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Increase the proportion of adults who have had a comprehensive eye exam in the last 2 years — V‑02 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
52.5 percent (2023) *

National Target:
57.4 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
52.5 percent of adults aged 18 years and over had a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years, as reported in 2023 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Total
52.5
CI 51.8 / 53.3
SE 0.401

Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years by Sex, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Male
49.2
CI 48.1 / 50.2
SE 0.550
Female
55.8
CI 54.8 / 56.7
SE 0.520

Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years by Race/Ethnicity, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
51.1
CI 42.4 / 59.7
SE 4.312
Asian only
53.1
CI 50.3 / 55.9
SE 1.417
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
37.7
CI 25.0 / 51.9
SE 6.471
Black or African American only
57.3
CI 55.2 / 59.3
SE 1.104
White only
52.2
CI 51.4 / 53.1
SE 0.485
2 or more races
52.4
CI 47.6 / 57.2
SE 2.390
Hispanic or Latino
48.1
CI 46.3 / 50.0
SE 0.880
Not Hispanic or Latino
53.5
CI 52.7 / 54.3
SE 0.440
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
54.0
CI 44.7 / 63.0
SE 4.713
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
53.2
CI 50.4 / 56.1
SE 1.426
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
34.6
CI 21.0 / 50.3
SE 7.065
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
57.6
CI 55.5 / 59.7
SE 1.138
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
52.6
CI 51.7 / 53.5
SE 0.518
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
52.2
CI 46.8 / 57.5
SE 2.642

Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years by Age group, 2023 † ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
18-44 years
40.4
CI 39.2 / 41.6
SE 0.599
18-24 years
39.0
CI 36.3 / 41.6
SE 1.336
25-44 years
40.9
CI 39.6 / 42.1
SE 0.633
45-64 years
59.5
CI 58.3 / 60.7
SE 0.628
45-54 years
55.2
CI 53.4 / 57.0
SE 0.923
55-64 years
63.6
CI 62.0 / 65.2
SE 0.807
65 years and over
77.6
CI 76.6 / 78.6
SE 0.515
65-74 years
74.8
CI 73.4 / 76.1
SE 0.698
75-84 years
83.1
CI 81.4 / 84.7
SE 0.837
85 years and over
77.5
CI 74.3 / 80.5
SE 1.562

Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Less than High school
42.6
CI 40.2 / 45.1
SE 1.360
High school
50.9
CI 49.4 / 52.3
SE 0.795
Some college or Associate degree
55.6
CI 54.3 / 57.0
SE 0.718
4-year college degree or more
59.3
CI 58.2 / 60.4
SE 0.563

Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
<100
46.1
CI 43.9 / 48.3
SE 1.127
100-199
48.3
CI 46.7 / 50.0
SE 0.922
200-399
51.4
CI 50.1 / 52.7
SE 0.700
400+
56.4
CI 55.3 / 57.5
SE 0.627

Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Insured
49.7
CI 48.8 / 50.7
SE 0.486
Private
50.2
CI 49.1 / 51.3
SE 0.560
Public
48.0
CI 46.1 / 49.8
SE 0.940
Uninsured
28.0
CI 25.5 / 30.6
SE 1.263

Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years by Geographic location, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Metropolitan
52.4
CI 51.6 / 53.3
SE 0.437
Non-metropolitan
53.2
CI 51.3 / 55.0
SE 1.069

Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years by Marital status, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
52.2
CI 51.2 / 53.1
SE 0.553
Divorced, separated, widowed
48.1
CI 47.0 / 49.3
SE 1.283
Never married
49.3
CI 47.8 / 50.9
SE 0.822

Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years by Country of birth, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
US
53.6
CI 52.8 / 54.4
SE 0.439
Outside US
48.0
CI 46.2 / 49.7
SE 0.930

Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Veteran
55.8
CI 53.5 / 58.1
SE 1.748
Non-veteran
52.9
CI 52.1 / 53.7
SE 0.418

Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years by Disability status, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
People with disabilities
55.5
CI 53.4 / 57.6
SE 1.550
People without disabilities
52.4
CI 51.7 / 53.2
SE 0.408

Adults receiving a dilated eye examination within the past 2 years by Sexual orientation, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Straight
52.6
CI 51.8 / 53.3
SE 0.428
Straight, Male
49.3
CI 48.2 / 50.4
SE 0.576
Straight, Female
55.8
CI 54.8 / 56.8
SE 0.563
Gay/​Lesbian
53.0
CI 48.2 / 57.8
SE 2.288
Gay, Male
51.0
CI 44.7 / 57.2
SE 2.886
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
54.0
CI 46.6 / 61.4
SE 3.506
Bisexual
50.0
CI 45.1 / 54.9
SE 3.105
Bisexual, Male
45.2
CI 35.9 / 54.7
SE 5.236
Bisexual, Female
51.2
CI 45.4 / 57.0
SE 3.884

Disparity