BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (When was the last time you had your eyes examined by any doctor or eye care provider?proc printto file='c:\delete')

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care (Age 40+)-WHITE 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
-WHITE MALES	3,809	452	11.0	9.8-12.3	1,862	48.8	46.8-50.8	602	15.7	14.2-17.2	824	22.7	21.0-24.5	69	1.8	1.4- 2.4
AGE
40-44	366	30	8.9	5.9-13.2	158	43.7	37.8-49.8	57	14.6	11.0-19.3	106	29.6	24.3-35.5	15	3.1	1.8- 5.3
45-54	908	84	9.9	7.7-12.7	389	45.0	41.0-49.1	155	17.1	14.3-20.4	246	25.2	22.0-28.7	34	2.8	1.8- 4.1
55-64	1,110	110	8.9	7.1-11.0	530	49.3	45.7-53.0	200	17.5	14.9-20.4	254	22.7	19.8-25.8	16	1.6	0.8- 3.0
65-74	850	111	12.9	10.5-15.7	468	56.7	52.8-60.5	118	12.1	10.0-14.7	149	17.9	15.1-21.2	4	0.4	0.1- 1.0
75+	575	117	20.0	16.4-24.2	317	54.6	49.7-59.5	72	13.4	10.4-17.2	69	11.9	9.0-15.5	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	478	55	9.4	6.8-12.9	196	38.6	33.3-44.2	72	14.6	11.3-18.7	141	33.5	28.2-39.3	14	3.8	2.0- 7.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,076	107	9.4	7.5-11.7	497	45.5	41.6-49.3	181	18.1	15.2-21.4	260	24.0	20.9-27.5	31	3.0	2.0- 4.6
Some Post-H.S.	893	116	11.6	9.3-14.4	453	53.1	49.0-57.2	134	14.8	12.1-17.9	179	19.5	16.5-22.9	11	1.0	0.5- 2.0
College Graduate	1,359	173	12.2	10.2-14.6	715	51.5	48.2-54.9	215	14.7	12.6-17.2	243	20.6	17.9-23.5	13	0.9	0.5- 1.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	277	23	8.2	4.8-13.8	108	38.2	31.0-46.0	41	15.4	10.4-22.3	96	35.8	28.5-43.8	9	2.3	1.1- 4.8
$15,000- 24,999	536	62	10.5	7.7-14.1	232	41.2	36.0-46.5	78	14.9	11.5-19.2	153	31.1	26.2-36.4	11	2.4	1.1- 4.9
$25,000- 34,999	389	40	7.6	5.3-10.8	177	45.3	39.1-51.6	78	22.4	17.5-28.3	79	20.3	15.9-25.5	15	4.4	2.4- 7.9
$35,000- 49,999	586	73	11.5	8.8-15.0	272	43.4	38.6-48.3	102	17.3	13.8-21.4	131	25.7	21.4-30.6	8	2.1	1.0- 4.4
$50,000-74,999	652	70	10.0	7.7-12.8	330	50.7	46.0-55.5	101	15.5	12.3-19.3	140	22.5	18.7-26.8	11	1.3	0.7- 2.5
$75,000+	1,053	133	12.8	10.5-15.7	598	55.8	52.0-59.5	147	13.1	10.8-15.8	164	17.2	14.5-20.3	11	1.0	0.5- 2.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,520	192	11.7	9.9-13.7	756	49.1	45.9-52.3	217	14.9	12.7-17.4	333	22.9	20.2-25.8	22	1.4	0.8- 2.3
No	2,245	254	10.6	9.1-12.4	1,087	48.8	46.2-51.5	377	16.0	14.2-18.0	481	22.5	20.3-24.8	46	2.1	1.5- 2.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,674	253	14.1	12.1-16.3	890	53.4	50.3-56.4	232	14.4	12.4-16.8	291	17.7	15.5-20.1	8	0.5	0.2- 1.1
Non-Veteran	2,132	199	9.1	7.7-10.8	972	46.0	43.3-48.7	370	16.4	14.6-18.5	531	25.8	23.5-28.2	60	2.7	2.0- 3.6

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 MALES

3,809

452

11.0

9.8-12.3

1,862

48.8

46.8-50.8

602

15.7

14.2-17.2

824

22.7

21.0-24.5

1.8

1.4- 2.4

AGE

40-44

366

8.9

5.9-13.2

158

43.7

37.8-49.8

14.6

11.0-19.3

106

29.6

24.3-35.5

3.1

1.8- 5.3

45-54

908

9.9

7.7-12.7

389

45.0

41.0-49.1

155

17.1

14.3-20.4

246

25.2

22.0-28.7

2.8

1.8- 4.1

55-64

1,110

110

8.9

7.1-11.0

530

49.3

45.7-53.0

200

17.5

14.9-20.4

254

22.7

19.8-25.8

1.6

0.8- 3.0

65-74

850

111

12.9

10.5-15.7

468

56.7

52.8-60.5

118

12.1

10.0-14.7

149

17.9

15.1-21.2

0.4

0.1- 1.0

75+

575

117

20.0

16.4-24.2

317

54.6

49.7-59.5

13.4

10.4-17.2

11.9

9.0-15.5

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

478

9.4

6.8-12.9

196

38.6

33.3-44.2

14.6

11.3-18.7

141

33.5

28.2-39.3

3.8

2.0- 7.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,076

107

9.4

7.5-11.7

497

45.5

41.6-49.3

181

18.1

15.2-21.4

260

24.0

20.9-27.5

3.0

2.0- 4.6

Some Post-H.S.

893

116

11.6

9.3-14.4

453

53.1

49.0-57.2

134

14.8

12.1-17.9

179

19.5

16.5-22.9

1.0

0.5- 2.0

College Graduate

1,359

173

12.2

10.2-14.6

715

51.5

48.2-54.9

215

14.7

12.6-17.2

243

20.6

17.9-23.5

0.9

0.5- 1.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

277

8.2

4.8-13.8

108

38.2

31.0-46.0

15.4

10.4-22.3

35.8

28.5-43.8

2.3

1.1- 4.8

$15,000- 24,999

536

10.5

7.7-14.1

232

41.2

36.0-46.5

14.9

11.5-19.2

153

31.1

26.2-36.4

2.4

1.1- 4.9

$25,000- 34,999

389

7.6

5.3-10.8

177

45.3

39.1-51.6

22.4

17.5-28.3

20.3

15.9-25.5

4.4

2.4- 7.9

$35,000- 49,999

586

11.5

8.8-15.0

272

43.4

38.6-48.3

102

17.3

13.8-21.4

131

25.7

21.4-30.6

2.1

1.0- 4.4

$50,000-74,999

652

10.0

7.7-12.8

330

50.7

46.0-55.5

101

15.5

12.3-19.3

140

22.5

18.7-26.8

1.3

0.7- 2.5

$75,000+

1,053

133

12.8

10.5-15.7

598

55.8

52.0-59.5

147

13.1

10.8-15.8

164

17.2

14.5-20.3

1.0

0.5- 2.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,520

192

11.7

9.9-13.7

756

49.1

45.9-52.3

217

14.9

12.7-17.4

333

22.9

20.2-25.8

1.4

0.8- 2.3

2,245

254

10.6

9.1-12.4

1,087

48.8

46.2-51.5

377

16.0

14.2-18.0

481

22.5

20.3-24.8

2.1

1.5- 2.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,674

253

14.1

12.1-16.3

890

53.4

50.3-56.4

232

14.4

12.4-16.8

291

17.7

15.5-20.1

0.5

0.2- 1.1

Non-Veteran

2,132

199

9.1

7.7-10.8

972

46.0

43.3-48.7

370

16.4

14.6-18.5

531

25.8

23.5-28.2

2.7

2.0- 3.6

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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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