TABLE 1.
Respondents’ Sociodemographic and Health-related Characteristics by Disability Severity (N=17,528, Weighted N=249,969,381)
| Disability Severity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None n=9654 (Weighted n=148,102,805) | Moderate n=6138 (Weighted n=80,026,065) | Severe n=1736 (Weighted n=21,840,511) | |||||
| Characteristic | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | P |
| Age group (y) | <0.001 | ||||||
| 18–49 | 64.5 | 63.1–65.8 | 40.7 | 38.8–42.6 | 25.7 | 22.5–28.9 | |
| 50–64 | 22.2 | 21.1–23.3 | 28.3 | 26.8–29.9 | 28.9 | 26.2–31.7 | |
| ≥65 | 13.3 | 12.6–14.1 | 31.0 | 29.4–32.6 | 45.4 | 42.0–48.7 | |
| Sex | <0.001 | ||||||
| Male | 49.7 | 48.4–51.1 | 47.1 | 45.4–48.8 | 42.3 | 39.1–45.5 | |
| Female | 50.3 | 48.9–51.6 | 52.9 | 51.2–54.6 | 57.7 | 54.5–60.9 | |
| Race/ethnicity | <0.001 | ||||||
| NH White | 59.9 | 57.8–62.0 | 67.9 | 65.7–70.2 | 65.5 | 61.7–69.4 | |
| NH Black | 11.8 | 10.5–13.1 | 11.3 | 10.0–12.6 | 12.2 | 9.8–14.7 | |
| Hispanic | 18.5 | 16.6–20.3 | 14.2 | 12.3–16.0 | 15.0 | 11.7–18.3 | |
| Other | 9.8 | 8.7–10.9 | 6.6 | 5.5–7.8 | 7.2 | 5.0–9.4 | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | ||||||
| Married | 52.6 | 51.0–54.1 | 51.4 | 49.6–53.1 | 37.9 | 34.7–41.0 | |
| Single | 35.5 | 34.1–36.9 | 38.4 | 36.6–40.1 | 50.3 | 47.1–53.6 | |
| Other | 11.9 | 11.0–12.8 | 10.3 | 9.1–11.4 | 11.8 | 9.4–14.2 | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||||||
| Less high school | 11.2 | 10.1–12.3 | 16.4 | 14.8–18.1 | 29.7 | 26.5–33.0 | |
| High school graduate | 25.1 | 23.8–26.4 | 27.8 | 26.2–29.4 | 28.6 | 25.9–31.3 | |
| Some college/associate degree | 28.6 | 27.4–29.8 | 31.4 | 29.9–33.0 | 27.6 | 25.0–30.3 | |
| College graduate | 35.1 | 33.6–36.6 | 24.3 | 23.1–25.6 | 14.1 | 12.3–15.8 | |
| Worked last week | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 69.4 | 68.2–70.5 | 52.0 | 50.3–53.7 | 18.4 | 15.9–20.9 | |
| No | 27.3 | 26.2–28.5 | 45.7 | 44.0–47.4 | 77.1 | 74.3–79.9 | |
| Unknown | 3.3 | 2.8–3.8 | 2.4 | 1.8–2.9 | 4.5 | 3.0–6.1 | |
| Family FPL | <0.001 | ||||||
| >400% | 45.7 | 44.0–47.4 | 36.6 | 34.9–38.4 | 19.0 | 16.5–21.4 | |
| 200%–400% | 30.1 | 28.7–31.5 | 31.0 | 29.4–32.5 | 28.5 | 25.6–31.4 | |
| <200% | 24.2 | 22.8–25.7 | 32.4 | 30.5–34.3 | 52.5 | 49.1–55.9 | |
| Number of children in family | <0.001 | ||||||
| 0 | 60.1 | 58.7–61.6 | 73.7 | 72.1–75.2 | 81.1 | 78.1–84.1 | |
| 1 | 16.1 | 15.0–17.3 | 11.9 | 10.7–13.1 | 11.3 | 8.8–13.9 | |
| 2 | 15.1 | 14.1–16.1 | 8.9 | 8.0–9.9 | 4.3 | 2.8–5.9 | |
| 3+ | 8.6 | 7.8–9.5 | 5.5 | 4.6–6.4 | 3.2 | 2.0–4.4 | |
| Interview date (2020) | 0.1443 | ||||||
| July–September | 50.7 | 48.9–52.4 | 48.6 | 46.6–50.5 | 50.7 | 47.3–54.0 | |
| October–December | 49.3 | 47.6–51.1 | 51.4 | 49.5–53.4 | 49.3 | 46.0–52.7 | |
| Census region | 0.003 | ||||||
| Northeast | 18.1 | 16.6–19.5 | 17.0 | 15.3–18.8 | 14.7 | 12.3–17.1 | |
| Midwest | 19.8 | 18.3–21.4 | 22.5 | 20.8–24.3 | 20.7 | 17.9–23.5 | |
| South | 37.8 | 35.8–39.8 | 37.0 | 34.8–39.1 | 43.2 | 39.4–46.9 | |
| West | 24.3 | 22.5–26.1 | 23.5 | 21.3–25.6 | 21.4 | 17.8–25.0 | |
| Urban/rural | <0.001 | ||||||
| Large central metro | 33.0 | 30.4–35.6 | 27.9 | 25.3–30.4 | 25.6 | 21.8–29.4 | |
| Large fringe metro | 26.4 | 23.8–29.0 | 22.7 | 20.2–25.2 | 19.7 | 16.5–22.9 | |
| Medium/small metro | 28.8 | 25.9–31.8 | 33.4 | 30.1–36.8 | 33.6 | 29.3–38.0 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 11.8 | 10.4–13.2 | 16.0 | 14.3–17.7 | 21.1 | 18.0–24.1 | |
| Usual source of care | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 88.3 | 87.3–89.3 | 91.2 | 90–92.4 | 95.0 | 93.0–97.0 | |
| No | 11.7 | 10.7–12.7 | 8.8 | 7.6–10.0 | 5.0 | 3.0–7.0 | |
| Insurance coverage | <0.001 | ||||||
| Private | 68.7 | 67.2–70.2 | 54.2 | 52.2–56.1 | 34.7 | 31.7–37.7 | |
| Public/other | 18.2 | 17.0–19.3 | 35.1 | 33.3–36.9 | 60.7 | 57.5–63.8 | |
| None | 13.2 | 11.9–14.4 | 10.8 | 9.4–12.1 | 4.6 | 3.0–6.2 | |
| Ever smoker | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 27.7 | 26.6–28.9 | 41.9 | 40.1–43.7 | 49.3 | 46.1–52.5 | |
| No | 72.3 | 71.1–73.4 | 58.1 | 56.3–59.9 | 50.7 | 47.5–53.9 | |
| Drinking status | <0.001 | ||||||
| Never | 16.1 | 14.8–17.3 | 12.7 | 11.4–14.1 | 21.0 | 18.0–23.9 | |
| Former | 13.2 | 12.4–14.1 | 19.6 | 18.3–20.9 | 34.4 | 31.3–37.5 | |
| Current | 70.7 | 69.3–72.1 | 67.7 | 65.9–69.4 | 44.7 | 41.3–48.0 | |
| Health status | <0.001 | ||||||
| Excellent | 33.5 | 32.3–34.8 | 13.2 | 12.0–14.4 | 3.2 | 2.2–4.2 | |
| Very good | 37.9 | 36.6–39.3 | 31.7 | 30.2–33.2 | 10.9 | 8.9–12.9 | |
| Good | 23.8 | 22.6–25 | 37.4 | 35.8–39.0 | 29.2 | 25.8–32.6 | |
| Fair/poor | 4.7 | 4.1–5.3 | 17.7 | 16.4–19.0 | 56.7 | 53.2–60.2 | |
| Number of chronic condition | <0.001 | ||||||
| 0 | 62.7 | 61.5–64.0 | 38.6 | 36.9–40.3 | 20.0 | 17.0–23.0 | |
| 1 | 26.8 | 25.7–27.9 | 33.9 | 32.4–35.4 | 26.3 | 23.3–29.4 | |
| ≥2 | 10.5 | 9.7–11.2 | 27.5 | 26.0–29.0 | 53.7 | 50.3–57.1 | |
CI indicates confidence interval; FPL, federal poverty level; NH, non-Hispanic.