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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 |
| -Western NC | 464 | 241 | 52.4 | 46.7-58.1 | 119 | 24.8 | 20.3-30.0 | 23 | 5.6 | 3.5- 9.0 | 22 | 5.3 | 3.1- 9.0 | 59 | 11.8 | 8.5-16.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 209 | 130 | 58.5 | 49.8-66.6 | 37 | 19.9 | 13.9-27.8 | 10 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.5 | 13 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.1 | 19 | 9.1 | 4.8-16.7 |
| Female | 255 | 111 | 45.5 | 38.0-53.3 | 82 | 30.4 | 24.1-37.6 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.3 | 9 | 4.7 | 1.8-11.3 | 40 | 14.8 | 10.4-20.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 428 | 225 | 53.1 | 47.1-59.0 | 109 | 24.5 | 19.8-29.9 | 21 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.2 | 20 | 5.5 | 3.1- 9.5 | 53 | 11.8 | 8.3-16.5 |
| African American | 14 | 6 | 46.4 | 21.3-73.3 | 4 | 20.6 | 7.1-46.9 | 1 | 12.5 | 1.8-52.6 | 1 | 5.2 | 0.7-29.7 | 2 | 15.4 | 3.7-46.0 |
| Other Minorities | 20 | 8 | 37.4 | 14.6-67.6 | 6 | 37.1 | 15.0-66.3 | 1 | 14.3 | 2.1-56.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.6 | 4 | 10.4 | 3.2-29.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 13 | 7 | 62.5 | 30.3-86.5 | 4 | 17.9 | 5.3-45.8 | 1 | 16.0 | 2.3-60.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 3.6 | 0.5-23.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 449 | 232 | 51.8 | 46.0-57.6 | 115 | 25.2 | 20.5-30.6 | 22 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.4 | 22 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.4 | 58 | 12.2 | 8.7-16.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 61 | 31 | 52.4 | 37.9-66.6 | 23 | 35.3 | 23.0-49.8 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-12.8 | 2 | 8.2 | 2.0-28.0 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.8 |
| 45-54 | 132 | 63 | 51.9 | 41.0-62.7 | 40 | 25.4 | 17.3-35.7 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.6-10.2 | 8 | 6.8 | 3.1-14.6 | 19 | 13.4 | 6.9-24.2 |
| 55-64 | 143 | 71 | 48.2 | 38.6-58.0 | 40 | 29.4 | 21.1-39.3 | 7 | 6.4 | 2.6-15.0 | 7 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.9 | 18 | 13.6 | 8.1-22.1 |
| 65-74 | 90 | 53 | 58.9 | 46.5-70.3 | 13 | 12.3 | 6.5-21.9 | 4 | 5.8 | 1.9-16.2 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.7-15.4 | 16 | 17.7 | 10.5-28.4 |
| 75+ | 38 | 23 | 57.7 | 38.5-74.9 | 3 | 5.0 | 1.5-16.0 | 9 | 30.5 | 15.6-51.1 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-14.6 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.9-18.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 97 | 42 | 48.6 | 35.2-62.2 | 30 | 23.7 | 15.2-35.0 | 9 | 8.5 | 4.0-17.2 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.1 | 12 | 16.0 | 6.8-33.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 142 | 82 | 53.9 | 43.7-63.8 | 29 | 22.3 | 14.8-32.3 | 8 | 7.6 | 3.4-16.1 | 7 | 6.7 | 2.6-16.4 | 16 | 9.5 | 5.6-15.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 111 | 55 | 53.2 | 41.7-64.4 | 31 | 29.2 | 19.6-41.2 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.0-10.4 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.3- 9.3 | 15 | 10.7 | 6.0-18.2 |
| College Graduate | 111 | 60 | 51.8 | 40.9-62.6 | 29 | 25.8 | 17.6-36.3 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.7- 9.9 | 5 | 7.3 | 2.7-18.1 | 15 | 12.4 | 6.7-21.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 73 | 20 | 22.4 | 13.0-35.7 | 32 | 34.7 | 23.0-48.6 | 10 | 21.5 | 10.5-39.0 | 4 | 11.1 | 3.0-33.4 | 7 | 10.3 | 4.4-22.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 80 | 45 | 51.8 | 37.5-65.8 | 22 | 28.7 | 17.6-43.2 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.2 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 9.3 | 9 | 15.8 | 6.4-34.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 77 | 38 | 42.3 | 30.0-55.7 | 23 | 36.7 | 24.1-51.5 | 3 | 5.0 | 1.5-15.3 | 5 | 4.6 | 1.6-12.8 | 8 | 11.4 | 4.8-24.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 73 | 50 | 72.2 | 59.2-82.3 | 13 | 17.8 | 9.9-29.9 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.7-15.6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.3 | 5 | 5.0 | 1.8-12.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 50 | 28 | 61.3 | 45.6-75.0 | 9 | 19.5 | 9.8-35.0 | 4 | 7.9 | 2.8-20.7 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.2 | 8 | 9.6 | 4.4-19.8 |
| $75,000+ | 49 | 35 | 73.2 | 55.5-85.7 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 9.9 | 3.0-28.0 | 9 | 14.0 | 5.9-29.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 215 | 87 | 40.4 | 32.5-48.9 | 77 | 34.9 | 27.3-43.3 | 16 | 8.0 | 4.5-13.8 | 12 | 6.1 | 2.7-13.2 | 23 | 10.6 | 5.7-18.8 |
| No | 245 | 153 | 62.4 | 54.7-69.6 | 40 | 16.4 | 11.4-23.1 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.6 | 10 | 4.7 | 2.2- 9.5 | 35 | 12.6 | 8.5-18.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 74 | 46 | 53.0 | 38.7-66.9 | 13 | 23.2 | 12.6-38.8 | 4 | 8.8 | 3.0-23.0 | 6 | 8.2 | 3.1-19.9 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.6-16.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 390 | 195 | 52.3 | 46.0-58.5 | 106 | 25.2 | 20.3-30.8 | 19 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.4 | 16 | 4.7 | 2.4- 8.9 | 54 | 12.8 | 9.0-17.9 |
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, 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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