Table 1 

Self Reported Vision Problems among Persons age 45+ and 65+ by State

45 + 

65+  

Self reported 

Self reported 

2000 

State 

2000 Population 

vision problem 

vision problem 

Population 

(17%) 

(21%) 

Alabama 

  1,595,539 

    271,242 

   579,798 

121,758 

Alaska 

     175,401 

      29,818  

     35,699 

    7,497 

Arizona 

  1,738,115 

    295,480 

   667,839 

140,246 

Arkansas 

     980,321 

   166,655 

   374,019 

  78,544 

California 

10,541,386 

1,792,306 

3,595,658 

755,088 

Colorado 

  1,369,505 

   232,816 

   416,073 

  87,375 

Connecticut 

  1,259,603 

   214,133 

   470,183 

  98,738 

Delaware 

     277,244 

      47,131 

   101,726 

  21,362 

D. C. 

     194,991 

     33,148 

     69,898 

  14,679 

Florida 

  6,436,062 

1,094,131 

2,807,597 

589,595 

Georgia 

  2,526,723 

   429,543 

   785,275 

164,908 

Hawaii 

     438,541 

     74,552 

   160,601 

  33,726 

Idaho 

     423,693 

     72,028 

   145,916 

  30,642 

Illinois 

  4,167,400 

  708,458 

1,500,025 

315,005 

Indiana 

  2,099,540 

  356,922 

   752,831 

158,095 

Iowa 

  1,086,419 

  184,691 

   436,213 

  91,605 

Kansas 

     930,629 

  158,207 

   356,229 

  74,808 

Kentucky 

  1,434,320 

  243,834 

   504,793 

106,007 

Louisiana 

  1,482,248 

  251,982 

   516,929 

108,555 

Maine 

     499,185 

     84,861 

   183,402 

  38,514 

Maryland 

  1,824,715 

   310,202 

    599,307 

125,854 

Massachusetts 

  2,279,922 

   387,587 

   860,162 

180,634 

Michigan 

  3,449,996 

  586,499 

1,219,018 

255,994 

Minnesota 

  1,664,831 

  283,021 

   594,266 

124,796 

Mississippi 

     951,327 

  161,726 

   343,523 

  72,140 

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