Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Adults Aged ≥18 Years, by Self-Reported Vision Status, Study of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in US Adults With Vision Impairment, 2018.
| Characteristic | All, % (95% CI) (N = 22,890) | Distribution by vision status, % (95% CI)a |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision impairment (n = 3,214) | No vision impairment (n = 19,676) | ||
| Age, yb | |||
| 18–44 | 46.3 (45.3–47.3) | 31.1 (28.9–33.3) | 48.5 (47.5–49.6) |
| 45–64 | 33.4 (32.6–34.2) | 40.8 (38.7–43.0) | 32.3 (31.4–33.1) |
| ≥65 | 20.3 (19.6–21.0) | 28.1 (26.3–29.9) | 19.2 (18.4–19.9) |
| Sexb | |||
| Male | 48.8 (47.6–49.2) | 43.0 (40.8–45.2) | 49.7 (48.9–50.5) |
| Female | 51.2 (50.4–51.9) | 57.0 (54.8–59.2) | 50.3 (49.5–51.1) |
| Race and ethnicityb | |||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 11.2 (10.3–12.1) | 14.0 (12.2–16.0) | 10.8 (9.9–11.7) |
| Hispanic | 16.0 (14.7–17.4) | 16.0 (13.9–18.3) | 16.0 (14.7–17.4) |
| Other | 8.9 (8.1–9.7) | 7.4 (6.0–9.1) | 9.1 (8.3–10.0) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 63.9 (62.3–65.5) | 62.6 (59.9–65.3) | 64.1 (62.5–65.7) |
| Education levelb | |||
| Less than high school | 11.0 (10.3–11.8) | 14.8 (13.2–16.5) | 10.4 (9.7–11.2) |
| High school/GED | 24.3 (23.4–25.1) | 27.6 (25.6–29.8) | 23.8 (22.9–24.7) |
| More than high school | 64.7 (63.6–65.8) | 57.6 (55.3–59.9) | 65.8 (64.6–66.9) |
| Marital statusb | |||
| Married/domestic partnership | 60.3 (59.4–61.2) | 54.7 (52.5–56.8) | 61.2 (60.2–62.1) |
| Not marriedc | 39.7 (38.8–40.6) | 45.3 (43.2–47.5) | 38.8 (37.9–39.8) |
| Employment statusb | |||
| Work for pay at job/business | 63.0 (62.1–64.0) | 46.7 (44.4–48.9) | 65.5 (64.5–66.4) |
| Not working for pay | 37.0 (36.0–37.9) | 53.3 (51.1–55.6) | 34.5 (33.6–35.5) |
| Income-to-poverty ratiob , d | |||
| <1 | 10.0 (9.4–10.6) | 15.0 (13.5–16.6) | 9.2 (8.6–9.8) |
| 1 to <2 | 16.7 (16.0–17.5) | 22.9 (21.1–24.9) | 15.8 (15.0–16.6) |
| ≥2 | 73.3 (72.3–74.4) | 62.1 (59.7–64.3) | 75.0 (73.9–76.0) |
| Health insuranceb | |||
| Public | 23.9 (23.0–24.8) | 36.2 (33.9–38.5) | 22.0 (21.2–22.9) |
| Private | 54.6 (53.5–55.7) | 39.0 (36.6–41.3) | 56.9 (55.7–58.0) |
| Both | 11.4 (10.8–12.0) | 14.7 (13.3–16.2) | 10.9 (10.3–11.5) |
| None | 10.2 (9.5–10.8) | 10.2 (8.7–11.8) | 10.2 (9.5–10.9) |
Abbreviation: GED, general education development.
a
Percentages are weighted and may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
b
Prevalence of vision impairment varied by sociodemographic characteristic (P < .05, χ2 test).
c
Widowed, divorced, separated, or never married.
d
Ratio of the family income to the poverty threshold, based on the US Census Bureau federal poverty thresholds given the family’s size and number of children (https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/historical-poverty-thresholds.html).