This statistic shows the distribution of contact lens wearers in the U.S. in 2016, by age and ethnicity. As of that year, around 56.7 percent of contact lens wearers aged 18 to 24 years were white, non-Hispanic, while 7.1 percent were black, non-Hispanic.
Distribution of people who wore contact lenses in the U.S. as of 2016, by age and ethnicity
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MMWR, & CDC. (August 18, 2017). Distribution of people who wore contact lenses in the U.S. as of 2016, by age and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/743518/contact-lens-wearers-share-united-states-by-age-and-ethnicity/
MMWR, und CDC. "Distribution of people who wore contact lenses in the U.S. as of 2016, by age and ethnicity." Chart. August 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/743518/contact-lens-wearers-share-united-states-by-age-and-ethnicity/
MMWR, CDC. (2017). Distribution of people who wore contact lenses in the U.S. as of 2016, by age and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/743518/contact-lens-wearers-share-united-states-by-age-and-ethnicity/
MMWR, and CDC. "Distribution of People Who Wore Contact Lenses in The U.S. as of 2016, by Age and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/743518/contact-lens-wearers-share-united-states-by-age-and-ethnicity/
MMWR & CDC, Distribution of people who wore contact lenses in the U.S. as of 2016, by age and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/743518/contact-lens-wearers-share-united-states-by-age-and-ethnicity/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Distribution of people who wore contact lenses in the U.S. as of 2016, by age and ethnicity [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, August 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/743518/contact-lens-wearers-share-united-states-by-age-and-ethnicity/
