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Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults with Diabetes Reporting Visual Impairment, by Sex, United States, 1997–2007

From 1997 to 2007, the age-adjusted percentage of adults reporting visual impairment was higher among women than men. In 2007, the age-adjusted percentage was 19.2% among women, compared with 15.6% among men.

Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults with Diabetes Reporting Visual Impairment, by Sex, United States, 1997-2007. Links for data figures, sources, methods and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this image.

 

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Year Male Female
Percent Std Error Percent Std Error
1997 20.7 1.7 26.4 1.5
1998 18.9 1.4 26.1 1.3
1999 17.4 1.2 24.6 1.3
2000 17.0 1.1 23.7 1.2
2001 16.6 1.1 23.2 1.1
2002 16.2 1.1 23.4 1.2
2003 16.0 1.2 22.4 1.2
2004 16.2 1.3 20.2 1.1
2005 15.8 1.2 19.0 1.0
2006 15.5 1.2 18.5 1.1
2007 15.6 1.5 19.2 1.5


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Detailed Data Table

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.


 

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Page last reviewed: July 21, 2009
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