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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care (Age 40+)-WHITE 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
-WHITE FEMALES	6,060	819	12.3	11.3-13.4	3,259	53.2	51.6-54.9	988	17.1	15.9-18.4	949	16.2	15.1-17.5	45	1.1	0.8- 1.6
AGE
40-44	531	50	10.1	7.3-13.8	238	44.6	39.5-49.8	97	18.9	15.1-23.3	122	21.9	17.9-26.5	24	4.6	2.9- 7.1
45-54	1,378	158	10.4	8.6-12.6	653	47.7	44.5-51.0	263	20.0	17.5-22.8	291	20.8	18.3-23.6	13	1.0	0.5- 2.3
55-64	1,598	178	10.4	8.8-12.3	821	53.5	50.5-56.5	308	18.1	16.0-20.5	283	17.5	15.2-20.0	8	0.5	0.2- 1.1
65-74	1,412	204	13.6	11.5-16.1	837	60.7	57.5-63.8	212	15.9	13.7-18.5	159	9.8	8.2-11.7	0	0.0	. - .
75+	1,141	229	19.9	17.1-22.9	710	63.6	60.0-67.0	108	9.4	7.5-11.7	94	7.2	5.6- 9.1	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	745	106	12.1	9.5-15.4	370	45.9	41.1-50.7	113	17.4	13.8-21.8	151	22.6	18.5-27.4	5	1.9	0.6- 5.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,834	239	12.3	10.4-14.4	967	50.3	47.3-53.3	303	18.1	15.9-20.6	309	18.2	15.9-20.7	16	1.2	0.7- 2.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,729	224	11.2	9.6-13.0	920	53.9	50.9-56.8	305	18.1	15.9-20.5	269	16.0	13.9-18.3	11	0.8	0.4- 1.7
College Graduate	1,742	249	13.5	11.6-15.7	997	57.7	54.8-60.6	265	15.2	13.2-17.4	218	12.6	10.7-14.7	13	1.0	0.5- 1.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	691	85	10.5	8.1-13.4	323	45.4	40.6-50.2	108	17.7	14.0-22.2	170	25.3	21.2-29.9	5	1.2	0.4- 3.2
$15,000- 24,999	938	129	12.2	9.9-14.8	486	48.5	44.5-52.7	136	16.8	13.7-20.6	178	21.6	18.2-25.4	9	0.9	0.4- 1.8
$25,000- 34,999	614	92	14.5	11.4-18.2	325	50.5	45.6-55.5	105	16.0	12.8-19.9	87	17.3	13.6-21.8	5	1.6	0.4- 6.0
$35,000- 49,999	826	112	11.8	9.4-14.9	422	48.7	44.5-53.0	151	19.6	16.3-23.4	134	18.3	15.2-22.0	7	1.5	0.6- 3.5
$50,000-74,999	808	119	14.0	11.3-17.1	440	54.6	50.4-58.8	140	17.5	14.5-20.9	103	13.3	10.6-16.5	6	0.6	0.3- 1.5
$75,000+	1,151	140	10.7	8.6-13.1	687	60.5	56.9-63.9	189	16.7	14.2-19.6	128	11.1	9.2-13.4	7	1.0	0.4- 2.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,497	352	13.0	11.4-14.7	1,345	53.8	51.2-56.3	377	15.8	14.0-17.8	409	16.8	14.9-18.9	14	0.7	0.3- 1.3
No	3,503	457	11.8	10.6-13.2	1,885	53.1	51.0-55.2	598	17.7	16.1-19.3	532	16.0	14.5-17.7	31	1.4	0.9- 2.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	110	16	10.6	6.0-18.1	58	57.9	46.1-68.9	18	17.3	10.1-28.3	18	14.1	8.1-23.6	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	5,950	803	12.4	11.3-13.4	3,201	53.2	51.5-54.8	970	17.1	15.9-18.4	931	16.3	15.1-17.6	45	1.1	0.8- 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

-WHITE FEMALES

6,060

819

12.3

11.3-13.4

3,259

53.2

51.6-54.9

988

17.1

15.9-18.4

949

16.2

15.1-17.5

1.1

0.8- 1.6

AGE

40-44

531

10.1

7.3-13.8

238

44.6

39.5-49.8

18.9

15.1-23.3

122

21.9

17.9-26.5

4.6

2.9- 7.1

45-54

1,378

158

10.4

8.6-12.6

653

47.7

44.5-51.0

263

20.0

17.5-22.8

291

20.8

18.3-23.6

1.0

0.5- 2.3

55-64

1,598

178

10.4

8.8-12.3

821

53.5

50.5-56.5

308

18.1

16.0-20.5

283

17.5

15.2-20.0

0.5

0.2- 1.1

65-74

1,412

204

13.6

11.5-16.1

837

60.7

57.5-63.8

212

15.9

13.7-18.5

159

9.8

8.2-11.7

0.0

. - .

75+

1,141

229

19.9

17.1-22.9

710

63.6

60.0-67.0

108

9.4

7.5-11.7

7.2

5.6- 9.1

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

745

106

12.1

9.5-15.4

370

45.9

41.1-50.7

113

17.4

13.8-21.8

151

22.6

18.5-27.4

1.9

0.6- 5.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,834

239

12.3

10.4-14.4

967

50.3

47.3-53.3

303

18.1

15.9-20.6

309

18.2

15.9-20.7

1.2

0.7- 2.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,729

224

11.2

9.6-13.0

920

53.9

50.9-56.8

305

18.1

15.9-20.5

269

16.0

13.9-18.3

0.8

0.4- 1.7

College Graduate

1,742

249

13.5

11.6-15.7

997

57.7

54.8-60.6

265

15.2

13.2-17.4

218

12.6

10.7-14.7

1.0

0.5- 1.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

691

10.5

8.1-13.4

323

45.4

40.6-50.2

108

17.7

14.0-22.2

170

25.3

21.2-29.9

1.2

0.4- 3.2

$15,000- 24,999

938

129

12.2

9.9-14.8

486

48.5

44.5-52.7

136

16.8

13.7-20.6

178

21.6

18.2-25.4

0.9

0.4- 1.8

$25,000- 34,999

614

14.5

11.4-18.2

325

50.5

45.6-55.5

105

16.0

12.8-19.9

17.3

13.6-21.8

1.6

0.4- 6.0

$35,000- 49,999

826

112

11.8

9.4-14.9

422

48.7

44.5-53.0

151

19.6

16.3-23.4

134

18.3

15.2-22.0

1.5

0.6- 3.5

$50,000-74,999

808

119

14.0

11.3-17.1

440

54.6

50.4-58.8

140

17.5

14.5-20.9

103

13.3

10.6-16.5

0.6

0.3- 1.5

$75,000+

1,151

140

10.7

8.6-13.1

687

60.5

56.9-63.9

189

16.7

14.2-19.6

128

11.1

9.2-13.4

1.0

0.4- 2.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,497

352

13.0

11.4-14.7

1,345

53.8

51.2-56.3

377

15.8

14.0-17.8

409

16.8

14.9-18.9

0.7

0.3- 1.3

3,503

457

11.8

10.6-13.2

1,885

53.1

51.0-55.2

598

17.7

16.1-19.3

532

16.0

14.5-17.7

1.4

0.9- 2.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

110

10.6

6.0-18.1

57.9

46.1-68.9

17.3

10.1-28.3

14.1

8.1-23.6

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

5,950

803

12.4

11.3-13.4

3,201

53.2

51.5-54.8

970

17.1

15.9-18.4

931

16.3

15.1-17.6

1.1

0.8- 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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