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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 | 11,312 | 9,729 | 86.8 | 86.0-87.6 | 1,018 | 8.7 | 8.0- 9.4 | 358 | 3.0 | 2.6- 3.4 | 109 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 | 98 | 0.7 | 0.6- 1.0 |
| -Western NC | 1,277 | 1,084 | 86.8 | 84.5-88.9 | 134 | 9.8 | 8.0-12.0 | 37 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.6 | 13 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 481 | 424 | 89.0 | 85.1-91.9 | 39 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.5 | 14 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.9 |
| Female | 796 | 660 | 85.0 | 81.9-87.6 | 95 | 11.4 | 9.1-14.3 | 23 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.5 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,186 | 1,010 | 86.8 | 84.4-88.9 | 120 | 9.8 | 7.9-12.0 | 35 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.6 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.1 |
| African American | 32 | 23 | 78.8 | 60.6-90.0 | 8 | 17.3 | 7.7-34.5 | 1 | 3.9 | 0.5-23.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Other Minorities | 55 | 48 | 91.5 | 80.0-96.7 | 5 | 6.3 | 2.0-17.9 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 28 | 25 | 95.6 | 86.1-98.7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.2 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.7-11.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,245 | 1,057 | 86.7 | 84.3-88.7 | 131 | 10.0 | 8.1-12.2 | 35 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.6 | 13 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 131 | 116 | 89.4 | 82.2-93.9 | 9 | 6.2 | 3.0-12.3 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 45-54 | 309 | 262 | 85.9 | 80.4-90.0 | 35 | 11.4 | 7.6-16.6 | 9 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| 55-64 | 342 | 297 | 89.4 | 85.1-92.5 | 34 | 8.9 | 6.0-13.0 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 65-74 | 282 | 234 | 85.0 | 79.6-89.1 | 32 | 9.9 | 6.6-14.6 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.2- 6.0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.0 |
| 75+ | 213 | 175 | 84.2 | 77.8-89.0 | 24 | 11.6 | 7.3-17.8 | 8 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.3 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 213 | 168 | 85.1 | 79.3-89.6 | 20 | 6.8 | 3.9-11.4 | 13 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.4 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.7 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 396 | 326 | 82.4 | 77.3-86.6 | 51 | 13.1 | 9.5-17.9 | 13 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 308 | 264 | 86.8 | 81.6-90.8 | 35 | 11.6 | 7.8-16.8 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| College Graduate | 355 | 321 | 92.8 | 89.6-95.1 | 28 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 172 | 126 | 79.0 | 71.3-85.1 | 27 | 12.3 | 7.8-18.9 | 9 | 4.8 | 2.1-10.6 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.7 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 235 | 192 | 82.4 | 75.8-87.5 | 29 | 11.9 | 7.8-17.8 | 12 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 191 | 162 | 85.1 | 77.9-90.3 | 21 | 11.7 | 7.2-18.4 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0- 8.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 189 | 172 | 92.0 | 86.5-95.3 | 14 | 7.1 | 3.9-12.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 149 | 133 | 89.3 | 81.4-94.1 | 13 | 9.1 | 4.6-17.1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5- 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $75,000+ | 158 | 142 | 91.0 | 83.8-95.2 | 13 | 8.0 | 4.0-15.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 572 | 448 | 80.5 | 76.2-84.1 | 82 | 13.8 | 10.7-17.6 | 27 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.9 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 |
| No | 698 | 632 | 91.6 | 88.9-93.7 | 49 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.3 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 227 | 205 | 89.9 | 84.2-93.8 | 18 | 7.3 | 4.3-12.3 | 4 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Veteran | 1,050 | 879 | 86.1 | 83.5-88.4 | 116 | 10.4 | 8.3-12.9 | 33 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.5 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 |
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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