Table 1. Prevalence of Selected Demographic Characteristics and Health Behaviors Among Adults Aged 21–75 Years (N = 15,079), by Disability Typea, National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2013.
| Characteristic | Type of Disability, % (95% Confidence Interval) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | Vision | Cognitive | Mobility | Any Type | None | |
| Total | 454 | 304 | 471 | 1,512 | 2,580 | 12,499 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 62.5 (57.2–67.6) | 47.9 (41.5–54.3) | 47.8 (42.2–53.4) | 43.4 (40.4–46.4) | 47.5 (45.3–49.7) | 46.8 (45.7–47.9) |
| Female | 37.5 (32.4–42.8) | 52.1 (45.7–58.5) | 52.2 (46.6–57.8) | 56.6 (53.6–59.6) | 52.5 (50.3–54.7) | 53.2 (52.1–54.3) |
| Age group, y | ||||||
| 21–49 | 27.3 (23.0–32.1) | 42.7 (36.2–49.5) | 53.6 (48.2–59.0) | 21.3 (18.9–24.0) | 29.7 (27.6–31.9) | 60.9 (59.5–61.7) |
| 50–64 | 35.7 (31.1–40.6) | 36.1 (30.2–42.4) | 33.0 (28.0–38.4) | 46.5 (43.7–49.4) | 41.4 (39.3–43.7) | 27.0 (26.0–27.9) |
| 65–75 | 37.0 (32.2–42.0) | 21.2 (16.2–27.3) | 13.4 (10.4–17.0) | 32.2 (29.4–35.1) | 28.9 (26.9–30.9) | 12.4 (11.7–13.2) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 81.2 (77.3–84.5) | 60.5 (53.8–66.7) | 70.6 (65.9–74.9) | 66.1 (63.1–68.9) | 69.4 (67.2–71.5) | 66.7 (65.6–67.7) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 5.8 (4.1–8.2) | 14.7 (10.8–19.6) | 14.8 (12.0–18.1) | 18.4 (16.1–21.0) | 15.1 (13.5–16.9) | 11.9 (11.2–12.6) |
| Hispanic | 7.7 (5.6–10.6) | 18.6 (14.4–23.7) | 9.9 (7.4–13.2) | 10.7 (9.1–12.5) | 10.6 (9.3–12.1) | 14.0 (13.3–14.7) |
| Otherb | 5.3 (3.6–7.7) | —c | 4.8 (3.2–7.1) | 4.9 (3.8–6.2) | 4.9 (4.0–5.9) | 7.4 (6.9–8.0) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/living together | 51.0 (45.4–56.5) | 37.9 (32.1–44.0) | 29.0 (24.3–34.3) | 40.1 (37.0–43.2) | 40.5 (38.2–42.9) | 54.8 (53.6–56.0) |
| Single/never married | 17.5 (13.6–22.2) | 22.1 (16.9–28.4) | 35.9 (30.7–41.4) | 16.4 (14.3–18.7) | 19.9 (18.0–21.9) | 24.6 (23.5–25.8) |
| Divorced/widowed/ separated | 31.5 (26.5–37.0) | 40.0 (34.1–46.2) | 35.1 (30.2–40.2) | 43.5 (40.6–46.5) | 39.6 (37.4–41.8) | 20.5 (19.7–21.4) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school diploma | 18.4 (14.5–23.0) | 22.7 (18.0–28.3) | 22.4 (18.9–26.4) | 25.1 (22.4–28.0) | 23.2 (21.4–25.1) | 9.9 (9.3–10.5) |
| High school diploma/GED | 24.9 (20.6–29.8) | 32.5 (27.0–38.5) | 31.3 (27.0–36.0) | 31.0 (28.0–34.3) | 30.0 (27.8–32.3) | 24.1 (23.1–25.1) |
| Some college/ associates degree | 30.9 (26.1–36.2) | 26.3 (21.2–32.1) | 29.5 (24.9–34.5) | 31.1 (28.2–34.1) | 30.1 (28.1–32.2) | 31.2 (30.2–32.3) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 25.8 (21.1–31.3) | 18.5 (13.6–24.6) | 16.8 (12.9–21.5) | 12.8 (10.8–15.1) | 16.7 (15.0–18.5) | 34.8 (33.6–36.0) |
| General health status | ||||||
| Excellent/very good | 47.5 (42.0–53.2) | 37.3 (30.6–44.5) | 23.5 (19.1–28.7) | 11.7 (9.8–13.8) | 22.8 (20.7–25.0) | 68.6 (67.6–69.5) |
| Good | 35.1 (30.2–40.4) | 33.4 (27.8–39.5) | 38.1 (33.3–43.0) | 25.1 (22.6–27.7) | 29.4 (27.5–31.5) | 25.1 (24.2–26.0) |
| Fair/poor | 17.4 (13.4–22.2) | 29.4 (23.9–35.5) | 38.4 (33.3–43.8) | 63.3 (60.4–66.1) | 47.8 (45.3–50.2) | 6.4 (5.9–6.9) |
| Has insurance coverage | ||||||
| Yes | 86.5 (82.7–89.6) | 80.7 (75.7–84.9) | 81.9 (77.1–85.9) | 89.4 (87.4–91.1) | 87.0 (85.4–88.4) | 82.3 (81.5–83.1) |
| Has usual source of care | ||||||
| Yes | 85.9 (81.8–89.2) | 79.5 (72.6–85.1) | 88.3 (84.4–91.3) | 93.8 (92.2–95.1) | 90.3 (88.8–91.6) | 82.8 (81.9–83.6) |
Abbreviation: GED, general educational development.
a
Respondents could report more than one limitation and were included in the analysis for each reported limitation, with the exception of mobility limitations. Regardless of any additional limitation, people with mobility limitations were only included in the mobility limitation subgroup.
b
American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, multiple races, and race group not releasable.
c
Estimate suppressed because relative standard error was greater than 30%.