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| Total Respond.^ |
No prob./no reason to go | Cost/insurance | Access problems | Not thought of it | Other | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 4,414 | 2,190 | 49.7 | 47.7-51.6 | 1,106 | 25.9 | 24.1-27.7 | 153 | 3.3 | 2.7- 4.0 | 322 | 7.2 | 6.2- 8.3 | 643 | 14.0 | 12.8-15.4 |
| -AFRICAN AMERICANS | 625 | 235 | 42.3 | 37.0-47.7 | 205 | 33.2 | 28.2-38.6 | 36 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.7 | 48 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.7 | 101 | 13.0 | 10.1-16.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Males | 206 | 106 | 52.8 | 43.8-61.7 | 53 | 28.9 | 21.2-38.0 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.3 | 11 | 4.6 | 1.5-13.1 | 28 | 11.3 | 6.9-17.9 |
| Females | 419 | 129 | 33.1 | 27.1-39.7 | 152 | 36.9 | 30.8-43.4 | 28 | 6.2 | 3.8- 9.9 | 37 | 9.2 | 6.2-13.5 | 73 | 14.6 | 11.1-19.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 2 | 2 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 617 | 233 | 42.4 | 37.0-47.9 | 205 | 33.4 | 28.4-38.8 | 36 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.7 | 47 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.8 | 96 | 12.6 | 9.7-16.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 94 | 41 | 47.0 | 34.3-60.2 | 30 | 34.6 | 23.1-48.2 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.7 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.3-12.0 | 14 | 10.5 | 5.7-18.7 |
| 45-54 | 209 | 67 | 33.6 | 25.1-43.3 | 80 | 41.1 | 31.9-51.0 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.8 | 16 | 9.4 | 4.4-18.9 | 35 | 13.4 | 8.8-19.9 |
| 55-64 | 161 | 60 | 41.4 | 32.0-51.6 | 54 | 31.1 | 22.8-40.7 | 6 | 4.2 | 1.8- 9.7 | 17 | 7.7 | 4.5-13.0 | 24 | 15.6 | 8.8-26.1 |
| 65-74 | 100 | 34 | 48.7 | 36.8-60.8 | 28 | 22.7 | 14.8-33.3 | 9 | 6.9 | 3.0-15.1 | 10 | 7.3 | 3.4-15.0 | 19 | 14.3 | 8.4-23.2 |
| 75+ | 54 | 29 | 61.0 | 42.9-76.5 | 12 | 15.5 | 7.8-28.3 | 5 | 13.6 | 4.6-34.4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.4-18.4 | 7 | 6.9 | 2.8-16.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 127 | 44 | 43.7 | 31.8-56.4 | 43 | 31.9 | 22.1-43.5 | 11 | 7.1 | 3.5-13.9 | 9 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.4 | 20 | 12.4 | 6.3-22.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 243 | 87 | 39.6 | 31.2-48.7 | 84 | 33.7 | 25.8-42.7 | 12 | 4.3 | 2.3- 7.8 | 19 | 7.9 | 3.7-16.2 | 41 | 14.6 | 9.7-21.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 142 | 54 | 40.1 | 30.3-50.8 | 53 | 39.2 | 29.0-50.4 | 6 | 4.0 | 1.3-12.2 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.5 | 22 | 12.9 | 8.0-20.3 |
| College Graduate | 111 | 50 | 51.2 | 38.9-63.3 | 24 | 24.9 | 15.3-37.7 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.7 | 13 | 12.0 | 6.1-22.2 | 17 | 9.2 | 5.1-16.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 129 | 26 | 19.1 | 12.1-28.8 | 69 | 59.5 | 48.5-69.7 | 14 | 10.5 | 5.8-18.5 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.5 | 16 | 9.5 | 5.2-16.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 137 | 49 | 43.1 | 31.6-55.4 | 54 | 38.4 | 27.9-50.1 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.2-11.0 | 9 | 3.7 | 1.7- 7.9 | 18 | 9.8 | 5.4-17.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 83 | 35 | 48.6 | 35.7-61.8 | 26 | 32.0 | 20.9-45.5 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 8.7 | 17 | 15.8 | 8.9-26.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 87 | 35 | 45.1 | 30.6-60.5 | 22 | 21.5 | 12.3-34.7 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.6- 7.4 | 11 | 18.7 | 8.3-36.9 | 16 | 12.4 | 6.7-22.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 56 | 31 | 57.8 | 40.1-73.8 | 6 | 18.9 | 7.8-39.2 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.6-10.0 | 8 | 13.6 | 5.3-30.6 | 8 | 7.0 | 3.1-15.3 |
| $75,000+ | 51 | 29 | 60.2 | 42.2-75.8 | 5 | 15.4 | 5.2-37.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 4.6 | 5 | 5.3 | 1.8-14.6 | 9 | 17.6 | 7.9-34.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 278 | 84 | 32.4 | 24.9-40.9 | 110 | 44.9 | 36.6-53.5 | 20 | 5.9 | 3.3-10.4 | 20 | 4.8 | 2.8- 8.1 | 44 | 12.0 | 8.0-17.7 |
| No | 331 | 143 | 49.0 | 41.7-56.3 | 91 | 25.0 | 19.4-31.7 | 15 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.1 | 27 | 8.9 | 5.0-15.2 | 55 | 13.7 | 9.7-18.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 82 | 44 | 61.1 | 47.5-73.2 | 20 | 24.9 | 14.8-38.7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.2 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.1-11.5 | 12 | 8.9 | 4.5-16.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 543 | 191 | 38.3 | 32.7-44.2 | 185 | 34.9 | 29.4-40.8 | 34 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.7 | 44 | 7.8 | 4.9-12.1 | 89 | 13.9 | 10.6-18.1 |
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*This question was asked of those who reported not visiting an eyecare professional in the past 12 months.
^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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