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Increase the use of assistive and adaptive devices by people with vision loss — V‑09 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
13.5 percent (2023) *

National Target:
17.1 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
13.5 percent of adults 18 years and over with visual impairment used assistive and adaptive devices in 2023 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Total
13.5
CI 12.4 / 14.6
SE 0.593

Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment by Sex, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Male
12.3
CI 10.8 / 13.9
SE 0.832
Female
14.2
CI 12.8 / 15.7
SE 0.790

Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment by Race/Ethnicity, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
Asian only
11.8
CI 7.1 / 18.0
SE 2.610
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
10.7
CI 8.1 / 13.8
SE 1.511
White only
14.0
CI 12.8 / 15.3
SE 0.699
2 or more races
16.5
CI 8.5 / 27.6
SE 4.554
Hispanic or Latino
11.6
CI 9.2 / 14.5
SE 1.318
Not Hispanic or Latino
13.9
CI 12.8 / 15.1
SE 0.664
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
22.1
CI 11.4 / 36.4
SE 8.834
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
11.8
CI 7.1 / 18.1
SE 2.660
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
11.0
CI 8.4 / 14.1
SE 1.556
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
14.4
CI 13.1 / 15.8
SE 0.779
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU

Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment by Age group, 2023 † ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
18-44 years
9.2
CI 7.5 / 11.1
SE 0.912
18-24 years
7.3
CI 4.2 / 11.6
SE 1.760
25-44 years
10.0
CI 7.9 / 12.3
SE 1.073
45-64 years
15.4
CI 13.6 / 17.2
SE 0.900
45-54 years
14.1
CI 11.5 / 17.0
SE 1.365
55-64 years
16.6
CI 14.3 / 19.1
SE 1.217
65 years and over
23.4
CI 21.3 / 25.5
SE 1.035
65-74 years
19.6
CI 17.0 / 22.4
SE 1.347
75-84 years
25.2
CI 21.6 / 29.2
SE 1.903
85 years and over
34.3
CI 28.0 / 41.0
SE 3.213

Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Less than High school
9.7
CI 7.5 / 12.3
SE 1.281
High school
15.6
CI 13.6 / 17.8
SE 1.184
Some college or Associate degree
16.6
CI 14.4 / 18.9
SE 1.220
4-year college degree or more
12.9
CI 11.1 / 14.7
SE 0.937

Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
<100
13.9
CI 11.2 / 16.9
SE 1.472
100-199
15.1
CI 12.8 / 17.5
SE 1.353
200-399
13.8
CI 11.8 / 16.0
SE 1.116
400+
12.0
CI 10.3 / 13.9
SE 1.013

Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Insured
11.9
CI 10.5 / 13.3
SE 0.738
Private
11.2
CI 9.7 / 12.9
SE 0.883
Public
13.3
CI 10.9 / 16.0
SE 1.307
Uninsured
8.1
CI 5.3 / 11.7
SE 1.534

Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment by Geographic location, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Metropolitan
13.6
CI 12.4 / 14.8
SE 0.644
Non-metropolitan
12.8
CI 10.4 / 15.6
SE 1.476

Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment by Marital status, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
12.2
CI 10.9 / 13.7
SE 0.786
Divorced, separated, widowed
24.6
CI 22.6 / 26.7
SE 0.963
Never married
14.9
CI 12.4 / 17.6
SE 1.335

Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment by Country of birth, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
US
14.3
CI 13.2 / 15.6
SE 0.668
Outside US
10.6
CI 8.2 / 13.4
SE 1.478

Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Veteran
16.6
CI 13.2 / 20.4
SE 2.985
Non-veteran
13.6
CI 12.5 / 14.8
SE 0.615

Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment by Disability status, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Disability status
DNA

Use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment by Sexual orientation, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Straight
13.2
CI 12.1 / 14.3
SE 0.608
Straight, Male
12.0
CI 10.5 / 13.6
SE 0.846
Straight, Female
14.1
CI 12.6 / 15.6
SE 0.858
Gay/​Lesbian
12.6
CI 7.0 / 20.5
SE 2.983
Gay, Male
DSU
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
Bisexual
17.2
CI 10.6 / 25.8
SE 4.339
Bisexual, Male
DSU
Bisexual, Female
14.9
CI 7.9 / 24.8
SE 5.470

Disparity