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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,971	6,988	60.6	59.4-61.8	4,983	39.4	38.2-40.6
-Piedmont NC	5,750	3,458	62.4	60.8-64.1	2,292	37.6	35.9-39.2
GENDER
Male	2,180	1,308	62.6	59.9-65.2	872	37.4	34.8-40.1
Female	3,570	2,150	62.3	60.2-64.4	1,420	37.7	35.6-39.8
RACE
White	4,770	2,863	62.9	61.1-64.6	1,907	37.1	35.4-38.9
African American	765	491	65.7	61.0-70.0	274	34.3	30.0-39.0
Other Minorities	200	98	47.2	38.3-56.3	102	52.8	43.7-61.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	131	49	29.7	20.3-41.1	82	70.3	58.9-79.7
Non-Hispanic	5,604	3,400	63.5	61.8-65.2	2,204	36.5	34.8-38.2
AGE
40-44	623	420	67.1	62.4-71.5	203	32.9	28.5-37.6
45-54	1,463	978	67.1	63.8-70.3	485	32.9	29.7-36.2
55-64	1,530	923	60.5	57.3-63.6	607	39.5	36.4-42.7
65-74	1,176	621	53.4	49.9-57.0	555	46.6	43.0-50.1
75+	903	484	56.3	52.1-60.5	419	43.7	39.5-47.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	721	356	45.4	40.4-50.5	365	54.6	49.5-59.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,661	912	58.4	55.1-61.7	749	41.6	38.3-44.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,470	915	64.3	61.0-67.4	555	35.7	32.6-39.0
College Graduate	1,884	1,267	69.7	67.0-72.2	617	30.3	27.8-33.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	576	245	39.5	34.1-45.2	331	60.5	54.8-65.9
$15,000- 24,999	872	402	42.8	38.2-47.4	470	57.2	52.6-61.8
$25,000- 34,999	564	325	56.0	50.3-61.5	239	44.0	38.5-49.7
$35,000- 49,999	762	458	60.9	56.1-65.5	304	39.1	34.5-43.9
$50,000-74,999	784	544	72.1	68.1-75.8	240	27.9	24.2-31.9
$75,000+	1,380	1,033	76.4	73.6-79.1	347	23.6	20.9-26.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,202	1,210	56.2	53.3-59.0	992	43.8	41.0-46.7
No	3,483	2,215	66.1	64.0-68.1	1,268	33.9	31.9-36.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	907	548	62.7	58.5-66.7	359	37.3	33.3-41.5
Non-Veteran	4,840	2,909	62.4	60.6-64.2	1,931	37.6	35.8-39.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,971

6,988

60.6

59.4-61.8

4,983

39.4

38.2-40.6

-Piedmont NC

5,750

3,458

62.4

60.8-64.1

2,292

37.6

35.9-39.2

GENDER

Male

2,180

1,308

62.6

59.9-65.2

872

37.4

34.8-40.1

Female

3,570

2,150

62.3

60.2-64.4

1,420

37.7

35.6-39.8

RACE

White

4,770

2,863

62.9

61.1-64.6

1,907

37.1

35.4-38.9

African American

765

491

65.7

61.0-70.0

274

34.3

30.0-39.0

Other Minorities

200

47.2

38.3-56.3

102

52.8

43.7-61.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

131

29.7

20.3-41.1

70.3

58.9-79.7

Non-Hispanic

5,604

3,400

63.5

61.8-65.2

2,204

36.5

34.8-38.2

AGE

40-44

623

420

67.1

62.4-71.5

203

32.9

28.5-37.6

45-54

1,463

978

67.1

63.8-70.3

485

32.9

29.7-36.2

55-64

1,530

923

60.5

57.3-63.6

607

39.5

36.4-42.7

65-74

1,176

621

53.4

49.9-57.0

555

46.6

43.0-50.1

75+

903

484

56.3

52.1-60.5

419

43.7

39.5-47.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

721

356

45.4

40.4-50.5

365

54.6

49.5-59.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,661

912

58.4

55.1-61.7

749

41.6

38.3-44.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,470

915

64.3

61.0-67.4

555

35.7

32.6-39.0

College Graduate

1,884

1,267

69.7

67.0-72.2

617

30.3

27.8-33.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

576

245

39.5

34.1-45.2

331

60.5

54.8-65.9

$15,000- 24,999

872

402

42.8

38.2-47.4

470

57.2

52.6-61.8

$25,000- 34,999

564

325

56.0

50.3-61.5

239

44.0

38.5-49.7

$35,000- 49,999

762

458

60.9

56.1-65.5

304

39.1

34.5-43.9

$50,000-74,999

784

544

72.1

68.1-75.8

240

27.9

24.2-31.9

$75,000+

1,380

1,033

76.4

73.6-79.1

347

23.6

20.9-26.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,202

1,210

56.2

53.3-59.0

992

43.8

41.0-46.7

3,483

2,215

66.1

64.0-68.1

1,268

33.9

31.9-36.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

907

548

62.7

58.5-66.7

359

37.3

33.3-41.5

Non-Veteran

4,840

2,909

62.4

60.6-64.2

1,931

37.6

35.8-39.4

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

^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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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