Table 5.
Distribution (%) in age- and education-specific estimates of disability for U.S. elderly blacks and nonblacks
| Education | Black
|
Nonblack
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1994 | 1999 | Δ82–99 | 1982 | 1994 | 1999 | Δ82–99 | |
| Age 65–74 | ||||||||
| Grade 0–8 | 22.4 | 19.7 | 15.5 | −6.9 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 16.1 | −0.3 |
| Grade 9–12 | 33.2 | 21.6 | 12.4 | −20.8 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.0 | −1.5 |
| Grade 13+ | 14.3 | 31.7* | 10.8 | −3.5 | 13.4 | 8.0 | 6.7 | −6.7 |
| Age 75–84 | ||||||||
| Grade 0–8 | 38.9 | 38.2 | 36.2 | −2.7 | 35.8 | 30.8 | 30.2 | −5.6 |
| Grade 9–12 | 53.2* | 31.0 | 24.0 | −29.0 | 20.5 | 23.9 | 23.3 | +2.8 |
| Grade 13+ | 30.8 | 25.2 | 26.1 | −4.9 | 31.3 | 22.1 | 18.1 | −13.2 |
| Age 85+ | ||||||||
| Grade 0–8 | 81.6 | 68.1 | 65.7 | −15.9 | 69.2 | 57.2 | 56.6 | −12.6 |
| Grade 9–12 | 33.4* | 65.1 | 48.5 | 15.1 | 48.0 | 61.1 | 55.8 | +7.8 |
| Grade 13+ | 100.0* | 59.4 | 25.6 | −74.4 | 60.1 | 57.5 | 47.2 | −12.9 |
*
Small sample size.