Table 2.
Demographic and disability characteristics over time among men 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) | 60.5 (0.1) | 60.4 (0.1) | 59.9 (0.1) | 59.9 (0.1) | 59.8 (0.1) | 60.1 (0.1) |
| Percent (standard error) | ||||||
| Age category | ||||||
| 50–64 years | 67.7 (0.8) | 69.1 (0.9) | 71.7 (0.8) | 72.6 (0.8) | 72.8 (0.8) | 72.4 (0.9) |
| 65–75 years | 32.3 (0.8) | 30.9 (0.9) | 28.3 (0.8) | 27.4 (0.8) | 27.2 (0.8) | 27.6 (0.9) |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 87.2 (0.6) | 85.5 (0.7) | 86.9 (0.7) | 85.8 (0.6) | 84.7 (0.7) | 84.6 (0.7) |
| Black | 8.5 (0.5) | 8.4 (0.5) | 9.2 (0.6) | 9.3 (0.5) | 9.6 (0.5) | 10.2 (0.6) |
| Asian | 2.5 (0.3) | 3.0 (0.4) | 2.5 (0.3) | 3.3 (0.3) | 3.8 (0.3) | 3.6 (0.3) |
| Other, multiple races | 1.8 (0.2) | 3.1 (0.3) | 1.4 (0.2) | 1.6 (0.2) | 1.9 (0.3) | 1.7 (0.2) |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 7.3 (0.5) | 7.3 (0.4) | 7.4 (0.4) | 7.9 (0.4) | 9.1 (0.6) | 9.3 (0.5) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 21.0 (0.7) | 21.7 (0.7) | 16.9 (0.7) | 15.1 (0.6) | 14.8 (0.8) | 15.0 (0.6) |
| High school | 28.5 (0.9) | 27.8 (0.8) | 28.0 (0.8) | 29.1 (0.8) | 26.8 (0.9) | 26.9 (0.8) |
| Some college/associates degree | 23.3 (0.7) | 23.8 (0.8) | 25.4 (0.8) | 25.2 (0.8) | 27.2 (0.9) | 25.8 (0.9) |
| College and advanced degrees | 27.2 (0.8) | 26.8 (0.8) | 29.8 (0.9) | 30.6 (0.8) | 31.2 (1.0) | 32.3 (0.9) |
| Income less than poverty threshold | 6.5 (0.4) | 8.0 (0.5) | 7.0 (0.5) | 6.7 (0.5) | 8.7 (0.6) | 8.7 (0.5) |
| No health insurance | 6.9 (0.4) | 8.0 (0.5) | 8.0 (0.5) | 8.9 (0.5) | 9.5 (0.6) | 10.6 (0.5) |
| No usual source of health care | 9.3 (0.5) | 8.8 (0.5) | 8.3 (0.4) | 9.3 (0.5) | 9.5 (0.6) | 10.2 (0.6) |
| No disabilitya | 71.5 (0.8) | 71.5 (0.8) | 72.7 (0.8) | 71.8 (0.8) | 71.3 (1.0) | 69.3 (0.9) |
| Basic action difficulties (BAD)a | ||||||
| Movement Difficulty | 24.5 (0.8) | 24.4 (0.7) | 23.6 (0.8) | 24.7 (0.8) | 25.1 (1.0) | 27.3 (0.8) |
| Least severe | 6.4 (0.4) | 6.7 (0.4) | 6.3 (0.4) | 6.4 (0.4) | 7.2 (0.5) | 7.7 (0.5) |
| Level 2 | 5.7 (0.4) | 6.5 (0.4) | 6.1 (0.4) | 7.2 (0.5) | 6.3 (0.5) | 6.2 (0.4) |
| Level 3 | 5.8 (0.3) | 6.1 (0.4) | 5.8 (0.4) | 5.8 (0.4) | 5.9 (0.5) | 6.9 (0.4) |
| Level 4 | 4.0 (0.4) | 3.1 (0.3) | 3.3 (0.3) | 3.4 (0.3) | 3.3 (0.3) | 4.1 (0.4) |
| Most severe | 2.6 (0.3) | 2.1 (0.3) | 2.0 (0.2) | 1.9 (0.2) | 2.4 (0.3) | 2.3 (0.3) |
| Sensory difficulty | 9.9 (0.5) | 9.3 (0.5) | 8.6 (0.5) | 9.9 (0.5) | 9.1 (0.6) | 8.9 (0.5) |
| Emotional difficulty | 1.8 (0.2) | 2.0 (0.2) | 1.8 (0.3) | 1.7 (0.2) | 2.4 (0.3) | 2.5 (0.3) |
| Cognitive difficulty | 2.4 (0.2) | 2.6 (0.3) | 2.7 (0.3) | 2.4 (0.3) | 3.2 (0.4) | 3.3 (0.3) |
| Any BAD | 27.0 (0.8) | 27.1 (0.8) | 26.0 (0.8) | 27.0 (0.8) | 27.3 (1.0) | 29.0 (0.9) |
| Complex action limitations (CAL)a | ||||||
| Self-care limitation | 3.5 (0.3) | 3.7 (0.3) | 3.2 (0.3) | 3.4 (0.3) | 4.4 (0.5) | 3.9 (0.3) |
| Social limitation | 7.6 (0.5) | 7.7 (0.5) | 6.8 (0.5) | 7.8 (0.5) | 8.3 (0.6) | 9.1 (0.5) |
| Work limitation | 13.6 (0.7) | 14.1 (0.6) | 13.3 (0.6) | 13.6 (0.6) | 14.3 (0.7) | 15.7 (0.7) |
| Any CAL | 15.8 (0.7) | 15.9 (0.7) | 15.1 (0.7) | 15.9 (0.6) | 16.6 (0.8) | 18.0 (0.7) |
| Any disabilitya | 28.5 (0.8) | 28.5 (0.8) | 27.3 (0.8) | 28.2 (0.8) | 28.7 (1.0) | 30.7 (0.9) |
a
Excludes men with histories of colorectal cancer.