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Increase the proportion of children aged 3 to 5 years who get vision screening — V‑01 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
58.8 percent (2023)

National Target:
63.7 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
58.8 percent of children aged 3 to 5 years received vision screening in 2023 2

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Preschool children receiving vision screening, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Total
58.8
CI 55.4 / 62.0
SE 1.660

Preschool children receiving vision screening by Sex, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Male
57.7
CI 52.9 / 62.3
SE 2.367
Female
60.0
CI 55.0 / 64.9
SE 2.452

Preschool children receiving vision screening by Race/Ethnicity, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
Asian only
43.4
CI 32.2 / 55.0
SE 5.585
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
53.0
CI 43.0 / 62.9
SE 4.908
White only
61.9
CI 57.8 / 65.9
SE 2.023
2 or more races
58.8
CI 44.0 / 72.5
SE 6.952
Hispanic or Latino
56.4
CI 49.7 / 63.0
SE 3.304
Not Hispanic or Latino
59.6
CI 55.6 / 63.4
SE 1.968
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
44.2
CI 32.7 / 56.3
SE 5.799
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
51.3
CI 41.1 / 61.5
SE 5.034
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
63.2
CI 58.4 / 67.9
SE 2.374
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU

Preschool children receiving vision screening by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
<100
58.8
CI 49.7 / 67.4
SE 4.355
100-199
50.0
CI 42.3 / 57.7
SE 3.811
200-399
59.8
CI 53.8 / 65.5
SE 2.921
400+
63.9
CI 58.4 / 69.2
SE 2.687

Preschool children receiving vision screening by Health insurance status, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Insured
59.8
CI 56.4 / 63.2
SE 1.700
Private
63.2
CI 58.7 / 67.5
SE 2.184
Public
55.8
CI 50.3 / 61.2
SE 2.720
Uninsured
DSU

Preschool children receiving vision screening by Geographic location, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Metropolitan
59.5
CI 55.9 / 63.0
SE 1.774
Non-metropolitan
53.7
CI 44.1 / 63.1
SE 4.681

Preschool children receiving vision screening by Country of birth, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
US
59.2
CI 55.7 / 62.5
SE 1.701
Outside US
DSU

Disparity