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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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

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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
North Carolina	12,213	1,586	12.0	11.3-12.8	6,284	50.2	49.0-51.4	1,917	15.9	15.1-16.8	2,249	19.8	18.9-20.8	177	2.1	1.7- 2.5
-Eastern NC	4,061	529	12.4	11.2-13.7	2,114	50.2	48.2-52.1	670	16.5	15.2-18.0	695	18.9	17.4-20.6	53	1.9	1.4- 2.6
GENDER
Male	1,477	189	12.0	10.2-14.1	721	48.4	45.2-51.6	229	15.0	12.9-17.3	305	22.0	19.4-25.0	33	2.5	1.7- 3.8
Female	2,584	340	12.8	11.3-14.4	1,393	51.7	49.4-54.0	441	17.9	16.1-19.8	390	16.3	14.6-18.2	20	1.4	0.8- 2.3
RACE
White	2,824	357	11.3	10.1-12.7	1,483	51.2	48.9-53.5	494	17.8	16.1-19.6	463	18.2	16.4-20.1	27	1.4	0.9- 2.2
African American	935	137	15.7	12.9-18.8	484	49.4	45.4-53.4	137	14.8	12.1-17.9	166	18.9	16.0-22.3	11	1.3	0.6- 2.6
Other Minorities	282	35	12.4	8.1-18.6	136	43.2	35.4-51.3	36	11.3	7.3-17.1	60	25.0	17.4-34.6	15	8.1	4.4-14.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	97	10	5.1	2.5-10.3	40	38.7	27.0-52.0	16	14.1	7.8-24.2	21	30.4	17.9-46.6	10	11.6	5.6-22.5
Non-Hispanic	3,945	517	12.7	11.5-14.1	2,062	50.6	48.6-52.5	652	16.7	15.3-18.2	671	18.5	17.0-20.1	43	1.5	1.1- 2.1
AGE
40-44	425	41	9.4	6.6-13.1	187	43.8	38.1-49.7	86	18.5	14.7-23.1	94	23.3	18.4-29.1	17	5.0	2.9- 8.3
45-54	992	107	10.5	8.4-13.0	474	46.3	42.5-50.1	165	17.3	14.5-20.4	223	23.7	20.6-27.2	23	2.3	1.4- 3.8
55-64	1,068	114	10.6	8.6-13.0	535	50.9	47.4-54.4	218	18.8	16.3-21.6	191	18.4	15.7-21.3	10	1.3	0.6- 2.6
65-74	925	130	15.5	12.8-18.8	525	54.5	50.7-58.3	139	14.7	12.3-17.5	129	15.0	12.4-18.0	2	0.3	0.1- 1.5
75+	651	137	20.8	17.5-24.6	393	61.2	56.8-65.5	62	10.0	7.4-13.3	58	7.7	5.8-10.2	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	678	96	12.3	9.7-15.6	314	41.2	36.3-46.2	104	15.3	12.2-19.1	143	26.9	21.9-32.4	21	4.3	2.6- 7.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,304	156	11.5	9.6-13.8	680	49.3	45.9-52.7	209	17.8	15.2-20.8	240	19.0	16.5-21.9	19	2.3	1.3- 3.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,057	146	12.9	10.6-15.5	554	53.0	49.4-56.7	172	15.3	12.9-18.0	178	18.1	15.4-21.1	7	0.7	0.3- 2.0
College Graduate	1,012	129	13.2	10.8-16.0	562	54.8	51.0-58.5	185	17.2	14.6-20.1	131	14.1	11.6-17.0	5	0.8	0.3- 2.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	551	59	10.3	7.6-13.9	256	43.1	37.4-48.9	85	13.9	10.7-17.9	138	29.0	23.1-35.6	13	3.7	1.9- 7.0
$15,000- 24,999	647	90	11.0	8.7-13.8	318	45.1	40.2-50.0	98	16.8	13.3-21.0	131	25.3	21.0-30.2	10	1.8	0.8- 3.9
$25,000- 34,999	450	61	13.6	10.1-18.1	239	51.0	45.0-56.8	73	17.2	12.8-22.5	67	15.3	11.6-20.0	10	3.0	1.4- 6.2
$35,000- 49,999	584	84	13.4	10.4-17.0	297	49.4	44.4-54.4	98	16.2	12.9-20.3	99	19.0	15.3-23.3	6	2.0	0.8- 4.9
$50,000-74,999	566	61	11.3	8.5-14.9	287	51.6	46.6-56.5	106	17.1	13.8-20.9	108	19.3	15.6-23.6	4	0.7	0.2- 2.0
$75,000+	702	83	12.4	9.7-15.8	421	58.3	53.9-62.6	119	16.1	13.2-19.5	75	12.3	9.7-15.5	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,809	247	13.5	11.7-15.5	937	51.1	48.1-54.0	289	15.5	13.5-17.8	318	18.5	16.3-21.0	18	1.4	0.8- 2.4
No	2,186	272	11.7	10.2-13.4	1,142	49.6	47.0-52.2	369	16.9	15.1-18.9	369	19.4	17.3-21.8	34	2.3	1.6- 3.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	781	119	14.3	11.5-17.5	415	54.5	50.2-58.9	121	15.1	12.3-18.4	124	15.6	12.8-18.9	2	0.4	0.1- 2.1
Non-Veteran	3,278	409	11.8	10.6-13.2	1,699	49.1	46.9-51.2	549	17.0	15.4-18.6	570	19.8	18.0-21.8	51	2.3	1.7- 3.2

Total
Respond.^

Within the past month

Within the past year

Within the past 2 years

2 or more years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,213

1,586

12.0

11.3-12.8

6,284

50.2

49.0-51.4

1,917

15.9

15.1-16.8

2,249

19.8

18.9-20.8

177

2.1

1.7- 2.5

-Eastern NC

4,061

529

12.4

11.2-13.7

2,114

50.2

48.2-52.1

670

16.5

15.2-18.0

695

18.9

17.4-20.6

1.9

1.4- 2.6

GENDER

Male

1,477

189

12.0

10.2-14.1

721

48.4

45.2-51.6

229

15.0

12.9-17.3

305

22.0

19.4-25.0

2.5

1.7- 3.8

Female

2,584

340

12.8

11.3-14.4

1,393

51.7

49.4-54.0

441

17.9

16.1-19.8

390

16.3

14.6-18.2

1.4

0.8- 2.3

RACE

White

2,824

357

11.3

10.1-12.7

1,483

51.2

48.9-53.5

494

17.8

16.1-19.6

463

18.2

16.4-20.1

1.4

0.9- 2.2

African American

935

137

15.7

12.9-18.8

484

49.4

45.4-53.4

137

14.8

12.1-17.9

166

18.9

16.0-22.3

1.3

0.6- 2.6

Other Minorities

282

12.4

8.1-18.6

136

43.2

35.4-51.3

11.3

7.3-17.1

25.0

17.4-34.6

8.1

4.4-14.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.1

2.5-10.3

38.7

27.0-52.0

14.1

7.8-24.2

30.4

17.9-46.6

11.6

5.6-22.5

Non-Hispanic

3,945

517

12.7

11.5-14.1

2,062

50.6

48.6-52.5

652

16.7

15.3-18.2

671

18.5

17.0-20.1

1.5

1.1- 2.1

AGE

40-44

425

9.4

6.6-13.1

187

43.8

38.1-49.7

18.5

14.7-23.1

23.3

18.4-29.1

5.0

2.9- 8.3

45-54

992

107

10.5

8.4-13.0

474

46.3

42.5-50.1

165

17.3

14.5-20.4

223

23.7

20.6-27.2

2.3

1.4- 3.8

55-64

1,068

114

10.6

8.6-13.0

535

50.9

47.4-54.4

218

18.8

16.3-21.6

191

18.4

15.7-21.3

1.3

0.6- 2.6

65-74

925

130

15.5

12.8-18.8

525

54.5

50.7-58.3

139

14.7

12.3-17.5

129

15.0

12.4-18.0

0.3

0.1- 1.5

75+

651

137

20.8

17.5-24.6

393

61.2

56.8-65.5

10.0

7.4-13.3

7.7

5.8-10.2

0.3

0.0- 1.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

678

12.3

9.7-15.6

314

41.2

36.3-46.2

104

15.3

12.2-19.1

143

26.9

21.9-32.4

4.3

2.6- 7.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,304

156

11.5

9.6-13.8

680

49.3

45.9-52.7

209

17.8

15.2-20.8

240

19.0

16.5-21.9

2.3

1.3- 3.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,057

146

12.9

10.6-15.5

554

53.0

49.4-56.7

172

15.3

12.9-18.0

178

18.1

15.4-21.1

0.7

0.3- 2.0

College Graduate

1,012

129

13.2

10.8-16.0

562

54.8

51.0-58.5

185

17.2

14.6-20.1

131

14.1

11.6-17.0

0.8

0.3- 2.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

551

10.3

7.6-13.9

256

43.1

37.4-48.9

13.9

10.7-17.9

138

29.0

23.1-35.6

3.7

1.9- 7.0

$15,000- 24,999

647

11.0

8.7-13.8

318

45.1

40.2-50.0

16.8

13.3-21.0

131

25.3

21.0-30.2

1.8

0.8- 3.9

$25,000- 34,999

450

13.6

10.1-18.1

239

51.0

45.0-56.8

17.2

12.8-22.5

15.3

11.6-20.0

3.0

1.4- 6.2

$35,000- 49,999

584

13.4

10.4-17.0

297

49.4

44.4-54.4

16.2

12.9-20.3

19.0

15.3-23.3

2.0

0.8- 4.9

$50,000-74,999

566

11.3

8.5-14.9

287

51.6

46.6-56.5

106

17.1

13.8-20.9

108

19.3

15.6-23.6

0.7

0.2- 2.0

$75,000+

702

12.4

9.7-15.8

421

58.3

53.9-62.6

119

16.1

13.2-19.5

12.3

9.7-15.5

0.8

0.3- 2.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,809

247

13.5

11.7-15.5

937

51.1

48.1-54.0

289

15.5

13.5-17.8

318

18.5

16.3-21.0

1.4

0.8- 2.4

2,186

272

11.7

10.2-13.4

1,142

49.6

47.0-52.2

369

16.9

15.1-18.9

369

19.4

17.3-21.8

2.3

1.6- 3.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

781

119

14.3

11.5-17.5

415

54.5

50.2-58.9

121

15.1

12.3-18.4

124

15.6

12.8-18.9

0.4

0.1- 2.1

Non-Veteran

3,278

409

11.8

10.6-13.2

1,699

49.1

46.9-51.2

549

17.0

15.4-18.6

570

19.8

18.0-21.8

2.3

1.7- 3.2

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^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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