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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 |
| -Western NC | 1,278 | 933 | 74.6 | 71.6-77.3 | 219 | 17.4 | 15.0-20.2 | 78 | 5.0 | 3.9- 6.6 | 35 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.9 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 482 | 355 | 75.8 | 71.0-80.1 | 85 | 17.8 | 14.0-22.4 | 24 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.9 | 11 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.2 |
| Female | 796 | 578 | 73.4 | 69.6-77.0 | 134 | 17.1 | 14.1-20.6 | 54 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.5 | 24 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.2 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,187 | 872 | 74.7 | 71.6-77.6 | 200 | 17.4 | 14.8-20.2 | 69 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.4 | 33 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 |
| African American | 32 | 16 | 57.5 | 37.9-75.0 | 11 | 32.5 | 17.3-52.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 3.9-23.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Other Minorities | 55 | 42 | 80.0 | 63.8-90.0 | 7 | 11.7 | 4.4-27.7 | 4 | 7.0 | 2.3-19.0 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 27 | 21 | 82.3 | 60.9-93.3 | 5 | 15.2 | 5.2-36.9 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.3-16.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,247 | 910 | 74.4 | 71.3-77.2 | 212 | 17.4 | 14.9-20.2 | 77 | 5.2 | 3.9- 6.7 | 35 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 131 | 105 | 78.3 | 68.4-85.7 | 17 | 14.8 | 8.7-24.2 | 5 | 4.7 | 1.7-12.2 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 45-54 | 308 | 199 | 67.6 | 61.0-73.6 | 76 | 23.8 | 18.4-30.1 | 22 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.4 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.3 |
| 55-64 | 342 | 258 | 79.1 | 73.8-83.6 | 47 | 13.0 | 9.3-17.9 | 25 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.7 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 |
| 65-74 | 283 | 215 | 78.0 | 72.0-83.1 | 42 | 13.3 | 9.5-18.4 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0- 7.7 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.5 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.3 |
| 75+ | 214 | 156 | 73.1 | 65.6-79.5 | 37 | 19.6 | 13.9-26.9 | 15 | 5.3 | 3.1- 9.2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.3 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 214 | 145 | 71.4 | 63.3-78.4 | 36 | 15.0 | 10.1-21.8 | 13 | 6.1 | 3.1-11.6 | 13 | 4.3 | 2.2- 8.0 | 7 | 3.2 | 1.3- 8.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 395 | 280 | 71.2 | 65.4-76.4 | 79 | 21.7 | 16.9-27.4 | 21 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.7 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 309 | 233 | 76.0 | 69.7-81.4 | 50 | 16.8 | 12.2-22.7 | 20 | 5.3 | 3.1- 9.2 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.6 |
| College Graduate | 355 | 272 | 79.1 | 73.9-83.4 | 53 | 14.3 | 10.6-19.1 | 24 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.3 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 172 | 111 | 67.5 | 58.2-75.6 | 33 | 19.0 | 12.3-28.1 | 8 | 4.2 | 1.8- 9.2 | 12 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.2 | 8 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 235 | 165 | 66.3 | 57.9-73.9 | 44 | 22.7 | 16.2-30.7 | 18 | 6.9 | 4.0-11.7 | 6 | 2.6 | 1.1- 6.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 192 | 129 | 65.1 | 56.0-73.2 | 42 | 23.7 | 16.6-32.6 | 15 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.6 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 188 | 153 | 85.7 | 79.5-90.3 | 24 | 10.1 | 6.3-15.7 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.0- 8.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $50,000-74,999 | 149 | 112 | 75.8 | 67.0-82.8 | 25 | 18.9 | 12.5-27.4 | 9 | 3.9 | 1.9- 8.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.5 |
| $75,000+ | 158 | 126 | 83.6 | 76.5-88.8 | 22 | 11.7 | 7.3-18.1 | 7 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.8 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 572 | 372 | 66.5 | 61.6-71.1 | 114 | 21.0 | 17.1-25.6 | 46 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.3 | 27 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.4 | 13 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.4 |
| No | 699 | 557 | 80.3 | 76.5-83.7 | 103 | 14.8 | 11.9-18.4 | 31 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 227 | 177 | 81.5 | 75.1-86.5 | 34 | 13.5 | 9.1-19.5 | 12 | 3.2 | 1.7- 6.2 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,051 | 756 | 72.9 | 69.5-76.1 | 185 | 18.4 | 15.6-21.5 | 66 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.2 | 32 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.3 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 |
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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