Days of Disability, by Type and Selected Characteristics statistics

[2,913 represents 2,913,000. Covers civilian noninstitutional population. Beginning 1985, the levels of estimates may not be comparable to estimates for 1970- 1980 because the later data are based on a revised questionnaire and field procedures; for further information, see source. Based on National Health Interview Survey; see Appendix III. NORTHEAST: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. MIDWEST: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. SOUTH: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. WEST: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii]


		TOTAL DAYS OF				TOTAL DAYS OF					TOTAL DAYS OF					DAYS PER PERSON				DAYS PER PERSON					DAYS PER PERSON
		DISABILITY (millions)				DISABILITY (millions)					DISABILITY (millions)
ITEM															-
	1970	1980	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1970	1980	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996

Restricted-activity days ¹	2,913	4,165	3,453	3,597	3,448	3,536	3,693	3,669	3,996	4,096	4,346	4,143	4,097	3,825	14.6	19.1	14.8	15.2	14.5	14.7	15.2	14.9	16.1	16.3	17.1	16.0	15.6	14.5
Male	1,273	1,802	1,442	1,498	1,464	1,487	1,558	1,558	1,701	1,739	1,844	1,723	1,748	1,587	13.2	17.1	12.8	13.1	12.7	12.7	13.2	13.1	14.1	14.2	14.9	13.6	13.7	12.3
Female	1,640	2,363	2,011	2,099	1,984	2,049	2,135	2,111	2,296	2,357	2,502	2,420	2,349	2,237	15.8	21.0	16.6	17.2	16.1	16.5	17.0	16.7	17.9	18.2	19.2	18.2	17.5	16.5

White ²	2,526	3,518	2,899	3,048	2,896	2,969	3,087	3,057	3,344	3,384	3,598	3,375	3,392	3,154	14.4	18.7	14.5	15.2	14.3	14.6	15.0	14.8	16.1	16.2	17.0	15.7	15.6	14.3
Black ²	365	580	489	473	475	487	511	536	540	586	616	608	558	543	16.2	22.7	17.4	16.6	16.4	16.6	17.1	17.7	17.5	18.6	19.2	18.4	17.0	16.4

Under 65 years	2,331	3,228	2,557	2,712	2,594	2,657	2,774	2,734	2,966	3,005	3,289	3,070	3,091	2,857	12.9	16.6	12.4	13.0	12.3	12.5	12.9	12.6	13.6	13.6	14.7	13.4	13.4	12.3
65 years and over	582	937	895	884	854	879	919	936	1,030	1,091	1,057	1,073	1,006	968	30.7	39.2	33.1	32.1	30.3	30.6	31.5	31.4	34.0	35.4	33.8	34.6	32.0	30.5

Northeast	709	862	689	700	684	667	669	656	658	684	798	803	754	716	14.5	17.9	13.8	14.0	13.6	13.5	13.7	13.2	13.1	13.7	15.9	15.9	14.7	13.3
Midwest	691	989	744	844	746	762	812	836	907	946	978	879	865	819	12.4	17.2	12.7	14.8	13.0	12.8	13.6	14.0	15.2	15.4	15.8	13.9	13.9	12.9
South	996	1,415	1,308	1,325	1,220	1,328	1,392	1,404	1,529	1,518	1,564	1,443	1,561	1,432	15.9	19.8	16.3	16.5	15.0	16.1	16.7	16.7	18.2	18.0	18.3	16.4	16.9	15.8
West	518	899	712	728	797	779	820	773	902	948	1,006	1,017	917	857	15.6	22.0	15.7	15.8	16.0	15.6	15.8	14.8	16.5	17.1	17.7	17.6	16.4	15.2

Family income:
Under $10,000	(NA)	(NA)	893	851	756	754	694	662	711	712	741	681	649	554	(NA)	(NA)	25.8	25.4	24.2	26.6	26.5	27.3	29.8	29.0	30.2	29.1	30.0	27.9
$10,000 to $19,999	(NA)	(NA)	781	780	750	751	768	758	789	847	857	801	794	779	(NA)	(NA)	16.7	17.3	16.9	17.8	18.7	19.1	20.8	22.1	22.3	21.5	21.0	21.1
$20,000 to $34,999	(NA)	(NA)	791	829	761	734	752	715	724	750	849	825	824	702	(NA)	(NA)	12.1	13.2	12.3	12.3	13.3	13.5	13.6	14.6	15.7	15.2	15.1	13.0
$35,000 or more	(NA)	(NA)	568	669	685	726	798	912	983	940	1,086	1,051	1,133	1,083	(NA)	(NA)	9.9	10.5	9.9	9.7	9.9	10.3	11.0	10.3	11.2	10.5	10.6	9.9

Bed-disability days ³	1,222	1,520	1,436	1,548	1,474	1,519	1,579	1,521	1,613	1,585	1,708	1,603	1,593	1,566	6.1	7.0	6.1	6.5	6.2	6.3	6.5	6.2	6.5	6.3	6.7	6.2	6.1	5.9
Male	503	616	583	613	595	607	652	625	657	648	688	623	678	626	5.2	5.9	5.2	5.4	5.2	5.2	5.5	5.2	5.4	5.3	5.6	4.9	5.3	4.9
Female	720	904	852	935	879	912	927	896	956	938	1,020	980	915	940	6.9	8.0	7.1	7.7	7.1	7.3	7.4	7.1	7.5	7.3	7.8	7.4	6.8	6.9

Under 65 years	959	1,190	1,064	1,137	1,081	1,107	1,164	1,115	1,166	1,130	1,286	1,155	1,181	1,167	5.3	6.1	5.1	5.4	5.1	5.2	5.4	5.2	5.3	5.1	5.8	5.1	5.1	5.0
65 years and over	263	330	371	411	394	412	415	406	447	455	422	448	412	399	13.8	13.8	13.7	14.9	14.0	14.4	14.2	13.6	14.7	14.8	13.5	14.4	13.1	12.6

Work-loss days ⁴	417	485	575	607	603	609	659	621	650	597	666	642	657	603	5.4	5.0	5.3	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.6	5.3	5.6	5.1	5.6	5.2	5.3	4.8
Male	243	271	287	302	299	307	322	303	313	280	315	311	307	282	5.0	4.9	4.8	5.0	4.8	4.8	5.0	4.7	4.9	4.4	4.8	4.6	4.5	4.1
Female	175	215	288	305	304	302	337	319	337	317	351	332	349	321	5.9	5.1	6.0	6.1	6.1	5.8	6.4	5.9	6.3	5.9	6.4	5.9	6.1	5.6

School-loss days ⁵	222	204	217	226	198	222	260	212	237	215	250	225	229	206	4.9	5.3	4.8	5.0	4.4	4.9	5.7	4.6	5.1	4.6	5.3	4.5	4.5	4.0
Male	108	95	100	99	96	107	129	100	114	101	121	104	107	100	4.7	4.8	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.6	5.6	4.3	4.8	4.2	5.0	4.1	4.2	3.8
Female	114	109	117	127	102	115	131	112	123	114	129	121	122	105	5.1	5.7	5.3	5.8	4.6	5.2	5.9	5.0	5.5	5.0	5.5	5.0	4.9	4.2

NA Not available. 1 A day when a person cuts down on his usual activities for more than half a day because of illness or injury. Includes bed-disability, work-loss, and school-loss days. Total includes other races and unknown income, not shown separately.
2 Beginning 1980, race was determined by asking the household respondent to report his race. In earlier years the racial classification of respondents was determined by interviewer observation.
3 A day when a person stayed in bed more than half a day because of illness or injury. Includes those work-loss and school-loss days actually spent in bed.
4 A day when a person lost more than half a workday because of illness or injury. Computed for persons 17 years of age and over (beginning 1984, 18 years of age and over) in the currently employed population, defined as those who were working or had a job or business from which they were not on layoff during the 2-week period preceding the week of interview.
5 Child's loss of more than half a school day because of illness or injury. Computed for children 6-16 years of age. Beginning 1984, children 5-17 years old.

Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Vital and Health Statistics, Series 10, No. 200; and earlier reports and unpublished data.

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http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/211_days_of_disability_by_type_and.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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