44% of 1362 males and 52% of 959 females wore glasses. Male glasses-wearers were slighter in body build and less ambitious than non-glasses-wearers; the reverse was true among females. Glasses-wearers of both sexes reported more illnesses and lower somatic but higher cognitive self-esteem. Their grades and SAT scores were superior, and this was traced directly to their larger vocabularies.
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