On this page: About the National Data | Methodology | History
About the National Data
Data
Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
Baseline: 4.3 percent of adults 18 years and over with visual impairment used vision rehabilitation services in 2017
Target: 6.2 percent
Methodology
Questions used to obtain the national baseline data
From the 2017 National Health Interview Survey Vision Supplement:
Numerator:
Do you use any vision rehabilitation services, such as job training, counseling, or training in daily living skills and mobility?- Yes
- No
- Refused
- Don't know
Numerator and Denominator:
Do you have any trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses?- Yes
- No
- Refused
- Don't know
Methodology notes
Persons who respond "yes" having trouble seeing and use any vision rehabilitation service meet the criteria for this objective.
Age-adjustment notes
This Indicator uses Age-Adjustment Groups:
- Total: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Sex: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Race/Ethnicity: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Educational Attainment: 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Family Income (percent poverty threshold): 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Family Type: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Country of Birth: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Disability Status: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Geographic Location: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Health Insurance Status: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64
- Sexual orientation: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Marital Status: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
History
1. Because Healthy People 2030 objectives have a desired direction (e.g., increase or decrease), the confidence level of a one-sided prediction interval can be used as an indication of how likely a target will be to achieve based on the historical data and fitted trend.