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Operational definition for objective: 28-9a
| 28-9a. |
Increase the use of personal protective eyewear in recreational activities and hazardous situations around the home among children 6-17 years. |
| National Data Source |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS. |
| State Data Source |
Not identified. |
| Healthy People 2000 Objective |
Not applicable. |
| Measure |
Percent. |
| Baseline |
15 (2002). |
| Numerator |
Number of children 6-17 years who wear eye protection always or most of the time when engaging in sports, hobbies, or other activitiesthat can cause eye injury. |
| Denominator |
Number of children 6-17 years who engage in sports, hobbies, or other activities that cancause eye injury. |
| Population Targeted |
U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population. |
| Questions Used To Obtain the National Data |
From the 2002 National Health Interview Survey:
> Does [child's name] participate in sports, hobbies, or other activities that can cause eye injury? This includes activities such as baseball, basketball, soccer, and mowing the lawn.
> [If yes] When doing these activities, on average, does [he/she] wear eye protection always, most of the time, some of the time, or none of the time? |
| Expected Periodicity |
Periodic. |
| Comments |
Children and adolescents for whom the responseis "yes" to the above two questions meet the criteriafor the objective.
For some measures, data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality and have been suppressed. Information on suppression of data for the major Healthy People 2010 data systems has been published in a Healthy People Statistical Note report (Klein, R.; Proctor, S.; Boudreault, M.; Turczyn, K. Healthy People 2010 Statistical Notes No. 24. 2002).
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.
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