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TABLE 1H - DISABILITY STATUS OF FEMALES 65 YEARS OLD AND OVER BY RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN: 1994-95 DATA
FROM THE SURVEY OF INCOME AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
Females 65 years old and over | 18,192 | 100.0 |
With any disability | 9,909 | 54.5 |
Severe | 6,712 | 36.7 |
Not severe | 3,197 | 17.6 |
Uses a wheelchair | 687 | 3.8 |
Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
2,354 | 12.9 |
Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
8,981 | 49.4 |
Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
5,518 | 30.3 |
Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 2,975 | 16.4 |
Needs personal assistance | 1,478 | 8.1 |
Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 4,284 | 23.6 |
Needs personal assistance | 3,415 | 18.8 |
Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
3,519 | 19.4 |
Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
White, not Hispanic origin | 15,610 | 100.0 |
With any disability | 8,222 | 52.7 |
Severe | 5,478 | 35.1 |
Not severe | 2,744 | 17.6 |
Uses a wheelchair | 557 | 3.6 |
Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
1,902 | 12.2 |
Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
7,443 | 47.7 |
Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
4,535 | 29.1 |
Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 2,422 | 15.5 |
Needs personal assistance | 1,171 | 7.5 |
Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 3,482 | 23.6 |
Needs personal assistance | 2,773 | 17.8 |
Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
2,870 | 18.4 |
Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
Black | 1,549 | 100.0 |
With any disability | 1,090 | 70.4 |
Severe | 827 | 53.4 |
Not severe | 263 | 17.0 |
Uses a wheelchair | 98 | 6.3 |
Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
313 | 20.2 |
Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
1,000 | 64.6 |
Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
668 | 43.2 |
Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 392 | 25.3 |
Needs personal assistance | 229 |
14.8 |
Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 557 | 35.9 |
Needs personal assistance | 435 | 28.1 |
Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
443 | 28.6 |
Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut | 78 | 100.0 |
With any disability | 50 | (B) |
Severe | 42 | (B) |
Not severe | 8 | (B) |
Uses a wheelchair | 2 | (B) |
Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
21 | (B) |
Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
42 | (B) |
Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
33 | (B) |
Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 14 | (B) |
Needs personal assistance | 9 | (B) |
Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 23 | (B) |
Needs personal assistance | 16 | (B) |
Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
16 | (B) |
Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 269 | 100.0 |
With any disability | 137 | 50.8 |
Severe | 77 | 28.5 |
Not severe | 60 | 22.3 |
Uses a wheelchair | 4 | 1.5 |
Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
26 | 9.7 |
Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
121 | 44.9 |
Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
57 | 21.2 |
Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 32 | 11.9 |
Needs personal assistance | 17 | 6.2 |
Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 47 | 17.4 |
Needs personal assistance | 39 | 14.6 |
Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
39 | 14.6 |
Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
Hispanic Origin | 847 | 100.0 |
With any disability | 527 | 62.2 |
Severe | 360 | 42.5 |
Not severe | 167 | 19.7 |
Uses a wheelchair | 38 | 4.5 |
Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
118 | 14.0 |
Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
489 | 57.8 |
Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
289 | 34.1 |
Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 145 | 17.1 |
Needs personal assistance | 68 | 8.1 |
Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 228 | 26.9 |
Needs personal assistance | 192 | 22.7 |
Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
192 | 22.7 |