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Number (in Millions) of Visually Impaired Adults with Diabetes, United States, 1997–2005

In 2005, 3.2 million adults with diabetes (aged 18 years or older) reported visual impairment, that is, trouble seeing even with their glasses or contact lenses on.

 

Number (in Millions) of Visually Impaired Adults with Diabetes, United States, 1997-2003. Links for data figures, sources, methods and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this image.

 

Year Number
1997 2.7
1998 2.6
1999 2.6
2000 2.8
2001 3.0
2002 3.0
2003 3.0
2004 3.2
2005 3.2



Methods & Limitations

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.

 

 

Page last modified: March 26, 2007
Page last reviewed: March 26, 2007