BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you have any kind of health insurance coverage for eye care?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care (Age 40+)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,971	6,988	60.6	59.4-61.8	4,983	39.4	38.2-40.6
-Eastern NC	4,027	2,416	61.4	59.5-63.3	1,611	38.6	36.7-40.5
GENDER
Male	1,450	886	63.0	59.9-66.1	564	37.0	33.9-40.1
Female	2,577	1,530	60.0	57.7-62.3	1,047	40.0	37.7-42.3
RACE
White	2,799	1,652	60.8	58.6-63.0	1,147	39.2	37.0-41.4
African American	929	617	68.4	64.6-72.0	312	31.6	28.0-35.4
Other Minorities	278	135	43.0	35.0-51.2	143	57.0	48.8-65.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	99	36	30.5	20.2-43.2	63	69.5	56.8-79.8
Non-Hispanic	3,910	2,372	62.8	60.9-64.6	1,538	37.2	35.4-39.1
AGE
40-44	421	282	64.2	58.2-69.9	139	35.8	30.1-41.8
45-54	977	616	64.0	60.2-67.6	361	36.0	32.4-39.8
55-64	1,057	653	63.2	59.8-66.5	404	36.8	33.5-40.2
65-74	907	503	55.1	51.3-58.9	404	44.9	41.1-48.7
75+	635	346	55.8	51.3-60.3	289	44.2	39.7-48.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	667	337	48.9	43.7-54.1	330	51.1	45.9-56.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,301	747	59.9	56.6-63.2	554	40.1	36.8-43.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,046	668	64.3	60.8-67.7	378	35.7	32.3-39.2
College Graduate	1,004	657	68.5	65.0-71.8	347	31.5	28.2-35.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	548	248	42.6	36.9-48.5	300	57.4	51.5-63.1
$15,000- 24,999	646	319	48.6	43.7-53.6	327	51.4	46.4-56.3
$25,000- 34,999	445	266	57.4	51.4-63.2	179	42.6	36.8-48.6
$35,000- 49,999	574	360	65.0	60.2-69.5	214	35.0	30.5-39.8
$50,000-74,999	557	383	68.4	63.4-72.9	174	31.6	27.1-36.6
$75,000+	698	519	76.6	72.9-80.0	179	23.4	20.0-27.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,786	1,018	58.9	55.9-61.7	768	41.1	38.3-44.1
No	2,177	1,358	63.3	60.8-65.8	819	36.7	34.2-39.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	769	499	68.3	64.3-72.1	270	31.7	27.9-35.7
Non-Veteran	3,257	1,917	59.6	57.4-61.7	1,340	40.4	38.3-42.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,971

6,988

60.6

59.4-61.8

4,983

39.4

38.2-40.6

-Eastern NC

4,027

2,416

61.4

59.5-63.3

1,611

38.6

36.7-40.5

GENDER

Male

1,450

886

63.0

59.9-66.1

564

37.0

33.9-40.1

Female

2,577

1,530

60.0

57.7-62.3

1,047

40.0

37.7-42.3

RACE

White

2,799

1,652

60.8

58.6-63.0

1,147

39.2

37.0-41.4

African American

929

617

68.4

64.6-72.0

312

31.6

28.0-35.4

Other Minorities

278

135

43.0

35.0-51.2

143

57.0

48.8-65.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

30.5

20.2-43.2

69.5

56.8-79.8

Non-Hispanic

3,910

2,372

62.8

60.9-64.6

1,538

37.2

35.4-39.1

AGE

40-44

421

282

64.2

58.2-69.9

139

35.8

30.1-41.8

45-54

977

616

64.0

60.2-67.6

361

36.0

32.4-39.8

55-64

1,057

653

63.2

59.8-66.5

404

36.8

33.5-40.2

65-74

907

503

55.1

51.3-58.9

404

44.9

41.1-48.7

75+

635

346

55.8

51.3-60.3

289

44.2

39.7-48.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

667

337

48.9

43.7-54.1

330

51.1

45.9-56.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,301

747

59.9

56.6-63.2

554

40.1

36.8-43.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,046

668

64.3

60.8-67.7

378

35.7

32.3-39.2

College Graduate

1,004

657

68.5

65.0-71.8

347

31.5

28.2-35.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

548

248

42.6

36.9-48.5

300

57.4

51.5-63.1

$15,000- 24,999

646

319

48.6

43.7-53.6

327

51.4

46.4-56.3

$25,000- 34,999

445

266

57.4

51.4-63.2

179

42.6

36.8-48.6

$35,000- 49,999

574

360

65.0

60.2-69.5

214

35.0

30.5-39.8

$50,000-74,999

557

383

68.4

63.4-72.9

174

31.6

27.1-36.6

$75,000+

698

519

76.6

72.9-80.0

179

23.4

20.0-27.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,786

1,018

58.9

55.9-61.7

768

41.1

38.3-44.1

2,177

1,358

63.3

60.8-65.8

819

36.7

34.2-39.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

769

499

68.3

64.3-72.1

270

31.7

27.9-35.7

Non-Veteran

3,257

1,917

59.6

57.4-61.7

1,340

40.4

38.3-42.6

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.

**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.

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