Table 5.

Frequency of Self-Reported Functional Limitations by Decile of Pretax, Size-Adjusted Family Income

Income Decile	Reading Newsprint	Hearing Conversation	Lifting Ten Pounds	Climbing Ten Stairs	Walking Quarter Mile	Using a Telephone	Getting out of Bed or a Chair	Doing Light Housework	Any Functional Limitation
1	6.30	3.85	13.04	15.13	15.04	1.58	4.48	5.21	24.65
2	4.54	3.08	8.46	10.37	10.37	1.26	3.04	3.79	18.11
3	3.00	2.46	5.76	7.01	7.24	0.74	2.10	2.29	13.29
4	2.34	2.60	4.54	5.61	5.48	0.65	1.48	1.64	11.25
5	1.93	2.13	3.56	4.60	4.65	0.45	1.17	1.30	9.49
6	1.70	2.28	3.22	3.94	4.11	0.51	1.11	1.14	9.07
7	1.37	1.97	2.70	3.49	3.52	0.39	0.90	0.97	7.96
8	1.06	1.63	2.29	3.12	2.98	0.27	0.76	0.91	6.67
9	1.21	1.90	2.05	2.30	2.51	0.21	0.57	0.68	6.52
10	0.96	1.51	1.47	2.02	2.04	0.34	0.57	0.48	5.24
All	2.44	2.34	4.71	5.76	5.79	0.64	1.62	1.84	11.22

Source: Author's calculations based on the SIPP (1992–2005) data files.