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Disability and Quality of Life Module

Risk Factor 1: At Risk for Disability

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

Characteristics

# With Disability

Among Respondents with a Disability, % Distribution by Subgroup

% Confidence Interval

Total

548

100

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years)

18 – 24

29

10.8

7.5-14.1

25 – 34

36

8.2

5.5-10.9

35 – 44

84

14.1

10.9-17.2

45 – 54

95

15.9

12.7-19.1

55 – 64

96

16.0

12.8-19.3

65+

206

34.9

30.6-39.2

 

 

 

 

Sex

Male

180

40.5

35.9-45.1

Female

368

59.5

54.8-64.1

 

 

 

 

Race

White

507

93.2

90.6-95.7

Amer. Indian

19

3.1

1.6-4.7

Other

17

3.7

1.6-5.8

 

 

 

 

Education

Less than H.S.

84

14.8

11.4-18.3

H.S. Grad

170

31.3

27.2-35.5

Some College

172

31.4

27.0-35.7

College Grad

120

22.5

18.6-26.3

 

 

 

 

Household Income

$0 – 14,999

117

20.7

16.9-24.4

$15,000 – 24,999

112

23.8

19.4-28.2

$25,000 – 49,999

155

34.4

29.7-39.2

$50,000 – 74,999

49

13.9

10.6-17.2

$75,000+

33

7.2

4.6-9.8

 

 

 

 

Marital Status

Married

272

58.0

53.7-62.4

Divorced

76

9.4

7.1-11.6

Widowed

104

11.7

9.4-14

Separated

7

1.4

0.2-2.4

Never Married

82

18.1

14.5-21.8

Member of Unmarried Couple

6

1.4

0.2-2.6

 

 

 

 

Employment

Employed

214

40.8

36.3-45.4

Not Employed

18

3.7

1.5-5.9

Student/Homeworker

65

15.1

11.8-18.3

Retired/Unable to Work

251

40.3

35.9-44.8

 

 

 

 

Health Plan

Health Coverage

485

88.1

84.9-91.2

Don’t Have Coverage

60

11.9

8.8-15.1

 

 

 

 

Other variables
Diabetes

Yes

81

13.9

10.8-17.0

Only during pregnancy

4

0.8

0-1.5

No

463

85.3

82.2-88.5

 

 

 

 

Current Smoking
Yes

130

23.1

19.2-27.0

No

418

76.9

72.9-80.8

 

 

 

 

Anxious

Yes

135

24.3

20.4-28.3

No

385

75.7

71.7-79.6

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese

Yes

357

68.2

63.7-72.6

No

158

31.8

27.4-36.2

 

 

 

 

Moderate Physical Activity

Yes

446

83.1

79.6-86.6

No

99

16.9

13.4-20.4

 

 

 

 

Current Asthma
Yes

88

16.0

12.6-19.5

No

457

84.0

80.5-87.4

 

 

 

 

Pain Limitation
Yes

297

58.1

53.4-62.8

No

214

41.9

37.2-46.6

 

 

 

 

General Health
Excellent, very good, good

306

58.5

53.9-63.0

Fair, poor

242

41.5

36.9-46.1


Table Type

Distribution of characteristics among persons with risk factor

Definition:

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

Denominator:

All Respondents

Abbreviations:

# at risk = Number within subpopulation with the risk factor

 

% Confidence interval = 95% confidence interval

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