Volume 100 • Special Supplement

Box 3.

Vision-related interview items from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

1. Self-rated eyesight, with glasses or contact lenses (excellent; good; fair; poor; very poor).

2. Amount of time respondent worries about eyesight.

3. Amount of difficulty (none; a little; moderate; extreme; unable to do because of eyesight; does not do for other reasons) doing the following activities while wearing glasses or contacts if they are usually worn:

a. Reading ordinary print in newspapers.

b. Doing work or hobbies that require respondent to see well up close, such as cooking, sewing, fixing things around the house, or using hand tools.

c. Finding something on a crowded shelf.

d. Going down steps, stairs, or curbs in dim light or at night.

e. Noticing objects off to the side while walking.

f. Driving during the daytime in familiar places.

4. Limited in how long the respondent can work or do other daily activities, such as housework, child care, school, or community activities because of vision.

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