title: Association of Socioeconomic Position With Sensory Impairment Among US Working-Aged Adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the relationship between socioeconomic position (SEP) and sensory impairment.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used data from the 2007 to 2010 National Health Interview Surveys (n = 69 845 adults). Multivariable logistic regressions estimated odds ratios (ORs) for associations of educational attainment, occupational class, and poverty-income ratio with impaired vision or hearing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nearly 20% of respondents reported sensory impairment. Each SEP indicator was negatively associated with sensory impairment. Adjusted odds of vision impairment were significantly higher for farm workers (OR = 1.41; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.01, 2.02), people with some college (OR = 1.29; 95% CI = 1.16, 1.44) or less than a high school diploma (OR = 1.36; 95% CI = 1.19, 1.55), and people from poor (OR = 1.35; 95% CI = 1.20, 1.52), low-income (OR = 1.28; 95% CI = 1.14, 1.43), or middle-income (OR = 1.19; 95% CI = 1.07, 1.31) families than for the highest-SEP group. Odds of hearing impairment were significantly higher for people with some college or less education than for those with a college degree or more; for service groups, farmers, and blue-collar workers than for white-collar workers; and for people in poor families.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More research is needed to understand the SEP-sensory impairment association.
authors.affiliation: The authors are with the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Chiu-Fang
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Gloria L A
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Beckles
authors.forename: Xinzhi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jinan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Saaddine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*