Visual impairment and the Ontario Disability Support Program

Liu, Sophia Y; Trope, Graham E.; Buys, Yvonne M.; El‐Defrawy, Sherif; Khan, Anam; Jin, Ya-Ping

doi:10.1016/j.jcjo.2019.12.009

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“…Using collateral information such as social assistance data to validate self-reported government-sponsored coverage for prescription eyewear is challenging. 40,49,50 Second, given the Canadian Community Health Survey sampling design, our findings apply only to Ontarians living in private dwellings, that is, a rented or owned property. 20 Third, owing to survey question changes by Statistics Canada, the 2013-2014 survey is the last one with data on prescription eyewear insurance from Ontario, which made it difficult to examine coverage after this period.…”

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Frequency and source of prescription eyewear insurance coverage in Ontario: a repeated population-based cross-sectional study using survey data

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Buys

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A n estimated 57% of Canadians aged 20 years or older (16.8 million people in 2019 1) have some form of vision problem requiring optical correction; 2 the proportion among Canadians aged 50 or older is 80%. 2 In the United States, clinically important refractive errors similarly affect over half of Americans. 3 An appropriate pair of eyeglasses is a simple means to correct vision problems caused by refractive errors. However, the affordability of eyeglasses and contact lenses, referred to as prescription eyewear, is a major public health concern. 4-7 In Canada, the cost of a pair of prescription eyeglasses may be prohibitive, ranging from $240 to $1000 in retail stores. 8

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Frequency and source of prescription eyewear insurance coverage in Ontario: a repeated population-based cross-sectional study using survey data

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Buys

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Administrative data linkage in Canada: Implications for sociological research

Yoshida

Haan

Schaffer

2022

Canadian Review of Sociology

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This paper explores some of the implications that administrative data, defined as data initially collected for purposes other than research, will have for Sociology. Although administrative data are “found” rather than “made” and, in turn, pose several challenges, we argue that the potential of these data warrant the investment, and may lead to a new methodological imagination that can shed a light on time‐tested concepts and advance our understanding of society. We show that it is already possible to advance several sociological debates through the use of administrative data and demonstrate the potential of these data through some examples drawn from classical sociological theory. We conclude by arguing that administrative data's potential will likely ensure that it becomes an important component of sociological research agendas in the coming years.

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