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. 2021 Jun 16;16:1717–1740. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S305145

Table 8.

The Exclusion of People with Respiratory Issue Based on the DFS Population Database

Category V H Thinking Reach & Dexterity Mobility Exclusion Calculation
Capability and Related Exclusion Vison Hearing Concentration Remember Literacy Speaking Comprehension Speaking Lifting-Strength (Dom) Dexterity (Dom) Reach Forward and Up (Dom) Reach Down (Dom) Lifting-Strength (Non) Dexterity (Non) Reach Forward and Up (Dom) Reach Down (Non) Walking Steps Balance People with Respiratory Issue Within the Population Database (43,309,907) Excluded Population of People with Respiratory Issue Percentage Excluded (People with Respiratory Issue)
Capability demand > 8 12 > > 8 12 8 6 6 0 8 8 6 0 10 0 0
Overall exclusion 12 8 12 12 12 8 12 8 6 6 0 8 8 6 0 10 0 0 1,439,984 940,616 65.3%
Vision only 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,439,984 238,555 16.6%
Hearing only 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,439,984 131,207 9.1%
Thinking only 0 0 12 12 12 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,439,984 320,986 22.3%
Reach & dex only 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 6 0 8 8 6 0 0 0 0 1,439,984 360,084 25.0%
Mobility only 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 1,439,984 678,326 47.1%