BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics: (Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses?)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,398	359	4.9	4.3- 5.6	6,039	95.1	94.4-95.7
Region 5	689	29	4.2	2.5- 6.9	660	95.8	93.1-97.5
GENDER
Male	333	16	5.1	2.8- 9.2	317	94.9	90.8-97.2
Female	356	13	3.4	1.5- 7.7	343	96.6	92.3-98.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	433	13	2.1	1.1- 3.8	420	97.9	96.2-98.9
Non-Hispanic Black	158	***	***	***	148	93.1	85.9-96.8
Other	95	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	259	***	***	***	252	96.4	90.9-98.6
45-64	226	***	***	***	217	96.6	92.2-98.6
65+	191	12	7.0	3.4-14.0	179	93.0	86.0-96.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	216	16	8.8	4.7-15.8	200	91.2	84.2-95.3
Some College +	473	13	1.6	0.9- 2.9	460	98.4	97.1-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	300	22	8.1	4.6-13.9	278	91.9	86.1-95.4
$50,000+	271	***	***	***	268	99.4	97.7-99.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,398

359

4.9

4.3- 5.6

6,039

95.1

94.4-95.7

Region 5

689

4.2

2.5- 6.9

660

95.8

93.1-97.5

GENDER

Male

333

5.1

2.8- 9.2

317

94.9

90.8-97.2

Female

356

3.4

1.5- 7.7

343

96.6

92.3-98.5

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

433

2.1

1.1- 3.8

420

97.9

96.2-98.9

Non-Hispanic Black

158

***

148

93.1

85.9-96.8

Other

***

AGE

18-44

259

***

252

96.4

90.9-98.6

45-64

226

***

217

96.6

92.2-98.6

65+

191

7.0

3.4-14.0

179

93.0

86.0-96.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

216

8.8

4.7-15.8

200

91.2

84.2-95.3

Some College +

473

1.6

0.9- 2.9

460

98.4

97.1-99.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

300

8.1

4.6-13.9

278

91.9

86.1-95.4

$50,000+

271

***

268

99.4

97.7-99.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2016 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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