Vision Testing Among Children Aged 3–5 Years in the United States, 2016–2017
Key FindingsData from the National Health Interview Survey
- During 2016–2017, 63.5% of children aged 3–5 years had ever had their vision tested by a doctor or other health professional.
- Hispanic children (58.6%) were less likely to have ever had their vision tested compared with non-Hispanic white children (65.4%).
- Receipt of a vision test increased with increasing parental educational attainment.
- Children with private health insurance (66.7%) were more likely than both children with public coverage (61.2%) and uninsured children (43.3%) to have ever had a vision test.
- Children who did not receive a well-child visit in the past 12 months were less likely to have ever had a vision test compared with children that did receive a well-child visit in the past 12 months.
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