Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and professional status of all survey participants.
| Characteristic | MILD dry eye (N = 97) n (%) |
MODERATE dry eye (N = 80) n (%) |
SEVERE dry eye (N = 211) n.(%) |
ALL Respondents (N = 388) n (%) |
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| Age (years) n (%) | ||||||||
| 18 to 30 | 4 | (4) | 2 | (3) | 15 | (7) | 21 | (5) |
| 31 to 40 | 16 | (17) | 8 | (10) | 28 | (13) | 52 | (13) |
| 41 to 50 | 17 | (18) | 10 | (13) | 31 | (15) | 58 | (15) |
| 51 to 60 | 20 | (21) | 27 | (34) | 48 | (23) | 95 | (25) |
| 61 to 70 | 29 | (30) | 19 | (29) | 51 | (24) | 99 | (26) |
| 71 to 80 | 5 | (5) | 7 | (9) | 21 | (10) | 33 | (9) |
| 81 or older | 0 | (0) | 1 | (1) | 5 | (2) | 6 | (2) |
| Declined to answer | 6 | (6) | 6 | (8) | 12 | (6) | 24 | (6) |
| Sex n (%) | ||||||||
| Female | 88 | (91) | 71 | (89) | 175 | (83) | 334 | (86) |
| Male | 9 | (9) | 9 | (11) | 34 | (16) | 52 | (13) |
| Declined to answer | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (1) | 2 | (1) |
| Racea n (%) | ||||||||
| White | 90 | (93) | 74 | (93) | 181 | (86) | 345 | (89) |
| Black or African American | 3 | (3) | 1 | (1) | 4 | (2) | 8 | (2) |
| Asian | 3 | (3) | 1 | (1) | 11 | (5) | 15 | (4) |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 5 | (2) | 5 | (1) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | (0) | 1 | (1) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0) |
| Not listed above | 0 | (0) | 1 | (1) | 8 | (4) | 9 | (2) |
| Declined to answer | 1 | (1) | 3 | (4) | 6 | (3) | 10 | (3) |
| Ethnicity n (%) | ||||||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | (3) | 4 | (5) | 15 | (7) | 22 | (6) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 90 | (93) | 71 | (89) | 185 | (88) | 346 | (89) |
| Declined to answer | 4 | (4) | 5 | (6) | 11 | (5) | 20 | (5) |
| Country of residence n (%) | ||||||||
| United States | 79 | (81) | 63 | (79) | 172 | (82) | 314 | (81) |
| United Kingdom | 5 | (5) | 9 | (11) | 10 | (5) | 24 | (6) |
| Canada | 7 | (7) | 3 | (4) | 12 | (6) | 22 | (6) |
| Australia | 3 | (3) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (1) | 8 | (2) |
| India | 0 | (0) | 1 | (1) | 1 | (1) | 6 | (2) |
| Mexico | 1 | (1) | 1 | (1) | 3 | (1) | 5 | (1) |
| Not listed above | 2 | (2) | 3 | (4) | 11 | (5) | 16 | (4) |
| Professional status BEFORE PANDEMICa n (%) | ||||||||
| Employed (including self-employment), full time | 44 | (45) | 31 | (39) | 125 | (59) | 200 | (52) |
| Employed (including self-employment), part time | 17 | (18) | 15 | (19) | 23 | (11) | 55 | (14) |
| Student, full time | 1 | (1) | 2 | (3) | 5 | (2) | 8 | (2) |
| Student, part time | 1 | (1) | 2 | (3) | 3 | (1) | 6 | (2) |
| Homemaker or not employed | 12 | (12) | 18 | (23) | 32 | (15) | 62 | (16) |
| Retired | 25 | (26) | 22 | (28) | 48 | (23) | 95 | (25) |
| Professional status in LAST TWO WEEKS (DURING PANDEMIC)a n (%) | ||||||||
| Employed (including self-employment), full time | 40 | (41) | 26 | (33) | 119 | (56) | 185 | (48) |
| Employed (including self-employment), part time | 15 | (16) | 16 | (20) | 23 | (11) | 54 | (14) |
| Student, full time | 1 | (1) | 1 | (1) | 4 | (2) | 6 | (2) |
| Student, part time | 1 | (2) | 1 | (1) | 2 | (1) | 4 | (1) |
| Homemaker or not employed | 17 | (18) | 23 | (29) | 38 | (18) | 78 | (20) |
| Retired | 25 | (26) | 21 | (26) | 45 | (21) | 91 | (24) |
| CHANGE in professional status during versus before pandemic n (%) | ||||||||
| No change | 87 | (90) | 70 | (88) | 202 | (96) | 359 | (92) |
| Some change | 10 | (10) | 10 | (12) | 9 | (4) | 29 | (8) |
| Because of the pandemic? | 80% | 90% | 100% | 93% | ||||
| Full-time (employment or student) → Part-time (employment or student) | 3 | (3) | 3 | (4) | 2 | (1) | 8 | (2) |
| Because of the pandemic? | 100% | 67% | 100% | 88% | ||||
| Full-time (employment or student) → Homemaker/non-employed | 2 | (2) | 3 | (4) | 3 | (1) | 8 | (2) |
| Because of the pandemic? | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
| Full-time (employment or student) → Retired | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
| Because of the pandemic? | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Part-time (employment or student) → Full-time (employment or student) | 1 | (1) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0) |
| Because of the pandemic? | 0% | N/A | N/A | 0% | ||||
| Part-time (employment or student) → Homemaker/non-employed | 4 | (4) | 4 | (5) | 4 | (2) | 12 | (3) |
| Because of the pandemic? | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
| Part-time (employment or student) → Retired | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
| Because of the pandemic? | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Change in efficiency during the pandemic (among respondents with no change in professional status before vs. during the pandemic) n (%) | n = 87 | n = 70 | n = 202 | n = 359 | ||||
| Decrease in efficiency | 34 | (39) | 36 | (51) | 77 | (38) | 147 | (41) |
| No change | 25 | (29) | 17 | (24) | 53 | (26) | 95 | (27) |
| Increase in efficiency | 21 | (24) | 17 | (24) | 63 | (31) | 101 | (28) |
| Not sure | 7 | (8) | 0 | (0) | 9 | (5) | 16 | (5) |
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Respondents could select more than one response.