Description:
Percent of people age 18 and over who report that, at some point during the past 12 months, they needed eyeglasses but didn’t get them because they couldn’t afford them.
Methodological Notes:
In the National Health Interview Survey people are asked, “During the past 12 months, was there any time when you needed any of the following, but did not get it because you couldn’t afford it? ….Eyeglasses.” Response choices are yes and no. A small number of people each year refuse to answer the question or don’t know the answer; those people are not included in Stanford CPI’s estimates.