Disability and Quality of Life Module

Respondents Who Report Being Limited in Any Way By a Physical, Mental or Emotional Problem, 2002

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# who have a disability

Percent of respondents with disability

% Confidence Interval

Total

2898

548

17.3

15.7-18.8

Age Group (years)

18 – 24

294

29

12.1

6.4-17.8

25 – 34

377

36

9.2

6.2-12.3

35 – 44

593

84

12.4

9.7-15.3

45 – 54

587

95

15.1

12.1-18.2

55 – 64

401

96

23.2

18.7-27.7

65+

629

206

31.1

27.1-35.1

Sex

Male

1221

180

14.2

11.7-16.6

Female

1677

368

20.2

18.2-22.3

Race

White

2688

507

17.4

15.7-19.0

Amer. Indian

86

19

14.8

7.4-22.2

Other

96

17

17.8

8.5-27.2

Education

Less than H.S.

286

84

26.5

20.7-32.3

H.S. Grad

892

170

17.8

14.5-21.2

Some College

913

172

16.5

13.9-19.1

College Grad

801

120

14.1

11.6-16.7

Household Income

$0 – 14,999

333

117

28.4

23.2-33.7

$15,000 – 24,999

538

112

20.3

16.4-24.2

$25,000 – 49,999

942

155

15.3

12.8-17.8

$50,000 – 74,999

444

49

12.6

7.5-17.7

$75,000+

306

33

9.8

6.3-13.4

Marital Status

Married

1675

272

15.7

13.9-17.6

Divorced

329

76

21.7

16.9-26.5

Widowed

322

104

31.2

25.7-36.6

Separated

31

7

27.2

7.6-46.7

Never Married

490

82

15.7

11.1-20.4

Member of Unmarried Couple

45

6

13.4

2.0-24.8

Employment

Employed

1908

214

10.5

9.1-12.0

Not Employed

68

18

24.9

11.9-37.9

Student/Homeworker

323

65

20.0

13.5-26.5

Retired/Unable to Work

595

251

40.2

35.9-44.5

Health Plan

Health Coverage

2638

485

16.7

15.1-18.4

Don’t Have Coverage

247

60

22.0

16.4-27.6

Other variables

Diabetes

Yes

207

81

38.8

31.4-46.3

Only during pregnancy

20

4

22.1

0.4-43.7

No

2669

463

15.8

14.2-17.4

Current Smoking

Yes

621

130

18.5

15.2-21.8

No

2271

418

16.9

15.1-18.8

Anxious

Yes

385

135

31.5

26.5-36.6

No

2421

385

14.7

13.0-16.4

Moderate Physical Activity

Yes

2574

446

15.9

14.3-17.6

No

312

99

28.6

23.0-34.2

Overweight or Obese

Yes

1719

357

18.6

16.6-20.5

No

1062

158

14.0

11.2-16.8

Current Asthma

Yes

209

88

38.1

30.7-45.4

No

80

9

11.5

3.1-19.8

Pain Limitation

Yes

609

297

46.7

41.7-51.7

No

2217

214

8.7

7.5-10.0

General Health

Excellent, very good, good

2454

306

11.7

10.2-13.3

Fair, poor

430

242

53.1

47.7-58.6

Respondents Who Report a Disability: Being Limited in Any Way By a Physical, Mental or Emotional Problem, 1996-2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# Who Have A Disability

Percent Of Respondents With Disability

% Confidence Interval

Total

5399

934

16.0

14.9-17.1

Race

White

5115

878

15.9

14.8-17.0

Amer. Indian

166

35

18.4

11.9-24.9

Other

96

17

16.6

8.1-25.1

Table Type

Percentage with risk factor

Definition:

R1: At Risk for Disability: Respondents Who Report Being Limited in Any Way By a Physical, Mental or Emotional Problem, 2002

Denominator:

All Respondents

Abbreviations:

# at risk = Number within subpopulation with the risk factor

Percent at risk = Percentage of subpopulation with the risk factor

% Confidence interval = 95% confidence interval