Table 1.
Demographic and disability characteristics over time among women aged 50–75 years
| Variables | Year
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2008 | 2010 | |
| NHIS respondents: n | 5539 | 5477 | 5512 | 5827 | 4237 | 5336 |
| Age in years: mean (SD) | 61.1 (0.1) | 60.8 (0.1) | 60.3 (0.1) | 60.2 (0.1) | 60.3 (0.1) | 60.4 (0.1) |
| Percent (standard error) | ||||||
| Age category | ||||||
| 50–64 years | 64.4 (0.7) | 66.1 (0.7) | 69.4 (0.8) | 70.5 (0.7) | 70.7 (0.8) | 70.7 (0.7) |
| 65–75 years | 35.6 (0.7) | 33.9 (0.7) | 30.6 (0.8) | 29.5 (0.7) | 29.3 (0.8) | 29.3 (0.7) |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 85.4 (0.5) | 85.0 (0.6) | 85.9 (0.6) | 84.7 (0.6) | 82.6 (0.7) | 81.8 (0.6) |
| Black | 10.3 (0.4) | 10.2 (0.5) | 10.4 (0.5) | 10.8 (0.5) | 11.4 (0.6) | 11.7 (0.5) |
| Asian | 2.4 (0.3) | 2.2 (0.3) | 2.4 (0.3) | 3.0 (0.3) | 4.0 (0.3) | 4.3 (0.3) |
| Other, multiple races | 1.9 (0.2) | 2.7 (0.2) | 1.3 (0.1) | 1.5 (0.2) | 1.9 (0.2) | 2.3 (0.2) |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 6.9 (0.3) | 7.3 (0.4) | 8.1 (0.4) | 8.2 (0.4) | 8.5 (0.5) | 8.9 (0.4) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 23.1 (0.7) | 20.6 (0.7) | 18.0 (0.6) | 16.2 (0.6) | 15.2 (0.6) | 13.9 (0.6) |
| High school | 37.3 (0.8) | 36.4 (0.8) | 35.0 (0.8) | 33.6 (0.8) | 31.6 (0.9) | 29.2 (0.8) |
| Some college/associates degree | 23.6 (0.6) | 24.0 (0.7) | 27.0 (0.7) | 26.4 (0.6) | 28.9 (0.9) | 29.6 (0.7) |
| College and advanced degrees | 16.0 (0.6) | 18.9 (0.6) | 20.1 (0.7) | 23.7 (0.7) | 24.3 (0.8) | 27.2 (0.9) |
| Income less than poverty threshold | 11.7 (0.6) | 10.5 (0.5) | 11.3 (0.6) | 8.8 (0.4) | 9.9 (0.5) | 11.2 (0.5) |
| No health insurance | 8.4 (0.4) | 8.2 (0.4) | 9.1 (0.5) | 9.2 (0.5) | 9.1 (0.6) | 9.9 (0.5) |
| No usual source of health care | 6.9 (0.4) | 5.7 (0.4) | 5.4 (0.3) | 5.9 (0.4) | 6.0 (0.5) | 7.1 (0.4) |
| No disabilitya | 61.3 (0.7) | 64.0 (0.8) | 63.4 (0.8) | 63.3 (0.7) | 63.3 (0.9) | 60.1 (0.9) |
| Basic action difficulties (BAD)a | ||||||
| Movement difficulty | 34.8 (0.7) | 32.8 (0.7) | 33.5 (0.8) | 33.9 (0.6) | 33.4 (0.8) | 37.0 (0.9) |
| Least severe | 6.9 (0.4) | 7.2 (0.4) | 7.4 (0.4) | 7.2 (0.4) | 6.6 (0.4) | 9.0 (0.5) |
| Level 2 | 9.3 (0.4) | 8.4 (0.4) | 8.2 (0.4) | 8.9 (0.4) | 9.0 (0.5) | 9.5 (0.5) |
| Level 3 | 8.8 (0.4) | 8.6 (0.4) | 8.2 (0.4) | 8.2 (0.4) | 9.6 (0.6) | 9.2 (0.5) |
| Level 4 | 5.5 (0.3) | 5.2 (0.3) | 5.5 (0.3) | 5.5 (0.3) | 5.0 (0.4) | 5.6 (0.3) |
| Most severe | 4.2 (0.3) | 3.4 (0.3) | 4.2 (0.3) | 4.1 (0.3) | 3.2 (0.3) | 3.8 (0.3) |
| Sensory difficulty | 11.4 (0.5) | 10.7 (0.5) | 10.4 (0.5) | 10.7 (0.5) | 10.8 (0.6) | 11.2 (0.5) |
| Emotional difficulty | 2.9 (0.2) | 2.9 (0.2) | 3.5 (0.3) | 3.3 (0.2) | 3.1 (0.3) | 3.9 (0.3) |
| Cognitive difficulty | 3.0 (0.2) | 2.4 (0.2) | 2.9 (0.3) | 3.2 (0.2) | 3.3 (0.3) | 3.9 (0.3) |
| Any BAD | 37.3 (0.7) | 34.8 (0.8) | 35.6 (0.8) | 35.8 (0.7) | 35.6 (0.9) | 39.1 (0.9) |
| Complex action limitations (CAL)a | ||||||
| Self-care limitation | 6.0 (0.3) | 5.0 (0.3) | 5.5 (0.3) | 5.8 (0.4) | 5.7 (0.4) | 6.5 (0.4) |
| Social limitation | 11.3 (0.5) | 10.6 (0.5) | 12.2 (0.5) | 11.6 (0.5) | 10.7 (0.6) | 12.8 (0.6) |
| Work limitation | 17.4 (0.5) | 15.0 (0.5) | 15.8 (0.6) | 16.0 (0.5) | 16.6 (0.7) | 16.7 (0.6) |
| Any CAL | 21.3 (0.6) | 18.5 (0.6) | 19.8 (0.6) | 19.7 (0.6) | 19.7 (0.7) | 21.0 (0.7) |
| Any disabilitya | 38.7 (0.7) | 36.0 (0.8) | 36.6 (0.8) | 36.7 (0.7) | 36.7 (0.9) | 39.9 (0.9) |
a
Excludes women with histories of colorectal cancer.