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-MALES

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
North Carolina	11,416	2,298	16.3	15.3-17.3	9,118	83.7	82.7-84.7
-MALES	4,269	800	14.5	13.0-16.1	3,469	85.5	83.9-87.0
RACE
White	3,330	638	15.1	13.4-17.0	2,692	84.9	83.0-86.6
African American	575	100	13.1	9.9-17.1	475	86.9	82.9-90.1
Other Minorities	332	57	12.7	8.7-18.0	275	87.3	82.0-91.3
AGE
18-34	583	58	9.9	7.3-13.3	525	90.1	86.7-92.7
35-44	588	46	6.9	4.6-10.4	542	93.1	89.6-95.4
45-54	788	116	13.8	11.0-17.2	672	86.2	82.8-89.0
55-64	932	180	19.3	15.8-23.5	752	80.7	76.5-84.2
65-74	796	210	25.9	21.9-30.4	586	74.1	69.6-78.1
75+	550	186	35.7	29.3-42.6	364	64.3	57.4-70.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	554	119	15.0	11.6-19.2	435	85.0	80.8-88.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,219	236	15.9	13.1-19.0	983	84.1	81.0-86.9
Some Post-H.S.	982	207	15.3	12.4-18.7	775	84.7	81.3-87.6
College Graduate	1,498	235	11.4	9.5-13.7	1,263	88.6	86.3-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	404	109	20.9	15.9-27.0	295	79.1	73.0-84.1
$15,000- 24,999	695	161	16.3	12.7-20.8	534	83.7	79.2-87.3
$25,000- 34,999	433	90	16.2	11.8-21.9	343	83.8	78.1-88.2
$35,000- 49,999	581	111	18.8	14.6-23.8	470	81.2	76.2-85.4
$50,000- 74,999	583	109	13.5	10.0-18.0	474	86.5	82.0-90.0
$75,000+	1,025	115	8.5	6.3-11.4	910	91.5	88.6-93.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,161	339	22.8	19.5-26.4	822	77.2	73.6-80.5
No	2,892	427	12.5	10.8-14.4	2,465	87.5	85.6-89.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,432	333	20.5	17.6-23.8	1,099	79.5	76.2-82.4
Non-Veteran	2,834	467	12.7	11.1-14.5	2,367	87.3	85.5-88.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,416

2,298

16.3

15.3-17.3

9,118

83.7

82.7-84.7

-MALES

4,269

800

14.5

13.0-16.1

3,469

85.5

83.9-87.0

RACE

White

3,330

638

15.1

13.4-17.0

2,692

84.9

83.0-86.6

African American

575

100

13.1

9.9-17.1

475

86.9

82.9-90.1

Other Minorities

332

12.7

8.7-18.0

275

87.3

82.0-91.3

AGE

18-34

583

9.9

7.3-13.3

525

90.1

86.7-92.7

35-44

588

6.9

4.6-10.4

542

93.1

89.6-95.4

45-54

788

116

13.8

11.0-17.2

672

86.2

82.8-89.0

55-64

932

180

19.3

15.8-23.5

752

80.7

76.5-84.2

65-74

796

210

25.9

21.9-30.4

586

74.1

69.6-78.1

75+

550

186

35.7

29.3-42.6

364

64.3

57.4-70.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

554

119

15.0

11.6-19.2

435

85.0

80.8-88.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,219

236

15.9

13.1-19.0

983

84.1

81.0-86.9

Some Post-H.S.

982

207

15.3

12.4-18.7

775

84.7

81.3-87.6

College Graduate

1,498

235

11.4

9.5-13.7

1,263

88.6

86.3-90.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

404

109

20.9

15.9-27.0

295

79.1

73.0-84.1

$15,000- 24,999

695

161

16.3

12.7-20.8

534

83.7

79.2-87.3

$25,000- 34,999

433

16.2

11.8-21.9

343

83.8

78.1-88.2

$35,000- 49,999

581

111

18.8

14.6-23.8

470

81.2

76.2-85.4

$50,000- 74,999

583

109

13.5

10.0-18.0

474

86.5

82.0-90.0

$75,000+

1,025

115

8.5

6.3-11.4

910

91.5

88.6-93.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,161

339

22.8

19.5-26.4

822

77.2

73.6-80.5

2,892

427

12.5

10.8-14.4

2,465

87.5

85.6-89.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,432

333

20.5

17.6-23.8

1,099

79.5

76.2-82.4

Non-Veteran

2,834

467

12.7

11.1-14.5

2,367

87.3

85.5-88.9

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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).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions-MALES

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?