BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (When was the last time you had an eye exam in which the pupils were dilated? This would have made you temporarily sensitive to bright light.)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
North Carolina	1,834	291	15.2	13.2-17.4	1,072	56.1	53.2-59.1	217	11.9	10.0-14.0	196	12.9	10.8-15.3	58	4.0	2.8- 5.5
-Western NC	189	30	15.5	10.2-22.8	108	53.3	44.7-61.7	23	12.5	7.8-19.3	24	15.9	10.2-24.1	4	2.9	1.0- 8.1
GENDER
Male	71	10	13.7	6.9-25.6	37	46.0	33.4-59.1	10	13.5	6.7-25.4	11	21.9	12.1-36.3	3	4.9	1.4-15.6
Female	118	20	17.0	10.0-27.5	71	59.9	48.8-70.1	13	11.5	6.2-20.4	13	10.5	5.5-19.1	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0
RACE
White	168	27	14.4	9.2-21.7	95	53.8	44.7-62.6	21	12.8	7.8-20.1	22	16.3	10.2-25.0	3	2.8	0.9- 8.8
African American	6	1	14.6	1.9-60.4	2	38.5	8.5-80.9	1	23.2	3.3-73.1	1	11.2	1.4-52.8	1	12.5	1.6-56.1
Other Minorities	15	2	30.6	7.4-70.9	11	52.0	21.7-80.9	1	4.3	0.6-26.5	1	13.0	1.8-54.8	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	2	85.9	42.5-98.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.3	0.8-51.3	1	5.8	0.5-41.3	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	184	27	12.9	8.2-19.5	108	55.1	46.4-63.6	22	12.7	7.9-19.7	23	16.3	10.4-24.7	4	3.0	1.0- 8.4
AGE
18-24	2	1	41.2	4.2-91.8	1	58.8	8.2-95.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	3	0	0.0	. - .	2	80.9	26.9-98.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	19.1	2.0-73.1	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	13	0	0.0	. - .	6	30.1	11.5-58.8	3	31.2	10.3-64.2	2	22.4	5.7-57.9	2	16.4	3.3-52.7
45-54	31	2	11.0	2.3-39.0	20	52.5	31.5-72.6	4	11.0	3.4-30.4	4	21.2	7.6-46.7	1	4.4	0.6-25.5
55-64	47	8	17.1	7.3-35.3	22	43.9	28.6-60.5	8	19.1	9.2-35.4	9	19.8	9.0-38.2	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	51	6	14.4	6.2-29.7	32	62.8	46.4-76.7	7	10.5	4.2-23.8	6	12.3	4.7-28.6	0	0.0	. - .
75+	42	13	25.0	13.4-41.7	25	62.9	45.2-77.8	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	2	8.0	1.9-28.1	1	2.8	0.4-17.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	47	11	25.7	12.0-46.7	18	34.3	19.9-52.2	6	8.7	3.3-20.9	9	20.1	8.9-39.3	3	11.2	3.5-30.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	63	9	12.0	5.8-23.2	35	48.7	34.7-63.0	10	18.2	9.3-32.6	8	20.2	9.9-36.8	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1
Some Post-H.S.	48	8	17.7	8.4-33.7	32	58.4	41.5-73.6	4	11.5	4.1-28.5	4	12.3	4.3-30.3	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	31	2	6.3	1.5-23.6	23	79.4	60.3-90.7	3	7.3	1.8-25.3	3	7.0	1.9-22.9	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	52	9	11.8	5.5-23.3	22	43.1	28.3-59.3	8	15.1	6.9-29.9	12	27.7	14.6-46.2	1	2.3	0.3-14.8
$15,000- 24,999	41	8	17.5	7.9-34.5	25	56.6	37.5-73.9	3	8.3	1.9-29.3	5	17.6	6.5-39.4	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	27	3	15.5	4.2-43.9	18	48.2	27.4-69.6	3	16.3	5.1-41.0	3	20.0	6.5-47.3	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	26	3	11.6	3.5-32.2	16	66.8	45.8-82.7	5	15.6	5.9-35.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.0	1.3-23.6
$50,000-74,999	12	1	4.4	0.6-26.6	8	64.6	33.9-86.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	30.9	10.4-63.3	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	7	2	36.6	9.0-77.1	4	35.5	10.3-72.4	1	28.0	4.3-76.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	133	21	14.8	8.9-23.5	70	48.6	38.6-58.7	18	14.0	8.2-22.8	21	19.6	12.1-30.1	3	3.0	0.8-10.4
No	55	9	17.0	7.9-33.0	38	63.8	47.4-77.5	4	8.4	2.9-22.1	3	8.2	2.5-24.0	1	2.5	0.4-15.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	27	6	16.8	7.1-35.0	14	46.3	27.1-66.6	3	11.4	3.3-32.8	4	25.5	10.1-51.0	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	162	24	15.1	9.3-23.6	94	54.9	45.5-64.0	20	12.7	7.7-20.3	20	13.7	8.2-21.8	4	3.5	1.2- 9.9

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,834

291

15.2

13.2-17.4

1,072

56.1

53.2-59.1

217

11.9

10.0-14.0

196

12.9

10.8-15.3

4.0

2.8- 5.5

-Western NC

189

15.5

10.2-22.8

108

53.3

44.7-61.7

12.5

7.8-19.3

15.9

10.2-24.1

2.9

1.0- 8.1

GENDER

Male

13.7

6.9-25.6

46.0

33.4-59.1

13.5

6.7-25.4

21.9

12.1-36.3

4.9

1.4-15.6

Female

118

17.0

10.0-27.5

59.9

48.8-70.1

11.5

6.2-20.4

10.5

5.5-19.1

1.0

0.1- 7.0

RACE

White

168

14.4

9.2-21.7

53.8

44.7-62.6

12.8

7.8-20.1

16.3

10.2-25.0

2.8

0.9- 8.8

African American

14.6

1.9-60.4

38.5

8.5-80.9

23.2

3.3-73.1

11.2

1.4-52.8

12.5

1.6-56.1

Other Minorities

30.6

7.4-70.9

52.0

21.7-80.9

4.3

0.6-26.5

13.0

1.8-54.8

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

85.9

42.5-98.0

0.0

. - .

8.3

0.8-51.3

5.8

0.5-41.3

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

184

12.9

8.2-19.5

108

55.1

46.4-63.6

12.7

7.9-19.7

16.3

10.4-24.7

3.0

1.0- 8.4

AGE

18-24

41.2

4.2-91.8

58.8

8.2-95.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

80.9

26.9-98.0

0.0

. - .

19.1

2.0-73.1

0.0

. - .

35-44

0.0

. - .

30.1

11.5-58.8

31.2

10.3-64.2

22.4

5.7-57.9

16.4

3.3-52.7

45-54

11.0

2.3-39.0

52.5

31.5-72.6

11.0

3.4-30.4

21.2

7.6-46.7

4.4

0.6-25.5

55-64

17.1

7.3-35.3

43.9

28.6-60.5

19.1

9.2-35.4

19.8

9.0-38.2

0.0

. - .

65-74

14.4

6.2-29.7

62.8

46.4-76.7

10.5

4.2-23.8

12.3

4.7-28.6

0.0

. - .

75+

25.0

13.4-41.7

62.9

45.2-77.8

1.3

0.2- 8.8

8.0

1.9-28.1

2.8

0.4-17.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

25.7

12.0-46.7

34.3

19.9-52.2

8.7

3.3-20.9

20.1

8.9-39.3

11.2

3.5-30.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

12.0

5.8-23.2

48.7

34.7-63.0

18.2

9.3-32.6

20.2

9.9-36.8

0.9

0.1- 6.1

Some Post-H.S.

17.7

8.4-33.7

58.4

41.5-73.6

11.5

4.1-28.5

12.3

4.3-30.3

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

6.3

1.5-23.6

79.4

60.3-90.7

7.3

1.8-25.3

7.0

1.9-22.9

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.8

5.5-23.3

43.1

28.3-59.3

15.1

6.9-29.9

27.7

14.6-46.2

2.3

0.3-14.8

$15,000- 24,999

17.5

7.9-34.5

56.6

37.5-73.9

8.3

1.9-29.3

17.6

6.5-39.4

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

15.5

4.2-43.9

48.2

27.4-69.6

16.3

5.1-41.0

20.0

6.5-47.3

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

11.6

3.5-32.2

66.8

45.8-82.7

15.6

5.9-35.4

0.0

. - .

6.0

1.3-23.6

$50,000-74,999

4.4

0.6-26.6

64.6

33.9-86.7

0.0

. - .

30.9

10.4-63.3

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

36.6

9.0-77.1

35.5

10.3-72.4

28.0

4.3-76.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

133

14.8

8.9-23.5

48.6

38.6-58.7

14.0

8.2-22.8

19.6

12.1-30.1

3.0

0.8-10.4

17.0

7.9-33.0

63.8

47.4-77.5

8.4

2.9-22.1

8.2

2.5-24.0

2.5

0.4-15.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

16.8

7.1-35.0

46.3

27.1-66.6

11.4

3.3-32.8

25.5

10.1-51.0

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

162

15.1

9.3-23.6

54.9

45.5-64.0

12.7

7.7-20.3

13.7

8.2-21.8

3.5

1.2- 9.9

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^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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