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Disability and Quality of Life Module

Question 2: 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?

Response Categories

2001
% (95% CI)

2002
% (95% CI)

2003
% (95% CI)

Yes

3.5 (2.8-4.4)

 4.1 (3.3-4.9)

 5.5 (4.7-6.4)

No

96.5 (95.6-97.2)

 95.9 (95.1-96.7)

94.4 (93.6-95.3) 

Percentage among all respondents excluding unknown and missing


Response Categories

2004
% (95% CI)

2005
% (95% CI)

2006
% (95% CI)

Yes

5.3 (4.4-6.1)

5.2 (4.5-5.9)

 4.4 (3.8-5.0)

No

94.7 (93.9-95.6)

94.8 (94.1-95.5)

 95.6 (95.0-96.2)

Percentage among all respondents excluding unknown and missing

 

Response Categories

2007
% (95% CI)

2008
% (95% CI)

2009
% (95% CI)

Yes

4.7 ( 4.0- 5.3) 5.6 ( 5.0- 6.3)  

No

95.3 (94.7-96.0) 94.4 (93.7-95.0)  

Percentage among all respondents excluding unknown and missing


Table Type

Question response frequency

Denominator:

All respondents

Abbreviations:

n = number of respondents

 

% = weighted percent of respondents giving this response

 

95% CI = confidence intervals

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