This statistic shows the percentage of adults with vision limitations in the U.S. in 1997 and 2016, by education. In 2016, some 14.4 percent of all adults over 25 years of age with no high school diploma or GED had vision limitations.
Percentage of adults with vision limitations in the U.S. in 1997 and 2016, by education
Respondents were asked, "Do you have any trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses?" Respondents were also asked, "Are you blind or unable to see at all?" In this analysis, any trouble seeing and blind are combined into one category. In 2009, 0.4% of adults 18 years of age and over identified themselves as blind.
Estimates are for persons 25 years of age and over and are age-adjusted to the year 2000 standard population using five age groups: 25-44 years, 45-54 years, 55-64 years, 65-74 years, and 75 years and over.
* GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Percentage of adults with vision limitations in the U.S. in 1997 and 2016, by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/190814/vision-limitations-among-adults-in-the-us-by-education/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of adults with vision limitations in the U.S. in 1997 and 2016, by education." Chart. September 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/190814/vision-limitations-among-adults-in-the-us-by-education/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Percentage of adults with vision limitations in the U.S. in 1997 and 2016, by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/190814/vision-limitations-among-adults-in-the-us-by-education/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Adults with Vision Limitations in The U.S. in 1997 and 2016, by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/190814/vision-limitations-among-adults-in-the-us-by-education/
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Percentage of adults with vision limitations in the U.S. in 1997 and 2016, by education [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/190814/vision-limitations-among-adults-in-the-us-by-education/
