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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,971	6,988	60.6	59.4-61.8	4,983	39.4	38.2-40.6
GENDER
Male	4,495	2,616	60.9	59.0-62.7	1,879	39.1	37.3-41.0
Female	7,476	4,372	60.4	59.0-61.8	3,104	39.6	38.2-41.0
RACE
White	9,658	5,581	60.6	59.3-61.8	4,077	39.4	38.2-40.7
African American	1,739	1,135	66.5	63.3-69.5	604	33.5	30.5-36.7
Asian	53	38	64.3	46.0-79.3	15	35.7	20.7-54.0
Native American	226	114	54.5	45.0-63.7	112	45.5	36.3-55.0
Other Minorities	257	103	34.9	27.5-43.2	154	65.1	56.8-72.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	250	93	29.6	22.6-37.6	157	70.4	62.4-77.4
-English Speaking	134	72	50.6	40.1-61.0	62	49.4	39.0-59.9
-Spanish Speaking	116	21	17.4	9.8-29.0	95	82.6	71.0-90.2
Non-Hispanic	11,686	6,878	61.7	60.5-62.8	4,808	38.3	37.2-39.5
AGE
40-44	1,217	782	63.9	60.4-67.3	435	36.1	32.7-39.6
45-54	2,942	1,852	64.4	62.1-66.7	1,090	35.6	33.3-37.9
55-64	3,250	1,921	60.3	58.1-62.4	1,329	39.7	37.6-41.9
65-74	2,609	1,384	53.8	51.4-56.1	1,225	46.2	43.9-48.6
75+	1,953	1,049	55.5	52.7-58.3	904	44.5	41.7-47.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,739	859	46.5	43.3-49.8	880	53.5	50.2-56.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,646	1,986	57.5	55.3-59.7	1,660	42.5	40.3-44.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,076	1,873	62.5	60.2-64.7	1,203	37.5	35.3-39.8
College Graduate	3,491	2,261	68.0	66.0-69.9	1,230	32.0	30.1-34.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,422	627	40.9	37.4-44.6	795	59.1	55.4-62.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,924	882	43.5	40.4-46.5	1,042	56.5	53.5-59.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,273	726	55.2	51.5-58.9	547	44.8	41.1-48.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,665	992	60.5	57.3-63.6	673	39.5	36.4-42.7
$50,000-74,999	1,641	1,103	69.4	66.6-72.1	538	30.6	27.9-33.4
$75,000+	2,405	1,757	75.4	73.2-77.5	648	24.6	22.5-26.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,979	2,711	55.9	54.0-57.8	2,268	44.1	42.2-46.0
No	6,835	4,192	63.7	62.2-65.2	2,643	36.3	34.8-37.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,055	1,237	62.9	60.1-65.6	818	37.1	34.4-39.9
Non-Veteran	9,911	5,749	60.1	58.8-61.4	4,162	39.9	38.6-41.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,971

6,988

60.6

59.4-61.8

4,983

39.4

38.2-40.6

GENDER

Male

4,495

2,616

60.9

59.0-62.7

1,879

39.1

37.3-41.0

Female

7,476

4,372

60.4

59.0-61.8

3,104

39.6

38.2-41.0

RACE

White

9,658

5,581

60.6

59.3-61.8

4,077

39.4

38.2-40.7

African American

1,739

1,135

66.5

63.3-69.5

604

33.5

30.5-36.7

Asian

64.3

46.0-79.3

35.7

20.7-54.0

Native American

226

114

54.5

45.0-63.7

112

45.5

36.3-55.0

Other Minorities

257

103

34.9

27.5-43.2

154

65.1

56.8-72.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

250

29.6

22.6-37.6

157

70.4

62.4-77.4

-English Speaking

134

50.6

40.1-61.0

49.4

39.0-59.9

-Spanish Speaking

116

17.4

9.8-29.0

82.6

71.0-90.2

Non-Hispanic

11,686

6,878

61.7

60.5-62.8

4,808

38.3

37.2-39.5

AGE

40-44

1,217

782

63.9

60.4-67.3

435

36.1

32.7-39.6

45-54

2,942

1,852

64.4

62.1-66.7

1,090

35.6

33.3-37.9

55-64

3,250

1,921

60.3

58.1-62.4

1,329

39.7

37.6-41.9

65-74

2,609

1,384

53.8

51.4-56.1

1,225

46.2

43.9-48.6

75+

1,953

1,049

55.5

52.7-58.3

904

44.5

41.7-47.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,739

859

46.5

43.3-49.8

880

53.5

50.2-56.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,646

1,986

57.5

55.3-59.7

1,660

42.5

40.3-44.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,076

1,873

62.5

60.2-64.7

1,203

37.5

35.3-39.8

College Graduate

3,491

2,261

68.0

66.0-69.9

1,230

32.0

30.1-34.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,422

627

40.9

37.4-44.6

795

59.1

55.4-62.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,924

882

43.5

40.4-46.5

1,042

56.5

53.5-59.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,273

726

55.2

51.5-58.9

547

44.8

41.1-48.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,665

992

60.5

57.3-63.6

673

39.5

36.4-42.7

$50,000-74,999

1,641

1,103

69.4

66.6-72.1

538

30.6

27.9-33.4

$75,000+

2,405

1,757

75.4

73.2-77.5

648

24.6

22.5-26.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,979

2,711

55.9

54.0-57.8

2,268

44.1

42.2-46.0

6,835

4,192

63.7

62.2-65.2

2,643

36.3

34.8-37.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,055

1,237

62.9

60.1-65.6

818

37.1

34.4-39.9

Non-Veteran

9,911

5,749

60.1

58.8-61.4

4,162

39.9

38.6-41.2

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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.

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