National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) – Vision and Eye Health Surveillance

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Vision & Eye Health

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Project Citation: 

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Vision & Eye Health. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) – Vision and Eye Health Surveillance. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-01-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/E244320V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) – Vision and Eye Health Surveillance
Summary:  View help for Summary 2014-15 merged, 2016-17 merged. This dataset is a de-identified summary table of vision and eye health data indicators from NHIS, stratified by all available combinations of age group, race/ethnicity, sex, and risk factor. NHIS is an annual household survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics at CDC that monitors trends in illness, disabilities, and progress towards national health objectives. Approximate sample size is 35,000 households and 87,500 persons annually. NHIS data for VEHSS includes questions related to Visual Function. Data were suppressed for cell sizes less than 30 persons, or where the relative standard error more than 30% of the mean. Data will be updated as it becomes available. Detailed information on VEHSS NHIS analyses can be found on the VEHSS NHIS webpage (link). Additional information about NHIS can be found on the NHIS website (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/about_nhis.htm). The VEHSS NHIS dataset was last updated in November 2019. Read less
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://data.cdc.gov/Vision-Eye-Health/National-Health-Interview-Survey-NHIS-Vision-and-E/2t2r-sf6s/about_data

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms nhis; visual function; vision correction; blind; glasses; contact lenses
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes (Downloaded 1/16/2026)


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