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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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

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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
-Western NC	2,340	289	11.4	9.9-13.0	1,114	46.6	44.1-49.1	378	16.9	15.0-18.9	520	22.9	20.8-25.0	39	2.3	1.5- 3.7
GENDER
Male	911	92	9.4	7.4-11.8	412	45.2	41.3-49.2	146	15.5	13.0-18.5	239	26.6	23.3-30.2	22	3.3	1.7- 6.1
Female	1,429	197	13.1	11.1-15.4	702	47.8	44.7-51.0	232	18.0	15.5-20.8	281	19.6	17.3-22.2	17	1.5	0.9- 2.6
RACE
White	2,199	270	11.5	10.0-13.2	1,051	46.9	44.4-49.5	364	17.5	15.6-19.6	482	22.3	20.3-24.5	32	1.7	1.2- 2.6
African American	67	12	14.6	7.8-25.9	29	48.6	34.4-63.0	6	7.7	3.0-18.1	19	28.4	17.2-43.2	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6
Other Minorities	67	7	3.2	1.3- 7.6	29	30.1	17.8-46.2	7	8.4	3.3-19.6	18	34.8	19.7-53.7	6	23.5	7.6-53.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	22	3	7.9	2.2-25.0	4	16.7	5.0-43.5	2	3.0	0.6-12.6	9	31.4	12.3-59.8	4	41.1	13.2-76.1
Non-Hispanic	2,310	284	11.4	9.9-13.0	1,107	47.1	44.6-49.5	375	17.1	15.3-19.1	509	22.7	20.7-24.9	35	1.7	1.2- 2.5
AGE
40-44	179	11	5.2	2.8- 9.6	69	37.7	29.7-46.4	25	15.3	10.1-22.5	60	31.8	24.5-40.2	14	9.9	4.9-19.2
45-54	509	48	9.6	7.0-13.0	195	38.7	33.7-43.9	100	21.7	17.5-26.5	149	27.4	23.2-32.0	17	2.6	1.5- 4.5
55-64	677	73	9.9	7.6-12.7	297	46.2	41.9-50.6	128	18.1	15.0-21.7	172	24.9	21.4-28.9	7	0.9	0.4- 2.1
65-74	552	77	14.0	10.6-18.3	308	55.4	50.4-60.3	83	14.4	11.5-18.0	83	15.9	12.5-20.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3
75+	423	80	19.8	15.4-24.9	245	59.1	53.4-64.6	42	9.8	6.8-13.9	56	11.3	8.3-15.1	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	368	51	11.4	7.8-16.3	151	39.6	33.4-46.1	52	15.8	11.8-21.0	105	29.6	24.0-35.9	9	3.6	1.7- 7.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	721	74	9.7	7.4-12.7	335	44.4	39.8-49.1	117	16.9	13.7-20.7	178	24.9	21.2-29.0	17	4.0	1.9- 8.4
Some Post-H.S.	596	73	10.8	8.3-13.9	295	49.3	44.5-54.1	89	16.2	12.7-20.5	133	23.0	19.2-27.3	6	0.7	0.3- 1.6
College Graduate	652	91	13.6	10.8-17.0	332	50.2	45.6-54.7	119	17.8	14.6-21.7	103	17.1	13.9-20.8	7	1.3	0.6- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	312	36	11.7	7.6-17.6	127	36.4	30.0-43.3	42	12.6	8.9-17.5	97	35.1	28.6-42.2	10	4.2	2.0- 8.5
$15,000- 24,999	428	49	10.0	7.2-13.7	188	43.7	37.7-49.9	66	14.6	11.1-18.9	114	26.2	21.3-31.7	11	5.6	2.2-13.7
$25,000- 34,999	276	31	8.5	5.8-12.3	132	44.6	38.1-51.4	50	19.9	14.8-26.1	57	24.7	19.0-31.5	6	2.3	0.9- 5.8
$35,000- 49,999	353	45	10.5	7.4-14.6	166	43.9	37.6-50.4	63	18.4	13.6-24.3	76	26.3	20.9-32.5	3	1.0	0.3- 3.1
$50,000-74,999	308	39	11.4	8.1-15.9	165	55.0	48.5-61.4	52	18.6	13.9-24.5	47	13.3	9.7-17.9	5	1.6	0.7- 4.0
$75,000+	343	44	12.1	8.7-16.5	180	51.2	44.9-57.4	56	17.6	13.1-23.3	60	17.9	13.6-23.1	3	1.3	0.4- 4.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,035	143	13.3	11.0-16.0	500	47.4	43.7-51.2	145	14.7	12.2-17.6	232	22.7	19.8-26.0	15	1.8	1.0- 3.3
No	1,272	140	9.9	8.1-12.0	603	46.4	43.0-49.8	225	18.1	15.6-20.9	280	22.9	20.2-25.8	24	2.7	1.5- 5.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	393	58	15.1	11.3-19.9	195	48.8	43.0-54.6	52	14.7	10.8-19.6	84	20.5	16.3-25.5	4	0.9	0.3- 2.5
Non-Veteran	1,946	231	10.6	9.1-12.3	918	46.1	43.4-48.9	326	17.3	15.3-19.6	436	23.3	21.1-25.7	35	2.6	1.6- 4.3

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

-Western NC

2,340

289

11.4

9.9-13.0

1,114

46.6

44.1-49.1

378

16.9

15.0-18.9

520

22.9

20.8-25.0

2.3

1.5- 3.7

GENDER

Male

911

9.4

7.4-11.8

412

45.2

41.3-49.2

146

15.5

13.0-18.5

239

26.6

23.3-30.2

3.3

1.7- 6.1

Female

1,429

197

13.1

11.1-15.4

702

47.8

44.7-51.0

232

18.0

15.5-20.8

281

19.6

17.3-22.2

1.5

0.9- 2.6

RACE

White

2,199

270

11.5

10.0-13.2

1,051

46.9

44.4-49.5

364

17.5

15.6-19.6

482

22.3

20.3-24.5

1.7

1.2- 2.6

African American

14.6

7.8-25.9

48.6

34.4-63.0

7.7

3.0-18.1

28.4

17.2-43.2

0.7

0.1- 4.6

Other Minorities

3.2

1.3- 7.6

30.1

17.8-46.2

8.4

3.3-19.6

34.8

19.7-53.7

23.5

7.6-53.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.9

2.2-25.0

16.7

5.0-43.5

3.0

0.6-12.6

31.4

12.3-59.8

41.1

13.2-76.1

Non-Hispanic

2,310

284

11.4

9.9-13.0

1,107

47.1

44.6-49.5

375

17.1

15.3-19.1

509

22.7

20.7-24.9

1.7

1.2- 2.5

AGE

40-44

179

5.2

2.8- 9.6

37.7

29.7-46.4

15.3

10.1-22.5

31.8

24.5-40.2

9.9

4.9-19.2

45-54

509

9.6

7.0-13.0

195

38.7

33.7-43.9

100

21.7

17.5-26.5

149

27.4

23.2-32.0

2.6

1.5- 4.5

55-64

677

9.9

7.6-12.7

297

46.2

41.9-50.6

128

18.1

15.0-21.7

172

24.9

21.4-28.9

0.9

0.4- 2.1

65-74

552

14.0

10.6-18.3

308

55.4

50.4-60.3

14.4

11.5-18.0

15.9

12.5-20.0

0.2

0.0- 1.3

75+

423

19.8

15.4-24.9

245

59.1

53.4-64.6

9.8

6.8-13.9

11.3

8.3-15.1

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

368

11.4

7.8-16.3

151

39.6

33.4-46.1

15.8

11.8-21.0

105

29.6

24.0-35.9

3.6

1.7- 7.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

721

9.7

7.4-12.7

335

44.4

39.8-49.1

117

16.9

13.7-20.7

178

24.9

21.2-29.0

4.0

1.9- 8.4

Some Post-H.S.

596

10.8

8.3-13.9

295

49.3

44.5-54.1

16.2

12.7-20.5

133

23.0

19.2-27.3

0.7

0.3- 1.6

College Graduate

652

13.6

10.8-17.0

332

50.2

45.6-54.7

119

17.8

14.6-21.7

103

17.1

13.9-20.8

1.3

0.6- 2.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

312

11.7

7.6-17.6

127

36.4

30.0-43.3

12.6

8.9-17.5

35.1

28.6-42.2

4.2

2.0- 8.5

$15,000- 24,999

428

10.0

7.2-13.7

188

43.7

37.7-49.9

14.6

11.1-18.9

114

26.2

21.3-31.7

5.6

2.2-13.7

$25,000- 34,999

276

8.5

5.8-12.3

132

44.6

38.1-51.4

19.9

14.8-26.1

24.7

19.0-31.5

2.3

0.9- 5.8

$35,000- 49,999

353

10.5

7.4-14.6

166

43.9

37.6-50.4

18.4

13.6-24.3

26.3

20.9-32.5

1.0

0.3- 3.1

$50,000-74,999

308

11.4

8.1-15.9

165

55.0

48.5-61.4

18.6

13.9-24.5

13.3

9.7-17.9

1.6

0.7- 4.0

$75,000+

343

12.1

8.7-16.5

180

51.2

44.9-57.4

17.6

13.1-23.3

17.9

13.6-23.1

1.3

0.4- 4.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,035

143

13.3

11.0-16.0

500

47.4

43.7-51.2

145

14.7

12.2-17.6

232

22.7

19.8-26.0

1.8

1.0- 3.3

1,272

140

9.9

8.1-12.0

603

46.4

43.0-49.8

225

18.1

15.6-20.9

280

22.9

20.2-25.8

2.7

1.5- 5.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

393

15.1

11.3-19.9

195

48.8

43.0-54.6

14.7

10.8-19.6

20.5

16.3-25.5

0.9

0.3- 2.5

Non-Veteran

1,946

231

10.6

9.1-12.3

918

46.1

43.4-48.9

326

17.3

15.3-19.6

436

23.3

21.1-25.7

2.6

1.6- 4.3

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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.

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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