BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you have any kind of health insurance coverage for eye care?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,063	6,259	58.1	56.9-59.2	4,804	41.9	40.8-43.1
-Western NC	1,248	624	49.5	46.0-52.9	624	50.5	47.1-54.0
GENDER
Male	467	226	47.4	41.9-53.0	241	52.6	47.0-58.1
Female	781	398	51.2	46.9-55.5	383	48.8	44.5-53.1
RACE
White	1,159	583	50.2	46.6-53.8	576	49.8	46.2-53.4
African American	32	15	52.0	32.5-70.9	17	48.0	29.1-67.5
Other Minorities	53	23	30.5	17.2-48.2	30	69.5	51.8-82.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	26	11	34.2	16.0-58.6	15	65.8	41.4-84.0
Non-Hispanic	1,218	610	49.9	46.4-53.4	608	50.1	46.6-53.6
AGE
40-44	126	67	49.7	39.1-60.2	59	50.3	39.8-60.9
45-54	304	166	54.2	47.1-61.2	138	45.8	38.8-52.9
55-64	335	156	45.6	39.3-52.0	179	54.4	48.0-60.7
65-74	274	120	41.9	35.2-48.9	154	58.1	51.1-64.8
75+	209	115	55.5	47.3-63.4	94	44.5	36.6-52.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	211	95	38.9	30.6-47.9	116	61.1	52.1-69.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	383	190	47.9	41.8-54.0	193	52.1	46.0-58.2
Some Post-H.S.	305	161	56.2	49.3-62.9	144	43.8	37.1-50.7
College Graduate	345	177	52.0	45.6-58.3	168	48.0	41.7-54.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	75	39.5	30.9-48.8	93	60.5	51.2-69.1
$15,000- 24,999	232	92	38.3	30.4-47.0	140	61.7	53.0-69.6
$25,000- 34,999	188	98	49.1	40.3-58.0	90	50.9	42.0-59.7
$35,000- 49,999	186	104	58.5	49.9-66.5	82	41.5	33.5-50.1
$50,000-74,999	147	88	60.4	50.6-69.3	59	39.6	30.7-49.4
$75,000+	155	90	57.5	48.0-66.6	65	42.5	33.4-52.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	562	274	46.0	40.9-51.1	288	54.0	48.9-59.1
No	680	350	52.3	47.6-57.0	330	47.7	43.0-52.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	217	111	52.2	44.2-60.1	106	47.8	39.9-55.8
Non-Veteran	1,031	513	48.8	45.0-52.7	518	51.2	47.3-55.0

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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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	11,063	6,259	58.1	56.9-59.2	4,804	41.9	40.8-43.1
-Western NC	1,248	624	49.5	46.0-52.9	624	50.5	47.1-54.0
GENDER
Male	467	226	47.4	41.9-53.0	241	52.6	47.0-58.1
Female	781	398	51.2	46.9-55.5	383	48.8	44.5-53.1
RACE
White	1,159	583	50.2	46.6-53.8	576	49.8	46.2-53.4
African American	32	15	52.0	32.5-70.9	17	48.0	29.1-67.5
Other Minorities	53	23	30.5	17.2-48.2	30	69.5	51.8-82.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	26	11	34.2	16.0-58.6	15	65.8	41.4-84.0
Non-Hispanic	1,218	610	49.9	46.4-53.4	608	50.1	46.6-53.6
AGE
40-44	126	67	49.7	39.1-60.2	59	50.3	39.8-60.9
45-54	304	166	54.2	47.1-61.2	138	45.8	38.8-52.9
55-64	335	156	45.6	39.3-52.0	179	54.4	48.0-60.7
65-74	274	120	41.9	35.2-48.9	154	58.1	51.1-64.8
75+	209	115	55.5	47.3-63.4	94	44.5	36.6-52.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	211	95	38.9	30.6-47.9	116	61.1	52.1-69.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	383	190	47.9	41.8-54.0	193	52.1	46.0-58.2
Some Post-H.S.	305	161	56.2	49.3-62.9	144	43.8	37.1-50.7
College Graduate	345	177	52.0	45.6-58.3	168	48.0	41.7-54.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	75	39.5	30.9-48.8	93	60.5	51.2-69.1
$15,000- 24,999	232	92	38.3	30.4-47.0	140	61.7	53.0-69.6
$25,000- 34,999	188	98	49.1	40.3-58.0	90	50.9	42.0-59.7
$35,000- 49,999	186	104	58.5	49.9-66.5	82	41.5	33.5-50.1
$50,000-74,999	147	88	60.4	50.6-69.3	59	39.6	30.7-49.4
$75,000+	155	90	57.5	48.0-66.6	65	42.5	33.4-52.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	562	274	46.0	40.9-51.1	288	54.0	48.9-59.1
No	680	350	52.3	47.6-57.0	330	47.7	43.0-52.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	217	111	52.2	44.2-60.1	106	47.8	39.9-55.8
Non-Veteran	1,031	513	48.8	45.0-52.7	518	51.2	47.3-55.0

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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