28-4.
Reduce blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents aged 17 years and under.
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| National Data Source |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS. |
| State Data Source |
Not identified. |
| Healthy People 2000 Objective |
Not applicable. |
| Measure |
Rate per 1,000 population. |
| Baseline |
25 (1997). |
| Numerator |
Number of children and adolescents aged 17 years and under who have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. |
| Denominator |
Number of children and adolescents aged 17 years and under. |
| Population Targeted |
U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population. |
| Questions Used To Obtain the National Data |
From the 1997 National Health Interview Survey:
> Does _______ have any trouble seeing?
(If age 2+ years:) even when wearing glasses or focus area contact lenses? |
| Expected Periodicity |
Annual. |
| Comments |
See Part C for a description of NHIS and Appendix A for focus area contact information. All referenced "Parts" and "Appendices" can be found in Tracking Healthy People 2010. |
