Table 7. Percent of population, by self-assessment of health, limitation of activity, and age: United States, 1976 and 1981.
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| Total | Limited but not in major activity | Limited in amount or kind of major activity | Unable to carry on major activity | |||||||
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| 1976 | 1981 | 1976 | 1981 | 1976 | 1981 | 1976 | 1981 | 1976 | 1981 | |
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| Total1 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Under 17 years | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Under 6 years | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | — | — | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 6-16 years | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 17-44 years | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 45-64 years | 22.2 | 22.0 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| 65 years or over | 31.3 | 30.1 | 45.4 | 45.7 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 17.6 | 17.5 |
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Age adjusted by the direct method to the 1970 civilian noninstitutional population, using 4 age intervals.
SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics: Health United States, 1983. DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 84-1232. Public Health Service. Washington. U.S. Government Printing Office, Dec. 1983.