Indicator 4: Disability

• In this report, disability is defined as an affirmative response to either of the following two BRFSS questions: "Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?" or "Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?"
• According to 2001–2003 BRFSS data, older adults with disabilities are less likely to be physically active and more likely to be obese. However, they are more likely than those without disabilities to have received an influenza or pneumococcal vaccine.

Location Data C.I.* Rank† Grade‡ United States 34.0 n/a n/a n/a Alabama 35.9 (32.3 - 39.6) 36 Alaska 35.7 (27.9 - 44.3) 35 Arizona 30.5 (26.4 - 34.9) 7 Arkansas 34.4 (31.3 - 37.8) 28 California 32.4 (28.5 - 36.6) 21 Colorado 32.5 (29.0 - 36.2) 22 Connecticut 29.4 (26.8 - 32.1) 3 Delaware 31.6 (27.7 - 35.7) 14 District of Columbia 29.8 (25.2 - 35.0) 5 Florida 31.7 (29.0 - 34.5) 18 Georgia 41.2 (37.2 - 45.3) 50 Hawaii§ 20.6 (17.6 - 23.8) 1 Idaho 36.0 (32.7 - 39.5) 37 Illinois 32.5 (29.1 - 36.3) 22 Indiana 31.5 (28.8 - 34.3) 13 Iowa 30.7 (27.9 - 33.6) 8 Kansas 36.2 (34.0 - 38.5) 38 Kentucky 38.5 (35.3 - 41.9) 42 Louisiana 31.6 (29.0 - 34.3) 14 Maine 30.3 (26.9 - 33.9) 6 Maryland 31.8 (28.1 - 35.9) 20 Massachusetts 31.2 (28.3 - 34.1) 10 Michigan 36.5 (33.6 - 39.6) 41 Minnesota 38.5 (35.1 - 41.9) 42 Mississippi 39.5 (36.5 - 42.5) 45 Missouri 38.8 (35.3 - 42.4) 44 Montana 31.6 (28.3 - 35.1) 14 Nebraska 34.8 (32.4 - 37.3) 32 Nevada 31.3 (26.3 - 36.8) 11 New Hampshire 32.5 (29.4 - 35.8) 22 New Jersey 29.6 (27.7 - 31.6) 4 New Mexico 36.3 (33.5 - 39.2) 40 New York 34.6 (31.5 - 37.8) 30 North Carolina 33.8 (31.9 - 35.8) 25 North Dakota 34.0 (30.2 - 38.0) 26 Ohio 31.4 (27.2 - 36.0) 12 Oklahoma 39.6 (37.2 - 42.1) 46 Oregon 40.2 (37.1 - 43.4) 49 Pennsylvania 31.7 (29.2 - 34.4) 18 Rhode Island 28.4 (25.0 - 32.0) 2 South Carolina 34.5 (31.8 - 37.4) 29 South Dakota 34.7 (32.1 - 37.3) 31 Tennessee 31.6 (28.1 - 35.4) 14 Texas 36.2 (32.9 - 39.6) 38 Utah 39.9 (36.1 - 43.8) 47 Vermont 35.4 (32.8 - 38.1) 33 Virginia 31.0 (27.3 - 35.1) 9 Washington 40.1 (38.2 - 42.0) 48 West Virginia 42.3 (38.7 - 46.1) 51 Wisconsin 34.1 (30.7 - 37.7) 27 Wyoming 35.6 (32.1 - 39.2) 34

Make comparisons Healthy People 2010 Targets

= Upper Third (top performing 33%)   = Middle Third (middle 33%)   = Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)         * A confidence interval (CI) describes the level of uncertainty of an estimate and specifies the range in which the true value is likely to fall. The State of Aging and Health in America online report uses a 95% level of significance, which means that 95% of the time, the true value falls within these boundaries.         † Rankings are based on the relative numeric scores for each indicator, with a ranking of "1" indicating the highest rank.         ‡ Grades are calculated as tertiles (thirds) and show state performance relative to all other states.         § 2003 data are used for Hawaii because no 2004 data exist.           Note: When comparing prevalence of variables across states or years, we recommend the use of confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals overlap, the difference is not statistically significant.