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TABLE 1E - DISABILITY STATUS OF MALES 15 TO 64 YEARS OLD BY RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN: 1994-95 DATA
FROM THE SURVEY OF INCOME AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| Males 15 to 64 years | 84,470 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 15,356 | 18.2 |
| Severe | 6,494 | 7.7 |
| Not severe | 8,862 | 10.5 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 359 | 0.4 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
888 | 1.1 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
8,506 | 10.1 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
2,907 | 3.4 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 1,645 | 2.0 |
| Needs personal assistance | 657 | 0.8 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 2,580 | 3.1 |
| Needs personal assistance | 1,817 | 2.2 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
1,952 | 2.3 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| White, not Hispanic origin | 63,699 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 11,764 | 18.5 |
| Severe | 4,557 | 7.2 |
| Not severe | 7,207 | 11.3 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 267 | 0.4 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
636 | 1.0 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
6,496 | 10.2 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
2,144 | 3.4 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 1,183 | 1.9 |
| Needs personal assistance | 451 | 0.7 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 1,818 | 2.9 |
| Needs personal assistance | 1,279 | 2.0 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
1,383 | 2.2 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| Black | 9,726 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 1,962 | 20.2 |
| Severe | 1,229 | 12.6 |
| Not severe | 733 | 7.5 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 63 | 0.7 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
168 | 1.7 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
1,127 | 11.6 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
475 | 4.9 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 280 | 2.9 |
| Needs personal assistance | 134 | 1.4 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 458 | 4.7 |
| Needs personal assistance | 346 | 3.6 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
363 | 3.7 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut | 547 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 152 | 27.9 |
| Severe | 67 | 12.3 |
| Not severe | 85 | 15.6 |
| Uses a wheelchair | -- | -- |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
3 | 0.5 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
88 | 16.2 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
37 | 6.7 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 23 | 4.2 |
| Needs personal assistance | 7 | 1.3 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 37 | 6.7 |
| Needs personal assistance | 19 | 3.4 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
21 | 3.8 |
| Number (thousands) | Percent distribution | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 2,765 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 278 | 10.1 |
| Severe | 99 | 3.6 |
| Not severe | 179 | 6.5 |
| Uses a wheelchair | -- | -- |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
17 | 0.6 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
137 | 5.0 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
33 | 1.2 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 32 | 1.2 |
| Needs personal assistance | 7 | 0.3 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 48 | 1.7 |
| Needs personal assistance | 23 | 0.8 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
23 | 0.8 |
| Number (thousands) |
Percent distribution | |
| Hispanic Origin | 8,845 | 100.0 |
| With any disability | 1,433 | 16.2 |
| Severe | 658 | 7.4 |
| Not severe | 775 | 8.8 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 32 | 0.4 |
| Does not use a wheelchair, has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or more |
70 | 0.8 |
| Difficulty with one or more functional activities |
810 | 9.2 |
| Unable to perform one or more functional activities |
273 | 3.1 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADL's | 150 | 1.7 |
| Needs personal assistance | 65 | 0.7 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADL's | 282 | 3.2 |
| Needs personal assistance | 176 | 2.0 |
| Needs personal assistance with one or more ADL's or IADL's |
190 | 2.2 |
