U.S. Table 2
People Age 15 and Over with Functional Activity Limitations, Activities of Daily Living Limitations, and Instrumental Activity Limitations, 1991-92
| Total Population of the U.S. Age 15 and Over = 195,729,000 = 100% | ||
| PEOPLE WITH FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS | ||
| ACTIVITY | LIMITED | UNABLE |
| Seeing words and letters | 9,685,000 | 1,590,000 |
| Hearing normal conversation | 10,928,000 | 924,000 |
| Having speech understood | 2,284,000 | 237,000 |
| Lifting and carrying 10 pounds | 16,205,000 | 7,734,000 |
| Climbing stairs without resting | 17,469,000 | 9,116,000 |
| Walking 3 city blocks | 17,319,000 | 8,972,000 |
| Total with a functional limitation | 34,163,000 | 15,173,000 |
| PEOPLE WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING LIMITATIONS | ||
| ACTIVITY | LIMITED |
NEEDS PERSONAL ASSISTANCE |
| Getting around inside home | 3,664,000 | 1,706,000 |
| Getting in or out of bed or chair | 5,280,000 | 2,022,000 |
| Taking a bath or shower | 4,501,000 | 2,718,000 |
| Dressing | 3,234,000 | 2,060,000 |
| Eating | 1,077,000 | 487,000 |
| Using the toilet | 2,084,000 | 1,157,000 |
| Total with an ADL limitation | 7,919,000 | 3,886,000 |
| PEOPLE WITH INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS | ||
| ACTIVITY | LIMITED |
NEEDS PERSONAL ASSISTANCE |
| Going outside the home | 7,809,000 | 6,011,000 |
| Keeping track of money and bills | 3,901,000 | 3,425,000 |
| Preparing meals | 4,530,000 | 3,685,000 |
| Doing light housework | 6,313,000 | 4,745,000 |
| Using the telephone | 3,130,000 | 933,000 |
| Total with an instrumental limitation | 11,694,000 | 8,705,000 |
NOTE: A total (e.g., total with a functional limitation) is not the sum of a column since a person may have more than one limitation (e.g., seeing words and letters as well as hearing normal conversation). Totals may be used to compute percentages (e.g., 6,011,000/195,729,000 = 0.031 = 3.1% = the percent of people in the U.S. age 15 and over who need personal assistance in going outside the home).
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Americans with Disabilities: 1991-92.