Table 1.
Estimated Annual Individual-Level and US Population–Level Prevalence of Disability Days
| Estimated Annual Prevalence, Mean (SE) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Employment Status | Sample Distribution, % | Individual Level (in Days) | Population Levela (in Millions of Days) |
| Employed | 66.7 | 20.6 (1.1) | 2876 (151) |
| Student | 3.1 | 17.9 (3.6) | 114 (23) |
| Homemaker | 5.6 | 40.6 (7.2) | 474 (84) |
| Retired | 15.0 | 42.2 (5.2) | 1319 (164) |
| Other | 9.7 | 121.4 (8.8) | 2463 (179) |
| Total | 100.0 | 34.6 (1.5) | 7247 (321) |
a
Population projections are based on the population size estimate from the US Bureau of the Census for 2001 in conjunction with the employment status distribution estimates from the sample.