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DISABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE MODULE

R1: At Risk For Disability

Respondents Who Had A Disability*, 2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# who have
 a Disability

Percent of
 Respondents
 with Disability

95%
 Confidence
 Interval

Total

2988

540

16.0

14.6-17.4

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years) 
18 – 24

234

15

5.9

2.6-9.2

25 – 34

390

37

10.5

7.0-14.0

35 – 44

546

70

13.0

9.9-16.2

45 – 54

638

102

14.8

11.8-17.8

55 – 64

440

106

22.4

18.4-26.5

65+

713

204

27.9

24.4-31.5

 

 

 

 

 

Sex 
Male

1267

209

15.1

12.9-17.2

Female

1721

331

16.9

15.1-18.8

 

 

 

 

 

Race 
White

2765

495

15.8

14.4-17.3

Amer. Indian

90

17

15.6

7.4-23.9

Other

106

19

15.4

7.8-22.9

 

 

 

 

 

Education 
Less than H.S.

263

71

26.3

20.5-32.1

H.S. Grad

918

166

15.5

13.0-17.9

Some College

963

162

14.9

12.5-17.4

College Grad

839

139

14.6

12.1-17.2

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income
$0 – 14,999

320

116

28.3

22.8-33.8

$15,000 – 24,999

541

107

16.8

13.4-20.2

$25,000 – 49,999

991

148

14.0

11.7-16.3

$50,000 – 74,999

467

58

12.2

8.9-15.4

$75,000+

338

35

10.1

6.7-13.6

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status 
Married

1720

261

14.7

12.9-16.4

Divorced

348

94

25.4

20.3-30.5

Widowed

360

101

29.6

24.5-34.7

Separated

32

8

20.2

5.6-34.9

Never Married

463

69

12.5

8.9-16.1

Member of Unmarried Couple

60

7

9.0

1.6-16.4

 

 

 

 

 

Employment 
Employed

1935

208

10.1

8.6-11.5

Not Employed

76

23

24.1

13.5-34.7

Student/Home-worker

312

49

12.5

8.5-16.6

Retired/Unable to Work

659

259

38.8

34.8-42.8

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan 
Health Coverage

2668

477

15.9

14.4-17.4

Don’t Have Coverage

307

63

18.4

13.4-23.3

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables 
Diabetes 
Yes

226

93

39.6

32.5-46.6

Only during pregnancy

20

1

4.0

0-12.5

No

2739

445

14.5

13.1-16.0

 

 

 

 

 

Current Smoking
Yes

630

134

18.6

15.3-21.9

No

2349

404

15.4

13.8-16.9

 

 

 

 

 

Binge drinking 
Yes

539

62

10.5

7.6-13.3

No

2429

472

17.5

15.9-19.1

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Activity (PA) 
Meet PA

1329

183

12.6

10.6-14.6

Insufficient PA

1095

187

15.3

13.0-17.5

No PA

381

139

33.3

28.3-38.4

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese 
Yes

1830

354

17.2

15.3-19.0

No

1020

156

13.7

11.3-16.0

 

 

 

 

 

Asthma 
Yes

296

100

29.3

23.7-34.8

No

2688

439

14.5

13.1-16.0

 

 

 

 

 

General Health 
Excellent, very good, good

2543

298

10.3

9.1-11.6

Fair, poor

437

239

53.3

47.9-58.6


Respondents Who Had A Disability*, 1996-2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# who
 have a
 Disability

Percent of
Respondents
 with
 Disability

95%
 Confidence
 Interval

Total

7307

1221

15.3

14.4-16.2

 
Race
White

6924

1150

15.2

14.3-16.2

Amer. Indian

220

44

17.8

11.9-23.7

Other

129

19

13.4

6.9-19.9

         

* Respondents who reported who have a disability.


Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R1: At Risk for Disability: Respondents who reported being limited in any way in any activities due to physical, mental or emotional problem
Denominator: All Respondents

 

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