Table 3.

Blindness and partial sight in England & Wales; summary age-sex distribution of certifications; April 1999 – March 2000

	Total		Male		Female
	Number	Column %	Number	Row %	Number	Row %
Blind
0 – 64 years	1965	14	1087	55	860	44
65 years and above	11471	83	4034	35	7322	64
All ages *	13788	100	5245	38	8400	61
Partially Sighted
0 – 64 years	2891	15	1476	51	1391	48
65 years and above	15725	82	5078	32	10501	67
All ages *	19107	100	6730	36	12195	62

* Data include age and sex unknown