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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 |
| -WHITES | 3,531 | 1,861 | 52.7 | 50.5-54.8 | 795 | 22.8 | 21.0-24.7 | 107 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.9 | 252 | 7.0 | 6.0- 8.1 | 516 | 14.5 | 13.1-16.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Males | 1,513 | 905 | 58.7 | 55.5-61.8 | 258 | 17.9 | 15.6-20.6 | 38 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.4 | 114 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.6 | 198 | 13.3 | 11.3-15.7 |
| 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 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 31 | 11 | 28.6 | 14.4-48.7 | 14 | 54.7 | 33.8-74.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 16.7 | 6.0-38.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,494 | 1,846 | 52.9 | 50.7-55.0 | 781 | 22.6 | 20.8-24.4 | 107 | 3.1 | 2.4- 3.9 | 251 | 7.0 | 6.1- 8.2 | 509 | 14.5 | 13.0-16.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 438 | 256 | 58.6 | 52.9-64.0 | 95 | 21.4 | 17.0-26.5 | 12 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.3 | 23 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.4 | 52 | 13.0 | 9.5-17.5 |
| 45-54 | 1,018 | 452 | 45.6 | 41.8-49.5 | 294 | 28.0 | 24.7-31.5 | 31 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.0 | 79 | 8.0 | 6.1-10.2 | 162 | 15.2 | 12.7-18.2 |
| 55-64 | 1,064 | 514 | 49.8 | 46.0-53.6 | 286 | 25.7 | 22.5-29.2 | 24 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.2 | 82 | 8.0 | 6.2-10.4 | 158 | 14.5 | 12.1-17.4 |
| 65-74 | 642 | 395 | 61.6 | 57.0-66.0 | 91 | 13.5 | 10.6-17.0 | 17 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.2 | 48 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.9 | 91 | 15.3 | 12.2-19.1 |
| 75+ | 350 | 233 | 67.0 | 60.7-72.8 | 23 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.5 | 23 | 8.0 | 4.8-13.0 | 20 | 6.2 | 3.8-10.0 | 51 | 13.1 | 9.6-17.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 498 | 233 | 43.9 | 38.3-49.8 | 152 | 35.1 | 29.5-41.1 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.4- 9.1 | 29 | 5.3 | 3.5- 8.1 | 65 | 10.9 | 8.2-14.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,117 | 559 | 47.6 | 43.8-51.4 | 279 | 27.0 | 23.7-30.6 | 25 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.0 | 82 | 7.2 | 5.5- 9.3 | 172 | 16.4 | 13.6-19.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 920 | 477 | 52.0 | 47.9-56.1 | 219 | 23.3 | 20.0-27.0 | 29 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.5 | 67 | 7.5 | 5.6-10.0 | 128 | 13.6 | 11.1-16.5 |
| College Graduate | 988 | 586 | 62.0 | 58.1-65.7 | 144 | 12.9 | 10.6-15.6 | 34 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.6 | 73 | 7.2 | 5.5- 9.3 | 151 | 15.0 | 12.3-18.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 438 | 168 | 33.9 | 28.4-39.9 | 201 | 52.0 | 45.6-58.2 | 13 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.3 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.1 | 43 | 7.7 | 5.3-11.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 570 | 235 | 38.4 | 33.4-43.6 | 213 | 41.3 | 36.1-46.7 | 16 | 3.9 | 1.9- 7.6 | 33 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.3 | 73 | 11.6 | 8.7-15.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 367 | 186 | 48.0 | 41.6-54.5 | 85 | 27.6 | 21.9-34.2 | 9 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.0 | 30 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.5 | 57 | 14.3 | 10.6-19.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 535 | 306 | 56.1 | 50.8-61.3 | 99 | 21.3 | 17.2-26.2 | 19 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.9 | 47 | 8.1 | 5.9-11.2 | 64 | 11.7 | 8.6-15.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 505 | 282 | 52.3 | 46.8-57.6 | 68 | 15.1 | 11.5-19.6 | 21 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.5 | 47 | 9.8 | 6.9-13.6 | 87 | 18.7 | 14.6-23.6 |
| $75,000+ | 660 | 426 | 64.9 | 60.3-69.2 | 49 | 7.6 | 5.4-10.5 | 12 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.2 | 51 | 8.0 | 5.8-10.9 | 122 | 18.0 | 14.7-21.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,388 | 585 | 40.7 | 37.3-44.1 | 452 | 33.4 | 30.2-36.9 | 60 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.6 | 85 | 6.0 | 4.5- 7.8 | 206 | 15.3 | 12.8-18.1 |
| No | 2,101 | 1,253 | 59.6 | 56.9-62.2 | 332 | 16.6 | 14.6-18.7 | 44 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.7 | 164 | 7.7 | 6.4- 9.2 | 308 | 14.3 | 12.5-16.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 569 | 362 | 59.0 | 53.7-64.2 | 81 | 16.6 | 12.8-21.4 | 21 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.2 | 37 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.3 | 68 | 12.7 | 9.4-16.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,959 | 1,496 | 51.4 | 49.0-53.7 | 714 | 24.0 | 22.1-26.1 | 86 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 215 | 6.8 | 5.8- 8.0 | 448 | 14.9 | 13.3-16.6 |
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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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