BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics: (Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses?)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8	577	42	6.3	4.3- 8.9	535	93.7	91.1-95.7
GENDER
Male	271	17	4.5	2.7- 7.6	254	95.5	92.4-97.3
Female	306	25	7.9	4.9-12.6	281	92.1	87.4-95.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	361	19	5.5	3.2- 9.3	342	94.5	90.7-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black	116	16	9.5	5.5-16.0	100	90.5	84.0-94.5
Other	95	***	***	***	88	93.7	86.5-97.2
AGE
18-44	185	***	***	***	178	96.1	91.1-98.3
45-64	209	27	10.9	7.1-16.4	182	89.1	83.6-92.9
65+	180	***	***	***	172	95.1	89.6-97.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	263	30	10.2	6.7-15.3	233	89.8	84.7-93.3
Some College +	313	12	2.4	1.3- 4.5	301	97.6	95.5-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	300	23	6.3	3.7-10.3	277	93.7	89.7-96.3
$50,000+	165	***	***	***	163	99.3	96.9-99.8

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 8

577

6.3

4.3- 8.9

535

93.7

91.1-95.7

GENDER

Male

271

4.5

2.7- 7.6

254

95.5

92.4-97.3

Female

306

7.9

4.9-12.6

281

92.1

87.4-95.1

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

361

5.5

3.2- 9.3

342

94.5

90.7-96.8

Non-Hispanic Black

116

9.5

5.5-16.0

100

90.5

84.0-94.5

Other

***

93.7

86.5-97.2

AGE

18-44

185

***

178

96.1

91.1-98.3

45-64

209

10.9

7.1-16.4

182

89.1

83.6-92.9

65+

180

***

172

95.1

89.6-97.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

263

10.2

6.7-15.3

233

89.8

84.7-93.3

Some College +

313

2.4

1.3- 4.5

301

97.6

95.5-98.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

300

6.3

3.7-10.3

277

93.7

89.7-96.3

$50,000+

165

***

163

99.3

96.9-99.8

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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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