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-WHITES

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
-WHITES	8,722	1,796	17.2	16.0-18.4	6,926	82.8	81.6-84.0
GENDER
Male	3,330	638	15.1	13.4-17.0	2,692	84.9	83.0-86.6
Female	5,392	1,158	19.1	17.4-20.8	4,234	80.9	79.2-82.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	156	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	8,554	1,767	17.2	16.0-18.5	6,787	82.8	81.5-84.0
AGE
18-34	873	93	11.9	9.2-15.1	780	88.1	84.9-90.8
35-44	1,087	116	10.9	8.4-14.1	971	89.1	85.9-91.6
45-54	1,536	248	15.4	13.0-18.1	1,288	84.6	81.9-87.0
55-64	1,932	374	19.2	16.7-21.9	1,558	80.8	78.1-83.3
65-74	1,759	458	26.1	23.3-29.2	1,301	73.9	70.8-76.7
75+	1,454	492	33.7	30.1-37.5	962	66.3	62.5-69.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	894	266	22.9	19.0-27.3	628	77.1	72.7-81.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,424	536	18.2	16.0-20.7	1,888	81.8	79.3-84.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,248	497	18.4	16.0-21.0	1,751	81.6	79.0-84.0
College Graduate	3,135	491	11.9	10.5-13.5	2,644	88.1	86.5-89.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	842	274	27.2	22.8-32.0	568	72.8	68.0-77.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,305	360	25.4	21.4-29.8	945	74.6	70.2-78.6
$25,000- 34,999	835	180	18.6	14.9-22.9	655	81.4	77.1-85.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,098	223	17.9	14.9-21.5	875	82.1	78.5-85.1
$50,000- 74,999	1,147	182	12.5	9.8-15.7	965	87.5	84.3-90.2
$75,000+	1,943	239	9.7	8.0-11.8	1,704	90.3	88.2-92.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,650	856	28.9	26.3-31.7	1,794	71.1	68.3-73.7
No	5,693	877	13.2	11.9-14.7	4,816	86.8	85.3-88.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,296	298	21.0	17.8-24.5	998	79.0	75.5-82.2
Non-Veteran	7,425	1,498	16.6	15.3-18.0	5,927	83.4	82.0-84.7

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

-WHITES

8,722

1,796

17.2

16.0-18.4

6,926

82.8

81.6-84.0

GENDER

Male

3,330

638

15.1

13.4-17.0

2,692

84.9

83.0-86.6

Female

5,392

1,158

19.1

17.4-20.8

4,234

80.9

79.2-82.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

156

***

Non-Hispanic

8,554

1,767

17.2

16.0-18.5

6,787

82.8

81.5-84.0

AGE

18-34

873

11.9

9.2-15.1

780

88.1

84.9-90.8

35-44

1,087

116

10.9

8.4-14.1

971

89.1

85.9-91.6

45-54

1,536

248

15.4

13.0-18.1

1,288

84.6

81.9-87.0

55-64

1,932

374

19.2

16.7-21.9

1,558

80.8

78.1-83.3

65-74

1,759

458

26.1

23.3-29.2

1,301

73.9

70.8-76.7

75+

1,454

492

33.7

30.1-37.5

962

66.3

62.5-69.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

894

266

22.9

19.0-27.3

628

77.1

72.7-81.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,424

536

18.2

16.0-20.7

1,888

81.8

79.3-84.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,248

497

18.4

16.0-21.0

1,751

81.6

79.0-84.0

College Graduate

3,135

491

11.9

10.5-13.5

2,644

88.1

86.5-89.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

842

274

27.2

22.8-32.0

568

72.8

68.0-77.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,305

360

25.4

21.4-29.8

945

74.6

70.2-78.6

$25,000- 34,999

835

180

18.6

14.9-22.9

655

81.4

77.1-85.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,098

223

17.9

14.9-21.5

875

82.1

78.5-85.1

$50,000- 74,999

1,147

182

12.5

9.8-15.7

965

87.5

84.3-90.2

$75,000+

1,943

239

9.7

8.0-11.8

1,704

90.3

88.2-92.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,650

856

28.9

26.3-31.7

1,794

71.1

68.3-73.7

5,693

877

13.2

11.9-14.7

4,816

86.8

85.3-88.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,296

298

21.0

17.8-24.5

998

79.0

75.5-82.2

Non-Veteran

7,425

1,498

16.6

15.3-18.0

5,927

83.4

82.0-84.7

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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.

This page was generated on 14SEP12.

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2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions-WHITES

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?