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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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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 MALES	544	74	13.5	10.3-17.4	266	48.2	42.8-53.7	72	14.6	10.9-19.4	124	22.3	18.1-27.2	8	1.4	0.6- 3.0
AGE
40-44	75	9	12.9	6.3-24.5	42	57.3	44.2-69.4	9	11.2	5.2-22.3	14	16.9	9.4-28.5	1	1.8	0.3-11.7
45-54	174	24	14.0	8.7-21.6	77	42.8	33.5-52.7	22	15.3	8.7-25.6	50	27.3	19.4-36.9	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
55-64	147	20	11.6	6.9-18.6	64	44.8	34.4-55.6	29	21.0	13.6-30.9	31	20.9	13.7-30.4	3	1.9	0.5- 6.3
65-74	88	10	13.8	7.0-25.5	48	48.2	36.5-60.1	8	10.4	4.7-21.2	21	26.5	17.3-38.4	1	1.2	0.2- 7.9
75+	60	11	17.1	8.0-32.9	35	57.1	40.3-72.4	4	8.9	2.6-26.4	8	14.5	5.4-33.4	2	2.3	0.6- 9.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	107	12	8.6	4.3-16.2	59	52.7	40.7-64.4	4	4.5	1.6-12.3	27	29.9	19.5-42.9	5	4.3	1.6-10.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	220	26	11.9	7.4-18.5	101	42.5	34.4-50.9	39	21.9	14.9-31.2	51	22.0	15.5-30.1	3	1.7	0.5- 5.7
Some Post-H.S.	121	19	16.2	9.6-26.0	59	52.1	40.5-63.4	17	10.5	5.9-18.1	26	21.2	13.6-31.5	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	95	17	17.4	10.2-28.1	47	52.9	40.5-64.9	12	11.3	5.8-20.7	19	18.5	10.8-29.8	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	84	13	12.4	6.3-22.8	42	52.1	38.0-65.8	5	7.2	2.1-21.6	22	25.9	15.6-39.6	2	2.5	0.6-10.1
$15,000- 24,999	97	10	7.6	3.5-15.7	47	48.3	35.7-61.1	12	8.5	4.2-16.3	27	35.3	23.1-49.8	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5
$25,000- 34,999	74	5	7.8	2.5-21.8	36	47.4	34.1-61.0	14	19.6	11.0-32.5	15	19.1	10.7-31.7	4	6.2	2.0-17.4
$35,000- 49,999	97	16	21.2	12.5-33.6	46	45.0	33.1-57.4	16	17.2	8.7-31.2	18	15.6	9.0-25.6	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5
$50,000-74,999	62	7	12.0	5.1-25.8	35	57.5	40.7-72.8	6	9.1	3.5-21.4	14	21.4	10.8-37.9	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	78	14	17.0	9.3-29.2	39	50.1	37.2-63.0	11	16.5	8.4-30.0	14	16.3	9.2-27.3	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	239	38	15.1	10.3-21.6	112	46.4	38.2-54.9	27	13.4	7.9-21.6	59	24.0	17.2-32.4	3	1.1	0.3- 3.4
No	290	34	12.2	8.2-17.7	150	50.4	43.0-57.7	42	15.1	10.4-21.5	59	20.7	15.6-27.0	5	1.6	0.6- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	202	33	18.5	12.5-26.4	100	47.0	38.3-55.8	35	16.4	10.9-24.1	34	18.2	12.2-26.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	342	41	10.7	7.4-15.2	166	48.9	42.0-55.9	37	13.6	9.0-20.0	90	24.7	19.3-31.1	8	2.1	1.0- 4.6

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 MALES

544

13.5

10.3-17.4

266

48.2

42.8-53.7

14.6

10.9-19.4

124

22.3

18.1-27.2

1.4

0.6- 3.0

AGE

40-44

12.9

6.3-24.5

57.3

44.2-69.4

11.2

5.2-22.3

16.9

9.4-28.5

1.8

0.3-11.7

45-54

174

14.0

8.7-21.6

42.8

33.5-52.7

15.3

8.7-25.6

27.3

19.4-36.9

0.6

0.1- 3.9

55-64

147

11.6

6.9-18.6

44.8

34.4-55.6

21.0

13.6-30.9

20.9

13.7-30.4

1.9

0.5- 6.3

65-74

13.8

7.0-25.5

48.2

36.5-60.1

10.4

4.7-21.2

26.5

17.3-38.4

1.2

0.2- 7.9

75+

17.1

8.0-32.9

57.1

40.3-72.4

8.9

2.6-26.4

14.5

5.4-33.4

2.3

0.6- 9.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

107

8.6

4.3-16.2

52.7

40.7-64.4

4.5

1.6-12.3

29.9

19.5-42.9

4.3

1.6-10.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

220

11.9

7.4-18.5

101

42.5

34.4-50.9

21.9

14.9-31.2

22.0

15.5-30.1

1.7

0.5- 5.7

Some Post-H.S.

121

16.2

9.6-26.0

52.1

40.5-63.4

10.5

5.9-18.1

21.2

13.6-31.5

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

17.4

10.2-28.1

52.9

40.5-64.9

11.3

5.8-20.7

18.5

10.8-29.8

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

12.4

6.3-22.8

52.1

38.0-65.8

7.2

2.1-21.6

25.9

15.6-39.6

2.5

0.6-10.1

$15,000- 24,999

7.6

3.5-15.7

48.3

35.7-61.1

8.5

4.2-16.3

35.3

23.1-49.8

0.4

0.0- 2.5

$25,000- 34,999

7.8

2.5-21.8

47.4

34.1-61.0

19.6

11.0-32.5

19.1

10.7-31.7

6.2

2.0-17.4

$35,000- 49,999

21.2

12.5-33.6

45.0

33.1-57.4

17.2

8.7-31.2

15.6

9.0-25.6

1.1

0.2- 7.5

$50,000-74,999

12.0

5.1-25.8

57.5

40.7-72.8

9.1

3.5-21.4

21.4

10.8-37.9

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

17.0

9.3-29.2

50.1

37.2-63.0

16.5

8.4-30.0

16.3

9.2-27.3

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

239

15.1

10.3-21.6

112

46.4

38.2-54.9

13.4

7.9-21.6

24.0

17.2-32.4

1.1

0.3- 3.4

290

12.2

8.2-17.7

150

50.4

43.0-57.7

15.1

10.4-21.5

20.7

15.6-27.0

1.6

0.6- 4.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

202

18.5

12.5-26.4

100

47.0

38.3-55.8

16.4

10.9-24.1

18.2

12.2-26.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

342

10.7

7.4-15.2

166

48.9

42.0-55.9

13.6

9.0-20.0

24.7

19.3-31.1

2.1

1.0- 4.6

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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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