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. 2006 Nov 13;103(48):18374–18379. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0608483103

Table 2.

Percentage of disability group estimates by age, NLTCS 1982–2004/2005

Age and disability level 1982 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004/2005 Relative changes, %
Age 65–74
    Nondisabled 85.8 86.7 88.1 88.2 89.3 91.1 6.2
    IADL only 4.3 4.1 3.0 3.2 2.5 1.8 −58.7
    One or two ADL 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.1 −25.6
    Three or four ADL 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.6 −8.4
    Five or six ADL 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5 −22.8
    Institution 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.4 0.9 −54.6
Age 75–84
    Nondisabled 69.3 70.2 70.6 73.8 76.6 78.1 12.6
    IADL only 7.0 7.5 5.8 5.2 3.6 2.5 −63.9
    One or two ADL 8.2 8.1 8.6 7.5 8.0 6.7 −18.6
    Three or four ADL 3.4 3.5 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.5 33.5
    Five or six ADL 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.4 4.0 2.4
    Institution 8.1 7.1 7.0 6.3 4.3 4.1 −48.8
Age 85+
    Nondisabled 37.9 34.1 38.6 41.5 44.4 50.3 32.6
    IADL only 7.5 9.4 6.8 7.1 5.5 4.2 −43.9
    One or two ADL 13.3 14.6 11.9 11.6 12.9 12.1 −9.2
    Three or four ADL 6.2 6.6 8.9 7.7 9.2 10.2 64.9
    Five or six ADL 7.8 8.6 7.7 7.6 8.5 7.6 −3.4
    Institution 27.2 26.6 26.1 24.6 19.5 15.6 −42.7