BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 6 Demographics: (Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses?)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 Demographics

Disability

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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 6	547	40	6.6	4.7- 9.1	507	93.4	90.9-95.3
GENDER
Male	242	14	4.8	2.7- 8.2	228	95.2	91.8-97.3
Female	305	26	8.3	5.4-12.4	279	91.7	87.6-94.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	306	15	4.2	2.4- 7.2	291	95.8	92.8-97.6
Non-Hispanic Black	160	18	11.1	6.8-17.6	142	88.9	82.4-93.2
Other	74	***	***	***	68	93.9	86.3-97.4
AGE
18-44	210	***	***	***	204	97.5	94.4-98.9
45-64	175	17	9.2	5.6-14.8	158	90.8	85.2-94.4
65+	156	16	12.6	7.3-20.9	140	87.4	79.1-92.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	228	30	10.2	6.9-14.7	198	89.8	85.3-93.1
Some College +	317	***	***	***	307	96.6	93.6-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	286	26	7.9	5.2-11.8	260	92.1	88.2-94.8
$50,000+	159	***	***	***	158	99.6	97.1-99.9

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 6

547

6.6

4.7- 9.1

507

93.4

90.9-95.3

GENDER

Male

242

4.8

2.7- 8.2

228

95.2

91.8-97.3

Female

305

8.3

5.4-12.4

279

91.7

87.6-94.6

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

306

4.2

2.4- 7.2

291

95.8

92.8-97.6

Non-Hispanic Black

160

11.1

6.8-17.6

142

88.9

82.4-93.2

Other

***

93.9

86.3-97.4

AGE

18-44

210

***

204

97.5

94.4-98.9

45-64

175

9.2

5.6-14.8

158

90.8

85.2-94.4

65+

156

12.6

7.3-20.9

140

87.4

79.1-92.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

228

10.2

6.9-14.7

198

89.8

85.3-93.1

Some College +

317

***

307

96.6

93.6-98.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

286

7.9

5.2-11.8

260

92.1

88.2-94.8

$50,000+

159

***

158

99.6

97.1-99.9

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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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