Table 3.
Associations Between Sensory Disabilities and Assistance Needed with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Among Disabled Females 55–64 Years, 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Survey (n = 285,632)*
| IADL Restriction** | SD and/or HD (Total) | SD-HD | SD-HA | HD-SA | ||||
| % | Adj OR† (95% CI) | % | Adj OR† (95% CI) | % | Adj OR† (95% CI) | % | Adj OR† (95% CI) | |
| Any Activity | 54.1 | 0.89 (0.72–1.08) | 74.2 | 1.68 (0.93–3.03) | 60.8 | 1.00 (0.76–1.32) | 46.6 | 0.84 (0.67–1.05) |
| Heavy Chores | 47.7 | 1.00 (0.83–1.20) | 44.0 | 0.54 (0.33–0.90) | 55.8 | 1.25 (0.96–1.63) | 42.9 | 1.01 (0.81–1.26) |
| Grocery Shopping | 25.9 | 0.92 (0.74–1.14) | 47.2 | 1.67 (0.99–2.83) | 30.7 | 1.02 (0.76–1.37) | 19.4 | 0.84 (0.64–1.09) |
| Housework | 21.7 | 1.02 (0.82–1.27) | 39.8 | 1.75 (1.03–2.96) | 18.5 | 0.66 (0.47–0.91) | 20.9 | 1.32 (1.02–1.72) |
| Meal Preparation | 11.7 | 0.93 (0.71–1.23) | 23.0 | 1.44 (0.79–2.62) | 15.8 | 1.29 (0.90–1.85) | 7.3 | 0.67 (0.45–0.98) |
| Personal Finances | 10.5 | 1.22 (0.90–1.65) | 24.2 | 2.13 (1.16–3.91) | 13.9 | 1.49 (1.01–2.20) | 6.2 | 0.77 (0.51–1.17) |
| Personal Care | 4.5 | 0.80 (0.52–1.21) | - | 1.57 (0.72–3.41) | 4.9 | 0.83 (0.46–1.48) | 3.0 | 0.71 (0.39–1.26) |
| Moving Around Residence | 3.6 | 1.39 (0.86–2.27) | - | 0.98 (0.32–2.97) | - | 0.72 (0.33–1.54) | 4.1 | 2.17 (1.27–3.70) |
SD-HA = Seeing Disabled, Hearing Able; HD-SA = Hearing Disabled, Seeing Able; SD-HD = Seeing Disabled, Hearing Disabled; SD and/or HD (Total) = Seeing Disabled and/or Hearing Disabled (Total) * n = Weighted sample size ** Cell entries denoted by "-" are based on an unweighted n of less than 15 and have been suppressed due to the instability of the estimate. † Adjusted for all demographic variables, including Regions of Canada. Referent for the odds ratios compares respondents in each of the sensory disability categories (e.g. SD-HA) with all other persons in the HALS who were classified as disabled.