Table 3. Estimated percent of aged persons with functional limitations, by living arrangements, age, sex, and race: United States.
Age, sex, and race | Number of Medicare aged enrollees in thousands July 1982 | Percent of Medicare enrollees with ADL limitations and living in the community 19821 | Percent of Medicare enrollees with ADL or IADL limitations and living in the community 19821 | Percent of aged persons institutionalized 19802 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 26,539.6 | 12.6 | 19.1 | 4.6 |
Age | ||||
65-69 years | 8,652.1 | 7.7 | 12.8 | 1.1 |
70-74 years | 7,021.6 | 9.7 | 15.8 | 2.1 |
75-79 years | 5,063.9 | 13.7 | 21.1 | 4.3 |
80-84 years | 3,284.9 | 19.1 | 27.8 | 9.0 |
85 years or over | 2,617.4 | 26.6 | 34.5 | 18.7 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 10,652.6 | 10.6 | 17.1 | 3.0 |
Female | 15,887.4 | 14.0 | 20.6 | 5.8 |
Race3 | ||||
White | 23,396.5 | 12.5 | 18.7 | 4.9 |
All other | 2,371.9 | 18.5 | 28.5 | 3.3 |
Activities of daily living (ADL) include bathing, getting in and out of bed, etc. Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) include shopping for groceries, housework, etc.
Aged persons in homes for the aged, including nursing and convalescent homes.
Those of unknown race totaled 0.8 million people.
Sources: (Macken, 1985; U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1984).