|
View results for a demographic group: |
Select a different topic: |
| View results for a different geographical area: |
|
| 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 | 12,267 | 10,240 | 84.7 | 83.8-85.5 | 1,321 | 9.9 | 9.3-10.6 | 499 | 3.9 | 3.5- 4.4 | 115 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.0 | 92 | 0.7 | 0.5- 0.9 |
| -Buncombe County | 288 | 242 | 85.2 | 80.2-89.1 | 28 | 10.1 | 6.8-14.7 | 15 | 4.1 | 2.4- 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 108 | 90 | 85.6 | 77.1-91.3 | 13 | 11.5 | 6.4-19.8 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.9- 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.8 |
| Female | 180 | 152 | 84.9 | 78.3-89.7 | 15 | 8.9 | 5.2-14.8 | 11 | 5.5 | 2.9-10.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 262 | 222 | 86.5 | 81.6-90.2 | 25 | 9.4 | 6.2-14.0 | 13 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 |
| Other | 25 | 19 | 71.9 | 47.6-87.9 | 3 | 17.2 | 5.1-44.7 | 2 | 8.9 | 2.2-29.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 24 | 22 | 94.6 | 79.1-98.8 | 2 | 5.4 | 1.2-20.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 45+ | 264 | 220 | 83.7 | 78.2-88.0 | 26 | 10.8 | 7.2-15.9 | 15 | 4.8 | 2.8- 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| H.S. or Less | 93 | 79 | 87.3 | 78.9-92.7 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.2-12.1 | 6 | 5.6 | 2.3-12.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.8 |
| Some College + | 194 | 162 | 84.1 | 77.6-89.0 | 23 | 12.4 | 8.0-18.8 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.7- 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 158 | 132 | 84.4 | 77.3-89.6 | 14 | 9.3 | 5.3-15.9 | 11 | 5.8 | 3.1-10.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.2 |
| $50,000+ | 99 | 84 | 85.5 | 76.4-91.5 | 13 | 12.9 | 7.3-21.9 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Back to Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care (Age 40+).
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.
BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes
This page was generated on 04JUN09.
