"Americans with low incomes and education levels are less likely to get eye care, a new study finds," notes a post on Health24. "Researchers examined data from nearly 3600 people, aged 40 and older, who took part in the 2002 US National Health Interview Survey, and 3 100 who took part in the 2008 survey. In 2002, people with low incomes were much less likely than those with higher incomes to say that they'd visited an eye doctor, about 63% versus 80%.
The investigators found that people with less than a high school degree were less likely than those with at least a college education to say that they'd visited an eye doctor (nearly 63% versus 81%, respectively) or to have had a dilated eye examination (just under 65% versus just over 81%, respectively)." Read more.
See more about the study that appeared in JAMA.
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