BRFSS 2011 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following? <br><br>(Ever told) you have vision impairment in one or both eyes, even when wearing glasses?)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have vision impairment in one or both eyes, even when wearing glasses?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,416	2,298	16.3	15.3-17.3	9,118	83.7	82.7-84.7
GENDER
Male	4,269	800	14.5	13.0-16.1	3,469	85.5	83.9-87.0
Female	7,147	1,498	17.9	16.6-19.4	5,649	82.1	80.6-83.4
RACE
White	8,722	1,796	17.2	16.0-18.4	6,926	82.8	81.6-84.0
African American	1,794	349	14.8	12.6-17.3	1,445	85.2	82.7-87.4
Native American	268	53	11.1	7.6-15.8	215	88.9	84.2-92.4
Other Minorities	548	90	13.5	9.9-18.1	458	86.5	81.9-90.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	519	77	12.4	8.8-17.2	442	87.6	82.8-91.2
-English Speaking	230	32	13.0	6.6-24.1	198	87.0	75.9-93.4
-Spanish Speaking	289	45	12.1	8.3-17.3	244	87.9	82.7-91.7
Non-Hispanic	10,862	2,215	16.6	15.5-17.6	8,647	83.4	82.4-84.5
AGE
18-34	1,416	133	10.6	8.6-13.0	1,283	89.4	87.0-91.4
35-44	1,543	156	9.5	7.5-11.8	1,387	90.5	88.2-92.5
45-54	2,084	354	16.1	14.0-18.4	1,730	83.9	81.6-86.0
55-64	2,446	504	20.9	18.5-23.4	1,942	79.1	76.6-81.5
65-74	2,109	544	25.0	22.4-27.7	1,565	75.0	72.3-77.6
75+	1,683	583	34.8	31.4-38.5	1,100	65.2	61.5-68.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,424	393	20.4	17.6-23.6	1,031	79.6	76.4-82.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,272	688	16.1	14.4-18.1	2,584	83.9	81.9-85.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,876	615	17.4	15.3-19.6	2,261	82.6	80.4-84.7
College Graduate	3,813	596	12.2	10.9-13.7	3,217	87.8	86.3-89.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,359	413	25.2	21.8-28.9	946	74.8	71.1-78.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,931	479	20.0	17.2-23.0	1,452	80.0	77.0-82.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,111	229	15.7	12.9-19.0	882	84.3	81.0-87.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,405	268	17.4	14.7-20.6	1,137	82.6	79.4-85.3
$50,000-74,999	1,340	212	12.2	9.8-15.1	1,128	87.8	84.9-90.2
$75,000+	2,257	275	9.3	7.8-11.1	1,982	90.7	88.9-92.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,361	1,101	29.4	27.0-31.9	2,260	70.6	68.1-73.0
No	7,508	1,111	12.4	11.3-13.6	6,397	87.6	86.4-88.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,579	360	20.2	17.4-23.3	1,219	79.8	76.7-82.6
Non-Veteran	9,832	1,938	15.7	14.6-16.8	7,894	84.3	83.2-85.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,416

2,298

16.3

15.3-17.3

9,118

83.7

82.7-84.7

GENDER

Male

4,269

800

14.5

13.0-16.1

3,469

85.5

83.9-87.0

Female

7,147

1,498

17.9

16.6-19.4

5,649

82.1

80.6-83.4

RACE

White

8,722

1,796

17.2

16.0-18.4

6,926

82.8

81.6-84.0

African American

1,794

349

14.8

12.6-17.3

1,445

85.2

82.7-87.4

Native American

268

11.1

7.6-15.8

215

88.9

84.2-92.4

Other Minorities

548

13.5

9.9-18.1

458

86.5

81.9-90.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

519

12.4

8.8-17.2

442

87.6

82.8-91.2

-English Speaking

230

13.0

6.6-24.1

198

87.0

75.9-93.4

-Spanish Speaking

289

12.1

8.3-17.3

244

87.9

82.7-91.7

Non-Hispanic

10,862

2,215

16.6

15.5-17.6

8,647

83.4

82.4-84.5

AGE

18-34

1,416

133

10.6

8.6-13.0

1,283

89.4

87.0-91.4

35-44

1,543

156

9.5

7.5-11.8

1,387

90.5

88.2-92.5

45-54

2,084

354

16.1

14.0-18.4

1,730

83.9

81.6-86.0

55-64

2,446

504

20.9

18.5-23.4

1,942

79.1

76.6-81.5

65-74

2,109

544

25.0

22.4-27.7

1,565

75.0

72.3-77.6

75+

1,683

583

34.8

31.4-38.5

1,100

65.2

61.5-68.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,424

393

20.4

17.6-23.6

1,031

79.6

76.4-82.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,272

688

16.1

14.4-18.1

2,584

83.9

81.9-85.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,876

615

17.4

15.3-19.6

2,261

82.6

80.4-84.7

College Graduate

3,813

596

12.2

10.9-13.7

3,217

87.8

86.3-89.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,359

413

25.2

21.8-28.9

946

74.8

71.1-78.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,931

479

20.0

17.2-23.0

1,452

80.0

77.0-82.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,111

229

15.7

12.9-19.0

882

84.3

81.0-87.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,405

268

17.4

14.7-20.6

1,137

82.6

79.4-85.3

$50,000-74,999

1,340

212

12.2

9.8-15.1

1,128

87.8

84.9-90.2

$75,000+

2,257

275

9.3

7.8-11.1

1,982

90.7

88.9-92.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,361

1,101

29.4

27.0-31.9

2,260

70.6

68.1-73.0

7,508

1,111

12.4

11.3-13.6

6,397

87.6

86.4-88.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,579

360

20.2

17.4-23.3

1,219

79.8

76.7-82.6

Non-Veteran

9,832

1,938

15.7

14.6-16.8

7,894

84.3

83.2-85.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

This page was generated on 14SEP12.

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following? (Ever told) you have vision impairment in one or both eyes, even when wearing glasses?

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have vision impairment in one or both eyes, even when wearing glasses?