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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care (Age 40+)-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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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
-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES	1,217	173	14.0	11.7-16.7	639	50.7	46.9-54.5	186	16.1	13.5-19.1	210	18.6	15.7-21.9	9	0.6	0.3- 1.5
AGE
40-44	149	18	13.7	7.9-22.7	66	37.6	28.4-47.7	31	22.8	15.1-32.9	31	24.6	15.7-36.5	3	1.3	0.3- 5.5
45-54	342	38	10.4	7.1-14.8	171	49.3	42.1-56.5	58	17.8	12.9-24.1	74	22.4	17.2-28.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4
55-64	300	50	17.7	12.7-24.2	150	52.3	45.2-59.3	46	13.3	9.5-18.2	50	15.1	10.9-20.5	4	1.6	0.5- 5.2
65-74	256	35	13.1	8.6-19.4	150	56.3	48.5-63.8	36	15.5	10.6-22.0	34	15.0	10.2-21.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9
75+	170	32	16.9	11.7-23.9	102	61.8	52.3-70.6	15	9.3	5.0-16.6	21	11.9	6.7-20.2	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	276	40	11.9	8.4-16.6	146	50.9	42.8-58.9	35	12.9	8.5-19.2	51	22.6	15.5-31.7	4	1.7	0.5- 6.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	414	58	14.6	10.8-19.6	212	48.8	42.5-55.1	57	14.8	10.9-19.8	83	21.1	16.4-26.6	4	0.7	0.2- 2.9
Some Post-H.S.	277	40	12.8	8.7-18.3	143	50.6	42.7-58.6	51	21.4	15.2-29.3	42	14.9	10.3-21.0	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8
College Graduate	249	34	16.2	10.7-23.8	138	53.7	45.2-62.0	43	14.9	10.3-21.0	34	15.2	9.6-23.3	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	261	36	15.0	9.8-22.2	130	47.9	39.7-56.2	35	13.0	8.6-19.2	57	23.4	17.4-30.8	3	0.7	0.2- 2.9
$15,000- 24,999	276	38	11.3	7.8-16.1	142	47.5	39.8-55.4	42	22.3	15.7-30.8	50	18.2	13.2-24.6	4	0.6	0.2- 2.0
$25,000- 34,999	144	25	18.6	12.2-27.4	68	45.8	35.4-56.5	24	17.3	10.7-26.7	27	18.3	11.5-27.7	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	139	13	7.2	3.6-13.7	77	56.6	44.4-68.0	29	16.6	10.1-26.2	19	18.4	9.7-32.2	1	1.2	0.2- 7.8
$50,000-74,999	109	12	11.8	6.1-21.9	62	56.7	44.9-67.8	19	15.8	9.4-25.2	16	15.7	8.2-27.8	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	96	16	20.4	11.4-33.9	55	52.3	39.5-64.8	14	12.1	6.2-22.2	11	15.2	7.3-29.2	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	561	81	13.3	10.1-17.2	296	51.6	46.0-57.2	92	17.7	13.7-22.6	87	16.6	12.9-21.0	5	0.8	0.3- 2.8
No	627	85	14.4	11.2-18.4	328	49.8	44.6-55.0	92	15.2	11.9-19.3	119	20.4	16.1-25.4	3	0.2	0.0- 0.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	38	4	10.7	3.5-28.7	19	41.5	22.5-63.4	7	18.8	7.7-39.2	8	29.0	13.1-52.5	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	1,179	169	14.1	11.8-16.9	620	51.1	47.2-54.9	179	16.0	13.4-19.1	202	18.1	15.3-21.5	9	0.7	0.3- 1.6

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

-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

1,217

173

14.0

11.7-16.7

639

50.7

46.9-54.5

186

16.1

13.5-19.1

210

18.6

15.7-21.9

0.6

0.3- 1.5

AGE

40-44

149

13.7

7.9-22.7

37.6

28.4-47.7

22.8

15.1-32.9

24.6

15.7-36.5

1.3

0.3- 5.5

45-54

342

10.4

7.1-14.8

171

49.3

42.1-56.5

17.8

12.9-24.1

22.4

17.2-28.7

0.1

0.0- 0.4

55-64

300

17.7

12.7-24.2

150

52.3

45.2-59.3

13.3

9.5-18.2

15.1

10.9-20.5

1.6

0.5- 5.2

65-74

256

13.1

8.6-19.4

150

56.3

48.5-63.8

15.5

10.6-22.0

15.0

10.2-21.3

0.1

0.0- 0.9

75+

170

16.9

11.7-23.9

102

61.8

52.3-70.6

9.3

5.0-16.6

11.9

6.7-20.2

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

276

11.9

8.4-16.6

146

50.9

42.8-58.9

12.9

8.5-19.2

22.6

15.5-31.7

1.7

0.5- 6.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

414

14.6

10.8-19.6

212

48.8

42.5-55.1

14.8

10.9-19.8

21.1

16.4-26.6

0.7

0.2- 2.9

Some Post-H.S.

277

12.8

8.7-18.3

143

50.6

42.7-58.6

21.4

15.2-29.3

14.9

10.3-21.0

0.3

0.0- 1.8

College Graduate

249

16.2

10.7-23.8

138

53.7

45.2-62.0

14.9

10.3-21.0

15.2

9.6-23.3

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

261

15.0

9.8-22.2

130

47.9

39.7-56.2

13.0

8.6-19.2

23.4

17.4-30.8

0.7

0.2- 2.9

$15,000- 24,999

276

11.3

7.8-16.1

142

47.5

39.8-55.4

22.3

15.7-30.8

18.2

13.2-24.6

0.6

0.2- 2.0

$25,000- 34,999

144

18.6

12.2-27.4

45.8

35.4-56.5

17.3

10.7-26.7

18.3

11.5-27.7

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

139

7.2

3.6-13.7

56.6

44.4-68.0

16.6

10.1-26.2

18.4

9.7-32.2

1.2

0.2- 7.8

$50,000-74,999

109

11.8

6.1-21.9

56.7

44.9-67.8

15.8

9.4-25.2

15.7

8.2-27.8

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

20.4

11.4-33.9

52.3

39.5-64.8

12.1

6.2-22.2

15.2

7.3-29.2

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

561

13.3

10.1-17.2

296

51.6

46.0-57.2

17.7

13.7-22.6

16.6

12.9-21.0

0.8

0.3- 2.8

627

14.4

11.2-18.4

328

49.8

44.6-55.0

15.2

11.9-19.3

119

20.4

16.1-25.4

0.2

0.0- 0.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

10.7

3.5-28.7

41.5

22.5-63.4

18.8

7.7-39.2

29.0

13.1-52.5

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

1,179

169

14.1

11.8-16.9

620

51.1

47.2-54.9

179

16.0

13.4-19.1

202

18.1

15.3-21.5

0.7

0.3- 1.6

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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.

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