From the 2002 National Health Interview Survey:

> When was the last time you had an eye exam in which the pupils were dilated? This would have made you temporarily sensitive to bright light.

Less than 1 month
01 to 12 months
13 to 24 months
More than 2 years

Among adults, the appropriate time interval forgetting a dilated eye exam is generally consideredto be within the past 2 years. Adults who respond"less than 1 month," "1 to 12 months," or "13 to24 months" to the above question are consideredto be getting a dilated eye exam within theappropriate time interval. Among personswith diabetes, the appropriate time interval is1 year. Adults with diabetes who respond "less than 1 month" or "1-12 months" to the question are getting a dilated eye exam at the appropriate interval.

Data (except those by education status) are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population using the age groups 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, and 65 years and over. Data by education status are adjusted using the age groups 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, and 65 years and over. Age-adjusted rates are weighted sums of age-specific rates. For a discussion on age adjustment, see Part A, section 5.

This objective targets a different population thanthe Healthy People 2000 objective. The targeted population for this objective is the total adult population 18 years and over. Healthy People 2000 objective 17.23 tracked people 18 yearsand over with diabetes only, and stated "Increaseto 70 percent the proportion of people with diabetes who have an annual dilated eye exam." The HealthyPeople 2010 template addresses annual eye exams among people with diabetes.

For some measures, data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality and have been suppressed. Information on suppression of data for the major Healthy People 2010 data systems has been published in a Healthy People Statistical Note report (Klein, R.; Proctor, S.; Boudreault, M.; Turczyn, K. Healthy People 2010 Statistical Notes No. 24. 2002).

See Part C for a description of NHIS and Appendix A for focus area contact information. All referenced "Parts" and "Appendices" can be found in Tracking Healthy People 2010.