TABLE 2.
Prevalence of Alternative Disability Indicators, NLTCS Respondents Age 65–69, 1982–1999
| Prevalence |
Average Annual Change |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 % | 1989 % | 1994 % | 1999 % | 82–94 | 82–99 | |
| Any ADLsa | ||||||
| CDSb | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.8d | −0.07 | −0.10 |
| Screenerc | ||||||
| All | 8.3 | 7.1d | 7.2 | 6.1d | −0.10 | −0.13 |
| Respondent status | ||||||
| Self | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | −0.06 | −0.09 |
| Proxy | 15.4e | 13.3e | 14.0e | 8.3 | −0.12 | −0.42 |
| Interview mode | ||||||
| Telephone | 8.1 | 6.6 | 7.0 | – | −0.09 | – |
| In person | 9.1 | 10.0 | 7.6 | – | −0.13 | – |
| Respondent + mode | ||||||
| Self & telephone | 7.2 | 5.7d | 6.5 | – | −0.06 | – |
| Any disability | ||||||
| CDS | 10.1 | 8.1d | 8.5c | 6.6d | −0.14 | −0.21 |
| Screener | ||||||
| All | 10.7 | 9.0d | 8.9c | 7.7d | −0.15 | −0.18 |
| Respondent status | ||||||
| Self | 9.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.1 | −0.11 | −0.12 |
| Proxy | 20.5e | 16.5e | 21.5e | 10.9 | 0.09 | −0.56 |
| Interview mode | ||||||
| Telephone | 10.3 | 8.2d | 9.1 | – | −0.11 | – |
| In person | 11.7 | 13.1 | 8.4 | – | −0.28 | – |
| Respondent + mode | ||||||
| Self & telephone | 9.1 | 7.1d | 7.9 | – | −0.10 | – |
| n | 5286 | 4489 | 3447 | 4379 | ||
a
ADL: Activities of Daily Living.
b
CDS: Center for Demographic Studies coding of disability.
c
Screener: authors’ coding of disability as described in text.
d
Percent disabled is significantly different from 1982 percentage.
e
Percent disabled for proxy respondents significantly different from self-respondents.