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TABLE 1B - DISABILITY STATUS OF PERSONS 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BY RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN:
1994-95 DATA FROM THE SURVEY OF INCOME AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| Age 15 years and over | 202,368 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 48,481 | 24.0 |
| Severe | 25,309 | 12.5 |
| Not severe | 23,172 | 11.5 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 1,734 | 0.9 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
5,193 | 2.6 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
33,238 | 16.4 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
15,314 | 7.6 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 8,194 | 4.1 |
| Needs personal assistance | 3,806 | 1.9 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 12,260 | 6.1 |
| Needs personal assistance | 8,986 | 4.4 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
9,473 | 4.7 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| White, not Hispanic origin | 154,813 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 37,668 | 24.3 |
| Severe | 18,866 | 12.2 |
| Not severe | 18,802 | 12.1 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 1,340 | 0.9 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
4,046 | 2.6 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
26,048 | 16.8 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
11,860 | 7.7 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 6,319 | 4.1 |
| Needs personal assistance | 2,889 | 1.9 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 9,409 | 6.1 |
| Needs personal assistance | 6,899 | 4.5 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
7,316 | 4.7 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| Black | 23,805 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 6,273 | 26.4 |
| Severe | 4,117 | 17.3 |
| Not severe | 2,156 | 9.1 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 284 | 1.2 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
792 | 3.3 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
4,280 | 18.0 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
2,211 | 9.3 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 1,252 | 5.3 |
| Needs personal assistance | 631 | 2.7 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 1,837 | 7.7 |
| Needs personal assistance | 1,363 | 5.7 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
1,408 | 5.9 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut | 1,350 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 402 | 29.7 |
| Severe | 191 | 14.1 |
| Not severe | 211 | 15.6 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 2 | 0.2 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
32 | 2.4 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
251 | 18.6 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
117 | 8.7 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 62 | 4.6 |
| Needs personal assistance | 31 | 2.3 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 86 | 6.4 |
| Needs personal assistance | 58 | 4.3 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
61 | 4.5 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 6,184 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 903 | 14.6 |
| Severe | 444 | 7.2 |
| Not severe | 459 | 7.4 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 28 | 0.5 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
75 | 1.2 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
557 | 9.0 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
229 | 3.7 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 132 | 2.1 |
| Needs personal assistance | 59 | 1.0 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 218 | 3.5 |
| Needs personal assistance | 148 | 2.4 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
148 | 2.4 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| Hispanic Origin | 18,815 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 3,880 | 20.6 |
| Severe | 2,058 | 10.9 |
| Not severe | 1,821 | 9.7 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 117 | 0.6 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
297 | 1.6 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
2,570 | 13.7 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
1,116 | 5.9 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 529 | 2.8 |
| Needs personal assistance | 239 | 1.3 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 887 | 4.7 |
| Needs personal assistance | 628 | 3.3 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
656 | 3.5 |
