Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Frequency of Reported Eye Care Provider Visit of Adults (≥ age 40)- The 2006–2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey** (N = 118,075)†

Total

95,007

42,657,170

79.5 ± 0.2

21,483

9,942,174

18.8 ± 0.2

1,585

950,723

1.8 ± 0.1

Age

40-49 years old

18,899

12,295,708

29.2 ± 0.3

6,478

4,183,454

42.1 ± 0.7

823

602,806

63.4 ± 2.2

50-59 years old

24,971

11,798,975

28.0 ± 0.3

6,693

2,969,638

29.9 ± 0.6

483

257,826

27.1 ± 2.1

60-69 years old

23,189

8,419,706

20.0 ± 0.2

4,809

1,692,169

17.0 ± 0.5

181

62,891

6.6 ± 0.8

> 70 years old

26,888

9,615,336

22.8 ± 0.2

3,306

109,691

11.0 ± 0.4

86

27,200

2.9 ± 0.7

Gender

Male

33,350

19,293,135

45.2 ± 0.3

9051

5,281,995

52.6 ± 0.7

866

586,433

61.1 ± 2.3

Female

61,657

23,364,035

54.8 ± 0.3

12,432

4,761,838

47.4 ± 0.7

719

372,763

38.9 ± 2.3

Race/Ethnicity

White, Non-Hispanic

76,740

32,311,744

76.5 ± 0.3

16,923

7,483,135

75.2 ± 0.6

1,019

508,326

53.9 ± 2.4

Black, Non-Hispanic

9,951

4,178,925

9.9 ± 0.2

2,362

986,422

9.9 ± 0.4

207

92,745

9.8 ± 1.1

Other, Non-Hispanic

2,936

1,863,621

4.4 ± 0.1

771

511,119

5.1 ± 0.4

85

59,147

6.3 ± 1.0

Hispanic

4,389

3,864,274

9.2 ± 0.3

1,210

966,198

9.7 ± 0.5

250

283,682

30.1 ± 2.5

Marital Status

Married/Living with Partner

54,074

29,522,056

69.4 ± 0.3

11,413

6,656,542

66.5 ± 0.6

904

690,728

72.2 ± 1.8

Widowed, Divorced or Separated

34,502

10,699,810

25.2 ± 0.3

8,046

2,521,895

25.2 ± 0.5

502

183,293

19.2 ± 1.5

Single

6,054

2,294,113

5.4 ± 0.1

1,948

833,994

8.3 ± 0.3

175

82,020

8.6 ± 1.1

Education

Less than High School

10,220

4,249,803

10.0 ± 0.2

3291

1,461,052

14.6 ± 0.5

439

302,500

31.6 ± 2.4

High School Diploma

30,293

12,127,596

28.5 ± 0.3

7632

3,265,457

32.6 ± 0.6

610

309,840

32.3 ± 2.0

Attended College

24,703

11,109,821

26.1 ± 0.3

5329

2,429,357

24.2 ± 0.6

271

162,584

17.0 ± 1.9

Graduated from College

29,570

15,051,606

35.4 ± 0.3

5182

2,865,158

28.6 ± 0.7

262

182,904

19.1 ± 1.9

Body Mass Index

Normal Weight

30,432

13,540,061

33.1 ± 0.3

6754

3,129,859

32.4 ± 0.7

523

310,752

35.8 ± 2.4

Overweight

34,287

15,936,469

38.9 ± 0.3

7624

3,650,659

37.8 ± 0.7

527

312,445

36.0 ± 2.3

Obese

26,140

15,936,469

28.0 ± 0.3

6213

2,881,679

29.8 ± 0.7

432

245,332

28.2 ± 2.2

Eye Insurance Status

Has Eye Insurance

54330

25,760,864

61.5 ± 0.3

7949

4,173,169

43.5 ± 0.7

474

284,942

31.4 ± 2.2

No Eye Insurance

38931

16,118,968

38.5 ± 0.3

12541

5,429,954

56.5 ± 0.7

1,006

622,259

68.6 ± 2.2

Health Insurance Status

Has Health Insurance

88290

39,164,162

92.0 ± 0.2

17408

7,948,234

79.3 ± 0.6

1,015

542,122

56.8 ± 2.4

No Health Insurance

6558

3,392,391

8.0 ± 0.2

4019

2,077,566

20.7 ± 0.6

561

412,791

43.2 ± 2.4

Far Vision Difficulties

Has Little to None

88,804

40,142,531

95.4 ± 0.1

19767

9,357,790

94.5 ± 0.3

1,491

910,441

96.7 ± 0.8

Has Moderate to Extreme

4,906

1,948,998

4.6 ± 0.1

1392

546,716

5.5 ± 0.3

64

31,301

3.3 ± 0.8

Near Vision Difficulties

Has Little to None

82,508

39,234,257

88.4 ±0.2

17049

8,081,003

82.1 ± 0.5

1,188

746,434

80.3 ± 1.7

Has Moderate to Extreme

11,092

4,866,227

11.6 ± 0.2

3973

1,765,173

17.9 ± 0.5

351

183,319

19.7 ± 1.7

Eye Disease Status*

Has Cataract

17,228

6,227,833

16.5 ± 0.2

1372

437,948

4.6 ± 0.2

15

2,961

0.3 ± 0.1‡

Has Glaucoma

5,947

2,368,372

5.6 ± 0.1

343

138,714

1.4 ± 0.1

4

3,750

0.4 ± 0.2‡

Has Age-Related Macular Degeneration

5,242

2,093,948

5.0 ± 0.1

454

212,879

2.2 ± 0.2

7

4,056

0.4 ± 0.3‡

Chronic Disease Status*

Has Diabetes

15,175

6,141,139

14.7 ± 0.2

2053

781,008

7.9 ± 0.3

76

36,519

3.9 ± 0.8

Has Hypertension

15,665

3,818,886

43.8 ± 0.5

3014

764,411

40.0 ± 0.9

155

47,163

26.6 ± 3.1