TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of wearers and non-wearers of contact lenses, by type of contact lens — United States, 2014*
| Characteristic | Non-wearers (n = 3,528) | Contact lens wearer, by type | All contact lenses (n = 709) | |||||||||||
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| Daily disposables (n = 82) | Planned replacement, soft (n = 461) | Overnight, soft (n = 55) | Rigid (n = 46) | Other† (n = 65) | ||||||||||
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| (%) | (95% CI) | (%) | (95% CI) | (%) | (95% CI) | (%) | (95% CI) | (%) | (95% CI) | (%) | (95% CI) | (%) | (95% CI) | |
| Age group (yrs) | ||||||||||||||
| 18–25 | (11.1) | (9.6–12.6) | (19.5) | (7.3–31.6) | (20.7) | (15.4–26.0) | (16.5) | (2.1–30.9) | (13.7) | (0.0–30.8) | (11.9) | (0.5–23.3) | (19.0) | (14.8–23.2) |
| 25–29 | (7.3) | (6.1–8.5) | (7.9) | (0.0–17.2) | (12.6) | (8.6–16.6) | (19.5) | (3.1–35.9) | (15.8) | (1.4–30.1) | (15.8) | (2.0–29.6) | (13.1) | (9.6–16.5) |
| 30–39 | (15.4) | (13.8–16.9) | (22.5) | (11.9–33.0) | (26.1) | (20.9–31.4) | (37.0) | (18.7–55.2) | (8.2) | (0.0–17.4) | (19.9) | (6.7–33.1) | (24.8) | (20.7–29.0) |
| 40–49 | (15.7) | (14.4–17.0) | (22.9) | (12.5–33.2) | (19.5) | (15.3–23.6) | (11.1) | (3.1–19.1) | (6.3) | (0.0–13.4) | (32.0) | (16.4–47.7) | (19.5) | (16.1–23.0) |
| 50–59 | (20.4) | (19.0–21.8) | (20.2) | (9.3–31.0) | (13.7) | (10.5–17.0) | (8.6) | (1.0–16.2) | (29.5) | (14.7–44.4) | (9.7) | (2.7–16.6) | (14.7) | (11.9–17.5) |
| 60–69 | (18.2) | (16.8–19.5) | (6.4) | (1.1–11.8) | (6.0) | (3.9–8.0) | (7.4) | (0.9–13.9) | (21.1) | (9.7–32.6) | (7.4) | (0.7–14.1) | (7.2) | (5.4–9.1) |
| ≥70 | (12.0) | (10.9–13.1) | (0.7) | (0.0–2.1) | (1.4) | (0.4–2.4) | NA | NA | (5.3) | (0.0–11.4) | (3.4) | (0.0–7.2) | (1.6) | (0.8–2.5) |
| p-value | 0.01§ | <0.0001§ | <0.0001§ | 0.20 | <0.01§ | <0.0001§ | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||
| Female | (50.2) | (48.2–52.1) | (73.3) | (61.9–84.7) | (60.8) | (55.1–66.5) | (54.6) | (36.3–73.0) | (57.9) | (40.4–75.4) | (50.7) | (34.2–67.2) | (60.7) | (56.0–65.3) |
| Male | (49.8) | (47.9–51.8) | (26.7) | (15.3–38.1) | (39.2) | (33.5–44.9) | (45.4) | (27.0–63.7) | (42.1) | (24.6–59.6) | (49.3) | (32.8–65.8) | (39.3) | (34.7–44.0) |
| p-value | <0.001§ | <0.001§ | 0.64 | 0.40 | 0.95 | <0.0001§ | ||||||||
| Education | ||||||||||||||
| Less than high school | (12.7) | (11.1–14.2) | (9.9) | (0.0–20.6) | (7.5) | (3.7–11.3) | (10.6) | (0.0–24.6) | (13.7) | (0.0–30.8) | (30.5) | (13.0–48.0) | (10.5) | (6.8–14.2) |
| High school | (31.5) | (29.7–33.3) | (10.5) | (3.5–17.4) | (19.4) | (15.0–23.7) | (24.6) | (9.3–39.9) | (16.6) | (5.1–28.1) | (37.0) | (21.6–52.5) | (20.2) | (16.6–23.8) |
| Some college | (29.1) | (27.4–30.8) | (44.0) | (30.4–57.6) | (29.5) | (24.3–34.7) | (17.0) | (5.9–28.1) | (22.6) | (8.6–36.6) | (16.8) | (6.2–27.4) | (28.6) | (24.4–32.8) |
| Bachelor’s or higher | (26.7) | (25.1–28.4) | (35.6) | (23.5–47.8) | (43.7) | (38.0–49.3) | (47.8) | (29.4–66.2) | (47.1) | (29.8–64.3) | (15.7) | (6.3–25.0) | (40.7) | (36.2–45.2) |
| p-value | 0.01§ | <0.0001§ | 0.10 | 0.10 | <0.01§ | <0.0001§ | ||||||||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | (66.4) | (64.4–68.4) | (65.4) | (51.6–79.2) | (67.5) | (61.7–73.4) | (45.2) | (27.6–62.8) | (71.2) | (54.2–88.3) | (53.3) | (36.6–70.0) | (64.5) | (59.6–69.3) |
| Hispanic | (14.8) | (13.2–16.4) | (18.3) | (7.5–29.0) | (14.9) | (10.2–19.6) | (15.9) | (1.2–30.6) | (18.0) | (1.9–34.1) | (18.7) | (3.9–33.5) | (15.9) | (12.0–19.8) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | (11.9) | (10.6–13.3) | (5.8) | (0.6–11.0) | (6.2) | (3.5–8.8) | (21.2) | (4.7–37.6) | (10.0) | (0.4–19.6) | (22.2) | (7.8–36.7) | (9.0) | (6.2–11.8) |
| Other, or ≥2 races | (6.8) | (5.6–8.0) | (10.5) | (0.0–22.3) | (11.4) | (7.0–15.9) | (17.7) | (1.3–34.1) | (0.8) | (0.0–2.4) | (5.7) | (0.0–13.7) | (10.6) | (7.0–14.2) |
| p-value | 0.47 | 0.01§ | 0.06 | 0.48 | 0.28 | 0.04§ | ||||||||
| Metropolitan living area | ||||||||||||||
| Metro | (83.7) | (82.2–85.1) | (84.8) | (75.9–93.8) | (87.7) | (84.2–91.2) | (87.3) | (77.2–97.4) | (88.1) | (77.5–98.8) | (85.1) | (72.9–97.2) | (87.1) | (84.2–90.0) |
| Nonmetro | (16.3) | (14.9–17.8) | (15.2) | (6.2–24.1) | (12.3) | (8.8–15.8) | (12.7) | (2.6–22.8) | (11.9) | (1.2–22.5) | (14.9) | (2.8–27.1) | (12.9) | (10.0–15.8) |
| p-value | 0.81 | 0.05 | 0.53 | 0.48 | 0.83 | 0.05 | ||||||||
| Region | ||||||||||||||
| Northeast | (18.1) | (16.6–19.6) | (24.9) | (13.2–36.7) | (17.6) | (13.5–21.6) | (32.6) | (13.9–51.4) | (5.1) | (0.0–12.4) | (8.1) | (0.3–15.9) | (17.9) | (14.4–21.5) |
| Midwest | (21.1) | (19.6–22.6) | (21.6) | (11.3–31.8) | (23.6) | (19.0–28.2) | (13.6) | (3.4–23.8) | (35.6) | (19.7–51.4) | (17.3) | (5.1–29.5) | (22.8) | (19.1–26.5) |
| South | (37.2) | (35.3–39.1) | (34.0) | (20.9–47.1) | (34.5) | (28.9–40.0) | (41.8) | (24.5–59.2) | (34.0) | (16.0–51.9) | (57.5) | (41.3–73.7) | (37.1) | (32.5–41.7) |
| West | (23.6) | (21.9–25.3) | (19.5) | (8.6–30.4) | (24.3) | (19.2–29.5) | (11.9) | (0.0–25.9) | (25.4) | (11.0–39.7) | (17.1) | (4.3–29.9) | (22.2) | (18.1–26.3) |
| p-value | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.85 | ||||||||
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; NA = not available (insufficient sample size).
*
Based on responses to Porter Novelli 2014 summer ConsumerStyles survey with questions on contact lens use and wearer/non-wearer demographics as of summer 2014.
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Other = Contact lens wearers that said they wore another type of contact lens not captured by the survey choices.
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Significantly different from non-wearers at the 95% confidence level.