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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 |
| -WHITE 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 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 184 | 118 | 63.9 | 55.3-71.7 | 28 | 17.2 | 11.4-25.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 | 15 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.2 | 22 | 13.0 | 8.1-20.1 |
| 45-54 | 444 | 229 | 52.9 | 47.2-58.6 | 102 | 22.0 | 17.7-27.0 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.0 | 35 | 8.3 | 5.7-12.0 | 68 | 14.8 | 11.2-19.4 |
| 55-64 | 468 | 266 | 56.4 | 50.8-61.9 | 89 | 18.6 | 14.7-23.4 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.9 | 43 | 10.1 | 7.1-14.3 | 58 | 12.3 | 9.0-16.5 |
| 65-74 | 270 | 189 | 67.0 | 59.9-73.5 | 30 | 12.1 | 8.0-17.8 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.5 | 14 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.4 | 32 | 13.5 | 9.1-19.5 |
| 75+ | 142 | 99 | 68.8 | 59.0-77.2 | 9 | 6.0 | 2.7-12.6 | 10 | 10.5 | 5.4-19.5 | 7 | 5.6 | 2.4-12.6 | 17 | 9.1 | 5.4-14.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 231 | 114 | 49.5 | 41.5-57.6 | 63 | 30.9 | 23.8-39.2 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.9- 5.1 | 15 | 6.0 | 3.3-10.7 | 33 | 11.3 | 7.7-16.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 477 | 286 | 55.8 | 49.9-61.5 | 84 | 19.4 | 15.1-24.6 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.1 | 34 | 7.5 | 5.0-11.1 | 65 | 15.8 | 11.8-20.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 325 | 196 | 58.4 | 51.5-65.0 | 52 | 16.5 | 11.9-22.6 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.7 | 21 | 8.6 | 5.2-13.8 | 44 | 11.7 | 8.3-16.2 |
| College Graduate | 478 | 307 | 64.9 | 59.5-70.0 | 59 | 12.3 | 9.1-16.3 | 12 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.7 | 44 | 8.1 | 5.7-11.4 | 56 | 12.8 | 9.4-17.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 150 | 60 | 36.6 | 27.3-46.9 | 68 | 50.8 | 40.0-61.5 | 5 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.3 | 4 | 2.9 | 0.8-10.0 | 13 | 7.3 | 3.8-13.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 242 | 120 | 46.5 | 38.8-54.5 | 69 | 32.3 | 25.2-40.3 | 8 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.3 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.3 | 31 | 11.9 | 7.6-18.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 171 | 99 | 52.8 | 43.6-61.8 | 32 | 24.4 | 16.9-33.9 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 7.9 | 12 | 7.8 | 4.2-14.2 | 25 | 12.3 | 7.9-18.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 243 | 148 | 58.2 | 50.4-65.7 | 42 | 18.2 | 13.1-24.8 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.2 | 20 | 8.7 | 5.3-13.7 | 28 | 13.6 | 8.7-20.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 253 | 159 | 54.2 | 46.4-61.8 | 19 | 11.7 | 7.1-18.6 | 9 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.1 | 28 | 12.4 | 8.0-18.6 | 38 | 18.5 | 12.9-26.0 |
| $75,000+ | 327 | 237 | 73.7 | 67.6-79.1 | 14 | 4.3 | 2.3- 7.7 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 | 28 | 8.2 | 5.2-12.5 | 44 | 13.2 | 9.3-18.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 577 | 288 | 47.2 | 42.0-52.5 | 155 | 28.7 | 24.2-33.8 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.0 | 37 | 6.7 | 4.4-10.0 | 78 | 14.4 | 10.8-18.9 |
| No | 917 | 604 | 64.9 | 60.9-68.6 | 100 | 12.0 | 9.5-15.1 | 18 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 76 | 8.5 | 6.6-10.9 | 119 | 12.9 | 10.5-15.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 532 | 343 | 59.2 | 53.7-64.5 | 72 | 16.1 | 12.1-21.0 | 17 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.2 | 36 | 8.2 | 5.6-11.8 | 64 | 12.9 | 9.5-17.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 978 | 559 | 58.3 | 54.4-62.1 | 186 | 18.8 | 16.0-22.1 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 78 | 7.6 | 5.8- 9.8 | 134 | 13.5 | 11.1-16.4 |
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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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