.9-64.9

938

37.6

35.1-40.1

Female

3,873

2,179

58.8

56.9-60.7

1,694

41.2

39.3-43.1

RACE

White

5,047

2,842

59.9

58.3-61.6

2,205

40.1

38.4-41.7

African American

873

560

67.6

63.7-71.3

313

32.4

28.7-36.3

Other Minorities

210

103

47.7

39.4-56.2

107

52.3

43.8-60.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

171

42.7

34.0-51.9

57.3

48.1-66.0

Non-Hispanic

5,971

3,432

61.4

59.8-62.9

2,539

38.6

37.1-40.2

AGE

40-44

800

522

66.5

62.4-70.3

278

33.5

29.7-37.6

45-54

1,622

1,002

65.0

62.1-67.7

620

35.0

32.3-37.9

55-64

1,612

930

60.5

57.5-63.3

682

39.5

36.7-42.5

65-74

1,204

590

49.6

46.2-53.1

614

50.4

46.9-53.8

75+

910

472

52.6

48.7-56.5

438

47.4

43.5-51.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

895

432

46.8

42.6-51.0

463

53.2

49.0-57.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,832

995

57.3

54.4-60.1

837

42.7

39.9-45.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,456

860

62.4

59.2-65.5

596

37.6

34.5-40.8

College Graduate

1,952

1,219

66.7

64.1-69.2

733

33.3

30.8-35.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

661

307

44.7

39.9-49.7

354

55.3

50.3-60.1

$15,000- 24,999

943

407

45.2

41.0-49.4

536

54.8

50.6-59.0

$25,000- 34,999

689

376

56.2

51.6-60.7

313

43.8

39.3-48.4

$35,000- 49,999

820

511

64.0

59.9-68.0

309

36.0

32.0-40.1

$50,000-74,999

773

505

67.0

62.8-71.0

268

33.0

29.0-37.2

$75,000+

1,347

929

72.0

69.0-74.7

418

28.0

25.3-31.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,408

1,317

57.0

54.5-59.5

1,091

43.0

40.5-45.5

3,709

2,186

62.6

60.6-64.5

1,523

37.4

35.5-39.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,004

580

62.3

58.6-65.9

424

37.7

34.1-41.4

Non-Veteran

5,138

2,931

60.1

58.4-61.7

2,207

39.9

38.3-41.6

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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