Table 1.

Prevalence of Needing Help in Activities Among Noninstitutionalized Adults With Disabilities, by Age

	Age group
	18+	18–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	75–84	85+
Unweighted sample counts	Number of persons
Total sample (N)	25,470	3,924	4,025	3,996	3,773	4,731	3,683	1,338
Needing help with 1+ IADL/ADL	7,604	642	901	1,027	1,163	1,460	1,532	879
Needing help with 1+ ADL	3,493	232	407	458	517	655	732	492
Weighted population size	Number of persons (thousands)
Total population	41,231	7,306	6,681	6,475	5,860	7,143	5,663	2,103
Needing help with 1+ IADL/ADL	11,854	1,170	1,431	1,596	1,745	2,160	2,370	1,381
Needing help with 1+ ADL	5,416	416	645	695	771	977	1,149	763
IADL/ADL activities	Percent of sample needing help with activity (weighted)
Grocery shopping	17.6	8.4	12.9	15.2	19.0	18.6	25.8	42.3
Getting to places	16.3	6.8	9.8	12.3	15.4	17.6	28.3	48.4
Doing light housework	11.5	4.9	9.9	10.3	12.2	11.9	16.2	26.6
Preparing meals	11.2	6.4	9.3	9.8	11.1	11.1	16.0	26.0
Bathing	10.7	4.0	6.6	7.5	10.3	11.3	18.4	34.4
Getting outside	9.1	3.3	4.6	6.1	8.5	10.2	16.4	30.9
Walking	8.3	3.2	5.0	6.5	8.1	9.5	13.8	23.4
Dressing	7.9	3.2	5.8	6.9	8.1	8.3	12.0	20.8
Managing money	7.0	6.3	5.8	4.6	5.3	5.2	10.6	22.6
Transferring	6.5	2.8	5.8	6.2	6.1	6.6	9.2	15.7
Managing medications	6.5	3.9	3.9	4.1	5.4	6.0	11.8	21.2
Toileting	3.9	1.7	2.4	2.6	3.7	4.1	7.1	11.6
Using the phone	3.5	1.9	2.4	2.3	2.7	3.1	6.3	12.0
Eating	2.8	1.4	1.6	1.7	2.4	2.9	5.4	8.2
Statistic	Measure (weighted)
Mean ADL activities if ADL ≥ 1	2.42	2.23	2.32	2.34	2.33	2.42	2.56	2.57
Mean IADL/ADL activities if IADL/ADL ≥ 1	4.27	3.63	4.01	3.89	3.98	4.18	4.72	5.24

Note: Source: Author’s analysis of the National Health Interview Survey on Disability, Phase II. ADL are highlighted in bold. ADL = activities of daily living; IADL = instrumental activities of daily living.