Sperduto R D, Seigel D, Roberts J, Rowland M
Arch Ophthalmol. 1983 Mar;101(3):405-7. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1983.01040010405011.
Data from the 1971 to 1972 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to estimate myopia prevalence rates for persons in the United States between the ages of 12 and 54 years. When persons were classified by the refractive status of their right eye, 25% were myopic. Significantly lower prevalence rates were found for male subjects than for female subjects and for blacks than for whites. Myopia prevalence rose with family income and educational level. The importance of income and educational level may result from their association with near work, a factor that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of myopia.
1971年至1972年全国健康与营养检查调查的数据被用于估算美国12至54岁人群的近视患病率。当根据右眼屈光状态对人群进行分类时，25%的人患有近视。男性受试者的患病率显著低于女性受试者，黑人的患病率低于白人。近视患病率随家庭收入和教育水平的提高而上升。收入和教育水平的重要性可能源于它们与近距离工作的关联，近距离工作是一个与近视发病机制有关的因素。
