QuickStats: Percentage of Children Aged 2-17 Years Who Wear Glasses Or Contact Lenses, by Sex and Age Group - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019

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• Alternative Title:
  Percentage of Children Aged 2-17 Years Who Wear Glasses or Contact Lenses, by Sex and Age Group - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Reuben, Cynthia ; Elgaddal, Nazik
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  In 2019, 25.3% of children aged 2-17 years wore glasses or contact lenses, and the percentage increased with age among both boys and girls. Among boys, 3.0% wore glasses among those aged 2-5 years, 20.0% among those aged 6-11 years, and 35.3% among those aged 12-17 years. Among girls, the corresponding percentages are 3.1, 26.4, and 48.2. The percentage was higher among girls than boys overall and among those aged 6-11 years and 12-17 years, but not in the youngest age group.
  
  Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
  
  Reported by: Cynthia Reuben, MA; Nazik Elgaddal, MS.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Notification Epidemiology Public Health Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 70(23):865
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  23
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Center for Health Statistics
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