Table 2. Percent distribution of functionally impaired elderly persons reporting limitations in activities of daily living, by number of limitations, age, sex, and race: 1982.
| Age, sex, and race | Total persons | Number of limitations reported | |||||||
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
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| Percent distribution | |||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | 33.3 | 22.7 | 14.9 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 |
| Age | |||||||||
| 65-69 years | 100.0 | 39.2 | 22.6 | 13.5 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 70-74 years | 100.0 | 37.6 | 23.4 | 13.5 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
| 75-79 years | 100.0 | 34.3 | 23.1 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 1.8 |
| 80-84 years | 100.0 | 30.4 | 22.5 | 16.8 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| 85 years or over | 100.0 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 18.3 | 13.4 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 100.0 | 37.5 | 22.9 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
| Female | 100.0 | 30.9 | 22.6 | 16.7 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| Race | |||||||||
| White | 100.0 | 33.0 | 23.3 | 14.7 | 10.2 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| Black | 100.0 | 35.2 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |