TABLE 3.
Overall, Age-Specific, and Race-Specific Prevalences (%) for Eye Care Utilization and Insurance
| Age Range | All | 50–59 | 60–69 | 70–79 | 80+ | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | ||||||
| Last time visited eye care provider | ||||||
| <1 year ago | 67.1 | 60.6 | 66.1 | 76.1 | 79.3 | <0.0001 |
| ≥1 year but <2 year ago | 16.0 | 18.6 | 16.6 | 12.5 | 10.5 | |
| ≥2 years ago | 15.7 | 18.9 | 16.3 | 11.0 | 10.0 | |
| Never | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| Reason did not use eye doctor past 12 months | ||||||
| Cost/insurance | 21.8 | 26.9 | 21.2 | 12.0 | 6.5 | <0.0001 |
| Transportation | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 4.4 | |
| No reason to go | 49.0 | 43.2 | 52.1 | 57.9 | 61.2 | |
| Have not thought of it | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | |
| Other | 21.1 | 21.6 | 19.4 | 22.3 | 22.7 | |
| When last eye dilated exam | ||||||
| <1 year ago | 57.3 | 49.5 | 56.9 | 67.3 | 71.3 | <0.0001 |
| ≥1 year but <2 year ago | 15.2 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 12.6 | 10.4 | |
| ≥2 years ago | 21.3 | 24.8 | 21.9 | 16.4 | 14.9 | |
| Never | 6.2 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | |
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| WHITE | ||||||
| Last time visited eye care provider | ||||||
| <1 year ago | 67.6 | 60.0 | 66.6 | 77.0 | 80.2 | <0.0001 |
| ≥1 year but <2 year ago | 16.2 | 19.2 | 16.9 | 12.5 | 10.3 | |
| ≥2 years ago | 15.4 | 19.4 | 15.8 | 10.3 | 9.4 | |
| Never | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Reason did not use eye doctor past 12 months | ||||||
| Cost/insurance | 19.5 | 23.9 | 19.8 | 10.3 | 5.5 | <0.0001 |
| Transportation | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | |
| No reason to go | 51.7 | 46.5 | 54.2 | 59.0 | 63.2 | |
| Have not thought of it | 6.9 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | |
| Other | 20.8 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 23.1 | 22.3 | |
| When last eye dilated exam | ||||||
| <1 year ago | 57.9 | 48.9 | 57.6 | 68.1 | 72.4 | <0.0001 |
| ≥1 year but <2 year ago | 15.7 | 18.3 | 15.9 | 13.1 | 10.3 | |
| ≥2 years ago | 21.3 | 25.9 | 21.5 | 15.9 | 14.4 | |
| Never | 5.1 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
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| BLACK | ||||||
| Last time visited eye care provider | ||||||
| <1 year ago | 67.1 | 64.4 | 65.3 | 74.1 | 76.9 | <0.0001 |
| ≥1 year but <2 year ago | 14.8 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 11.6 | 11.8 | |
| ≥2 years ago | 16.5 | 16.8 | 18.8 | 13.7 | 11.2 | |
| Never | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
| Reason did not use eye doctor past 12 months | ||||||
| Cost/insurance | 27.6 | 34.4 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 7.2 | <0.0001 |
| Transportation | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 8.6 | |
| No reason to go | 41.6 | 33.1 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 62.8 | |
| Have not thought of it | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 2.2 | |
| Other | 21.8 | 23.7 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 19.2 | |
| When last eye dilated exam | ||||||
| <1 year ago | 56.5 | 53.9 | 54.1 | 63.9 | 68.8 | 0.0011 |
| ≥1 year but <2 year ago | 14.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 11.0 | |
| ≥2 years ago | 20.9 | 21.0 | 22.8 | 19.4 | 15.1 | |
| Never | 8.4 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | |
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| HISPANIC | ||||||
| Last time visited eye care provider | ||||||
| <1 year ago | 64.0 | 61.0 | 64.6 | 70.2 | 70.2 | 0.3418 |
| ≥1 year but <2 year ago | 16.6 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 14.0 | 12.1 | |
| ≥2 years ago | 15.7 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 12.8 | 14.9 | |
| Never | 3.7 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | |
| Reason did not use eye doctor past 12 months | ||||||
| Cost/insurance | 32.8 | 38.6 | 32.2 | 17.8 | 15.2 | 0.0312 |
| Transportation | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 4.4 | |
| No reason to go | 36.2 | 60.5 | 38.8 | 50.2 | 43.1 | |
| Have not thought of it | 5.7 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 8.8 | |
| Other | 22.6 | 23.6 | 20.5 | 21.4 | 28.5 | |
| When last eye dilated exam | ||||||
| <1 year ago | 53.0 | 48.3 | 52.7 | 63.5 | 64.0 | 0.0027 |
| ≥1 year but <2 year ago | 14.1 | 15.9 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 11.2 | |
| ≥2 years ago | 20.6 | 20.2 | 23.8 | 16.2 | 19.6 | |
| Never | 12.4 | 15.6 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 5.2 | |