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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care*

When was the last time you had your eyes examined by any doctor or eye care provider?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past month Within the past year Within the past 2 years 2 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 11,271 1,501 12.4 11.7-13.2 5,928 51.3 50.2-52.5 1,771 16.6 15.7-17.5 1,898 17.5 16.6-18.4 173 2.2 1.8- 2.7
-Western NC 1,277 149 11.1 9.1-13.4 667 50.5 47.1-53.9 217 18.3 15.7-21.1 229 18.7 16.1-21.7 15 1.4 0.7- 2.7
GENDER
Male 480 47 10.5 7.4-14.5 225 45.2 39.8-50.7 89 20.3 16.2-25.1 109 22.3 17.9-27.3 10 1.8 0.9- 3.6
Female 797 102 11.6 9.3-14.3 442 55.1 50.8-59.3 128 16.5 13.6-20.0 120 15.7 12.7-19.1 5 1.1 0.3- 3.7
RACE
White 1,186 139 11.0 9.0-13.3 622 50.9 47.4-54.4 202 18.3 15.6-21.2 210 18.6 15.9-21.7 13 1.2 0.6- 2.6
African American 32 3 14.4 4.3-39.0 15 34.8 19.2-54.5 7 24.8 11.3-45.9 7 26.0 12.2-47.0 0 0.0 . - .
Other Minorities 55 6 10.8 3.5-28.6 29 50.8 32.6-68.8 8 15.6 5.9-35.2 10 16.6 7.2-33.7 2 6.2 1.4-23.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 28 3 11.2 3.0-33.5 12 47.7 26.3-70.0 5 16.6 5.3-41.3 6 17.0 6.4-38.1 2 7.5 1.6-28.1
Non-Hispanic 1,245 144 10.9 9.0-13.2 655 50.8 47.3-54.3 212 18.4 15.8-21.3 221 18.7 16.0-21.7 13 1.2 0.6- 2.5
AGE
40-44 128 10 9.3 4.6-17.8 59 46.9 36.5-57.5 21 16.1 9.8-25.4 34 24.0 16.6-33.5 4 3.7 1.3-10.2
45-54 309 32 10.6 7.0-15.9 144 44.1 37.4-51.1 63 21.6 16.3-28.0 64 21.6 16.1-28.2 6 2.1 0.7- 6.5
55-64 342 32 8.2 5.6-11.9 168 48.9 42.6-55.2 64 19.8 15.2-25.4 74 22.2 17.2-28.1 4 0.9 0.3- 2.7
65-74 285 37 12.3 8.6-17.3 158 53.7 46.7-60.5 49 19.7 14.5-26.2 40 14.1 9.8-19.8 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6
75+ 213 38 17.3 12.0-24.3 138 66.7 58.7-73.8 20 8.7 5.3-13.8 17 7.3 3.9-13.1 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 22 10.5 6.1-17.5 96 40.6 32.2-49.6 33 15.7 10.3-23.3 58 27.4 19.8-36.7 6 5.7 2.2-13.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 393 51 10.9 7.9-14.8 203 49.1 43.0-55.2 62 16.6 12.4-21.9 75 22.9 18.0-28.8 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7
Some Post-H.S. 310 38 11.5 7.8-16.6 161 52.2 45.3-59.0 60 21.6 16.3-27.9 46 13.8 9.7-19.2 5 1.0 0.4- 2.5
College Graduate 354 38 11.4 7.8-16.3 205 56.8 50.5-62.9 61 18.5 14.0-24.0 48 13.0 9.5-17.5 2 0.4 0.1- 1.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 174 20 12.0 6.9-20.0 82 45.8 36.8-55.1 28 17.9 11.4-27.0 43 23.6 16.4-32.8 1 0.7 0.1- 4.8
$15,000- 24,999 236 32 9.6 6.5-14.1 123 49.5 40.9-58.0 38 18.6 13.0-25.8 39 20.2 13.4-29.2 4 2.1 0.7- 6.4
$25,000- 34,999 191 15 7.3 3.9-13.5 100 47.7 39.0-56.5 38 19.2 13.2-27.1 36 24.9 17.7-34.0 2 0.8 0.2- 3.6
$35,000- 49,999 188 21 11.4 7.0-18.2 95 53.0 44.5-61.4 30 16.1 10.6-23.6 41 19.1 13.5-26.2 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7
$50,000-74,999 149 24 18.6 11.8-27.9 75 46.9 37.6-56.5 30 19.1 13.1-26.9 18 12.4 7.6-19.8 2 3.0 0.5-15.0
$75,000+ 158 23 13.5 8.4-20.9 85 53.9 44.4-63.1 32 24.8 16.9-34.8 17 7.5 4.3-12.7 1 0.4 0.0- 2.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 572 70 12.1 9.1-16.0 290 47.0 42.0-52.1 94 17.8 14.1-22.3 112 21.7 17.5-26.7 6 1.3 0.5- 3.4
No 698 79 10.4 8.1-13.4 374 53.0 48.4-57.6 121 18.5 15.2-22.4 115 16.6 13.4-20.3 9 1.5 0.6- 3.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 224 23 10.7 6.6-16.7 130 56.2 48.2-63.9 32 15.6 10.5-22.5 37 17.1 11.6-24.5 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7
Non-Veteran 1,053 126 11.2 9.0-13.7 537 49.2 45.4-53.0 185 18.9 16.0-22.1 192 19.1 16.2-22.4 13 1.6 0.8- 3.3

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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