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TABLE 1D - DISABILITY STATUS OF PERSONS 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 | |
| Age 65 years and over | 31,256 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 16,420 | 52.5 |
| Severe | 10,426 | 33.4 |
| Not severe | 5,994 | 19.2 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 995 | 3.2 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
3,547 | 11.4 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
14,679 | 47.0 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
8,270 | 26.5 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 4,429 | 14.2 |
| Needs personal assistance | 2,219 | 7.1 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 6,490 | 20.8 |
| Needs personal assistance | 4,929 | 15.8 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
5,126 | 16.4 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| White, not Hispanic origin | 26,881 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 13,717 | 51.0 |
| Severe | 8,530 | 31.7 |
| Not severe | 5,187 | 19.3 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 793 | 3.0 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
2,887 | 10.7 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
12,223 | 45.5 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
6,784 | 25.2 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 3,591 | 13.4 |
| Needs personal assistance | 1,753 | 6.5 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 5,299 | 19.7 |
| Needs personal assistance | 3,981 | 14.8 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
4,165 | 15.5 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| Black | 2,584 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 1,703 | 65.9 |
| Severe | 1,249 | 48.3 |
| Not severe | 455 | 17.6 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 156 | 6.0 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
460 | 17.8 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
1,571 | 60.8 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
999 | 38.7 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 592 | 22.9 |
| Needs personal assistance | 341 | 13.2 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 823 | 31.9 |
| Needs personal assistance | 640 | 24.8 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
650 | 25.2 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut | 100 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 63 | (B) |
| Severe | 52 | (B) |
| Not severe | 11 | (B) |
| Uses a wheelchair | 2 | (B) |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
26 | (B) |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
53 | (B) |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
41 | (B) |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 19 | (B) |
| Needs personal assistance | 14 | (B) |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 28 | (B) |
| Needs personal assistance | 20 | (B) |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
20 | (B) |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 509 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 257 | 50.5 |
| Severe | 161 | 31.7 |
| Not severe | 96 | 18.9 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 15 | 2.9 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
47 | 9.3 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
230 | 45.2 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
114 | 22.4 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 63 | 12.4 |
| Needs personal assistance | 35 | 7.0 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 88 | 17.4 |
| Needs personal assistance | 74 | 14.5 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
74 | 14.5 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| Hispanic Origin | 1,448 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 854 | 59.0 |
| Severe | 551 | 38.1 |
| Not severe | 303 | 20.9 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 65 | 4.5 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
157 | 10.9 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
775 | 53.5 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
438 | 30.2 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 217 | 15.0 |
| Needs personal assistance | 105 | 7.3 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 338 | 23.4 |
| Needs personal assistance | 287 | 19.8 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
289 | 19.9 |
