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| Total Respond.^ |
No prob./no reason to go | Cost/insurance | Access problems | Not thought of it | Other | |||||||||||
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| 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 |
| -WHITE FEMALES | 2,018 | 956 | 46.6 | 43.9-49.4 | 537 | 27.7 | 25.2-30.3 | 69 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.2 | 138 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.6 | 318 | 15.7 | 13.8-17.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 254 | 138 | 53.3 | 45.9-60.6 | 67 | 25.5 | 19.5-32.5 | 11 | 5.3 | 2.8- 9.8 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.2 | 30 | 13.0 | 8.5-19.2 |
| 45-54 | 574 | 223 | 38.2 | 33.4-43.2 | 192 | 34.2 | 29.5-39.2 | 21 | 4.4 | 2.4- 7.9 | 44 | 7.6 | 5.4-10.6 | 94 | 15.7 | 12.4-19.6 |
| 55-64 | 596 | 248 | 42.7 | 37.8-47.7 | 197 | 33.2 | 28.4-38.3 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 39 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.3 | 100 | 16.9 | 13.5-21.0 |
| 65-74 | 372 | 206 | 56.5 | 50.4-62.4 | 61 | 14.8 | 11.1-19.6 | 12 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.0 | 34 | 8.5 | 5.8-12.3 | 59 | 17.1 | 12.9-22.3 |
| 75+ | 208 | 134 | 65.5 | 57.1-73.0 | 14 | 5.5 | 2.7-10.8 | 13 | 5.8 | 2.7-11.9 | 13 | 6.7 | 3.7-11.8 | 34 | 16.6 | 11.3-23.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 267 | 119 | 37.8 | 30.3-45.9 | 89 | 39.6 | 31.3-48.5 | 13 | 7.6 | 3.3-16.4 | 14 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.0 | 32 | 10.5 | 6.8-15.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 640 | 273 | 39.5 | 34.9-44.3 | 195 | 34.5 | 29.8-39.5 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 | 48 | 6.8 | 4.8- 9.5 | 107 | 16.9 | 13.5-21.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 595 | 281 | 47.6 | 42.6-52.6 | 167 | 28.0 | 23.6-32.8 | 17 | 2.8 | 1.6- 5.0 | 46 | 6.8 | 4.8- 9.4 | 84 | 14.9 | 11.6-18.8 |
| College Graduate | 510 | 279 | 58.1 | 52.7-63.2 | 85 | 13.8 | 10.8-17.4 | 22 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.8 | 29 | 5.9 | 3.8- 8.9 | 95 | 17.8 | 14.0-22.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 288 | 108 | 32.1 | 25.6-39.3 | 133 | 52.8 | 45.1-60.3 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.9 | 9 | 3.3 | 1.5- 6.9 | 30 | 8.0 | 5.1-12.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 328 | 115 | 30.6 | 24.8-37.1 | 144 | 49.8 | 42.7-57.0 | 8 | 3.4 | 1.0-10.8 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.8- 7.7 | 42 | 11.4 | 7.8-16.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 196 | 87 | 42.6 | 33.9-51.8 | 53 | 31.3 | 23.2-40.7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.1 | 18 | 7.6 | 4.6-12.5 | 32 | 16.5 | 11.1-23.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 292 | 158 | 53.9 | 46.7-61.0 | 57 | 24.6 | 18.4-32.0 | 14 | 4.2 | 2.0- 8.5 | 27 | 7.6 | 4.9-11.5 | 36 | 9.7 | 6.7-13.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 252 | 123 | 49.7 | 42.3-57.2 | 49 | 19.5 | 14.5-25.8 | 12 | 5.4 | 2.8- 9.9 | 19 | 6.4 | 3.7-11.0 | 49 | 18.9 | 13.8-25.4 |
| $75,000+ | 333 | 189 | 53.5 | 47.0-59.9 | 35 | 11.8 | 8.0-17.2 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.5 | 23 | 7.7 | 4.9-12.1 | 78 | 24.2 | 18.9-30.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 811 | 297 | 34.3 | 30.3-38.6 | 297 | 38.0 | 33.5-42.6 | 41 | 6.3 | 4.0- 9.8 | 48 | 5.3 | 3.8- 7.3 | 128 | 16.1 | 13.1-19.7 |
| No | 1,184 | 649 | 54.2 | 50.6-57.7 | 232 | 21.2 | 18.4-24.4 | 26 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 | 88 | 6.9 | 5.4- 8.8 | 189 | 15.7 | 13.3-18.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 37 | 19 | 55.5 | 35.8-73.7 | 9 | 26.7 | 11.9-49.5 | 4 | 6.5 | 2.2-17.5 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.4-16.5 | 4 | 8.6 | 2.7-24.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,981 | 937 | 46.5 | 43.7-49.3 | 528 | 27.7 | 25.2-30.4 | 65 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.1 | 137 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.7 | 314 | 15.8 | 13.9-18.0 |
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*This question was asked of those who reported not visiting an eye care 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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