Table 1.
Disability Changes by Age Group
| Age Group | 53–58 | 59–64 | 65–70 | 71–76 | 77–82 | 83–88 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1996 | 2010 | 1996 | 2010 | 1996 | 2010 | 1996 | 2010 | 1996 | 2010 | 1996 | 2010 |
| ADL | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.29*** | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 1 | 0.87** |
| IADL | 0.15 | 0.18** | 0.17 | 0.24*** | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 1.06 | 1.01 |
| Mobility | 0.74 | 0.82** | 0.82 | 0.99*** | 0.88 | 1.12*** | 1.08 | 1.3*** | 1.36 | 1.58*** | 1.87 | 2.02** |
| Large muscle | 1.02 | 1.13*** | 1.11 | 1.29*** | 1.12 | 1.35*** | 1.23 | 1.45*** | 1.35 | 1.62*** | 1.63 | 1.76*** |
| Gross motor | 0.3 | 0.36*** | 0.35 | 0.45*** | 0.39 | 0.48*** | 0.54 | 0.59* | 0.78 | 0.81 | 1.3 | 1.22 |
| Fine motor | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.18*** | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.49 | 0.48 |
| Observations | 4,087 | 1,611 | 4,511 | 2,715 | 1,698 | 2,915 | 2,821 | 3,345 | 2,111 | 2,258 | 1,256 | 1,393 |
Notes. *, **, *** respectively means difference between two examined waves significant at 10%, 5%, 1% level; disability is measured by counts of limitation.