BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,564	352	5.0	4.4- 5.6	6,212	95.0	94.4-95.6
-Piedmont	3,296	151	4.3	3.6- 5.1	3,145	95.7	94.9-96.4
GENDER
Male	1,407	59	3.9	2.9- 5.2	1,348	96.1	94.8-97.1
Female	1,889	92	4.6	3.6- 5.8	1,797	95.4	94.2-96.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	2,129	80	3.6	2.9- 4.7	2,049	96.4	95.3-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black	676	54	7.2	5.3- 9.8	622	92.8	90.2-94.7
Other	442	16	2.7	1.6- 4.6	426	97.3	95.4-98.4
AGE
18-34	670	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	511	14	2.5	1.5- 4.3	497	97.5	95.7-98.5
45-54	620	30	5.3	3.6- 7.8	590	94.7	92.2-96.4
55-64	602	49	8.8	6.3-12.3	553	91.2	87.7-93.7
65-74	510	24	5.9	3.8- 9.1	486	94.1	90.9-96.2
75+	335	26	8.3	5.4-12.4	309	91.7	87.6-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	339	34	9.4	6.5-13.4	305	90.6	86.6-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	817	57	5.7	4.3- 7.7	760	94.3	92.3-95.7
Some Post-H.S.	862	37	3.4	2.4- 4.8	825	96.6	95.2-97.6
College Graduate	1,258	21	1.3	0.8- 2.1	1,237	98.7	97.9-99.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	273	42	15.5	11.0-21.4	231	84.5	78.6-89.0
$15,000- 24,999	500	41	7.7	5.4-10.7	459	92.3	89.3-94.6
$25,000- 34,999	278	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	352	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	389	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	829	***	***	***	***	***	***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	741	96	13.3	10.6-16.5	645	86.7	83.5-89.4
No	2,542	55	1.9	1.4- 2.5	2,487	98.1	97.5-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	368	15	3.1	1.8- 5.2	353	96.9	94.8-98.2
Non-Veteran	2,916	136	4.4	3.6- 5.4	2,780	95.6	94.6-96.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	1,768	80	4.3	3.4- 5.6	1,688	95.7	94.4-96.6
Regional City or Suburban	874	47	5.2	3.8- 7.1	827	94.8	92.9-96.2
Rural	654	24	2.8	1.7- 4.6	630	97.2	95.4-98.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,564

352

5.0

4.4- 5.6

6,212

95.0

94.4-95.6

-Piedmont

3,296

151

4.3

3.6- 5.1

3,145

95.7

94.9-96.4

GENDER

Male

1,407

3.9

2.9- 5.2

1,348

96.1

94.8-97.1

Female

1,889

4.6

3.6- 5.8

1,797

95.4

94.2-96.4

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

2,129

3.6

2.9- 4.7

2,049

96.4

95.3-97.1

Non-Hispanic Black

676

7.2

5.3- 9.8

622

92.8

90.2-94.7

Other

442

2.7

1.6- 4.6

426

97.3

95.4-98.4

AGE

18-34

670

***

35-44

511

2.5

1.5- 4.3

497

97.5

95.7-98.5

45-54

620

5.3

3.6- 7.8

590

94.7

92.2-96.4

55-64

602

8.8

6.3-12.3

553

91.2

87.7-93.7

65-74

510

5.9

3.8- 9.1

486

94.1

90.9-96.2

75+

335

8.3

5.4-12.4

309

91.7

87.6-94.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

339

9.4

6.5-13.4

305

90.6

86.6-93.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

817

5.7

4.3- 7.7

760

94.3

92.3-95.7

Some Post-H.S.

862

3.4

2.4- 4.8

825

96.6

95.2-97.6

College Graduate

1,258

1.3

0.8- 2.1

1,237

98.7

97.9-99.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

273

15.5

11.0-21.4

231

84.5

78.6-89.0

$15,000- 24,999

500

7.7

5.4-10.7

459

92.3

89.3-94.6

$25,000- 34,999

278

***

$35,000- 49,999

352

***

$50,000- 74,999

389

***

$75,000+

829

***

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

741

13.3

10.6-16.5

645

86.7

83.5-89.4

2,542

1.9

1.4- 2.5

2,487

98.1

97.5-98.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

368

3.1

1.8- 5.2

353

96.9

94.8-98.2

Non-Veteran

2,916

136

4.4

3.6- 5.4

2,780

95.6

94.6-96.4

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

1,768

4.3

3.4- 5.6

1,688

95.7

94.4-96.6

Regional City or Suburban

874

5.2

3.8- 7.1

827

94.8

92.9-96.2

Rural

654

2.8

1.7- 4.6

630

97.2

95.4-98.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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.

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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