Visual impairment and blindness by age, sex, and literacy based on presenting VA
| Normal/near (%) | Vision impaired (%) | Unilateral blindness (%) | Economic blind(%) | Social blind (%) | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Literacy status missing in one case. | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| 45–49 | 1202 (95.5) | 31 (2.5) | 20 (1.6) | 3 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 1258 (100) |
| 50–60 | 1405 (93.4) | 49 (3.3) | 41 (2.7) | 5 (0.3) | 5 (0.3) | 1505 (100) |
| 61–70 | 1020 (80.6) | 139 (11.0) | 82 (6.5) | 13 (1.0) | 11 (0.9) | 1265 (100) |
| 70+ | 537 (55.1) | 227 (23.3) | 121 (12.4) | 38 (3.9) | 51 (5.2) | 974 (100) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1847 (82.4) | 214 (9.5) | 128 (5.7) | 25 (1.1) | 28 (1.2) | 2242 (100) |
| Female | 2317 (83.9) | 232 (8.4) | 136 (4.9) | 34 (1.2) | 41 (1.5) | 2760 (100) |
| Literacy* | ||||||
| Literate | 1090 (87.6) | 96 (7.7) | 49 (3.9) | 6 (0.5) | 3 (0.2) | 1244 (100) |
| Illiterate | 3073 (81.8) | 350 (9.3) | 215 (5.7) | 53 (1.4) | 66 (1.8) | 3757 (100) |
| All | 4164 (83.2%) | 446 (8.9%) | 264 (5.3%) | 59 (1.2%) | 69 (1.4%) | 5002 (100%) |