Table 2.

Licensure renewal characteristics of study participants.

	%	N
License scheduled to expire since 1/1/2004
Yes	84.7	1052
No	14.4	190
Attempt renewal, % no (n)*	19.8	208
Reason for non-renewal†††
Knew could not pass vision test	51.4	107
Medical problems	43.8	91
Don’t need car	31.7	66
Not safe	18.3	38
Driving is expensive	5.3	11
Family does not want me to drive	4.3	9
Driving is unpleasant	4.3	9
Slow reactions	2.4	5
Recommended not to drive	1.9	4
Someone else drives me	1.4	3
Accidents	1.0	2
Vision test administered by whom, % (n)‡
Driver’s license office	73.5	620
Ophthalmologist or optometrist	23.8	201
Family doctor	0.2	2
Unknown	2.5	21
Vision adequate to initially pass test, % yes (n)‡	88.0	743
Seek treatment to improve vision, % yes (n)¶	88.1	89
Able to pass test after seeking treatment, % yes (n)**	77.6	45

^*Among those who indicated their license was due for renewal

^†Among those who did not attempt license renewal.

^‡Among those who attempted license renewal.

^¶Among those who did not pass vision test.

^**Among those who sought treatment and re-attempted license renewal (n=58).

^††Responses sum to more than 100% as multiple responses required.