U.S. Table 3
People with Functional Activity Limitations, Activities of Daily Living Limitations, and Instrumental Activity Limitations who were Employed, 1991-92
| Total People Employed in the U.S. = 119,997,000 = 100% | |||
| Total People with Disabilities Employed in the U.S. = 16,064,000 | |||
| EMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS | |||
| ACTIVITY | LIMITED | UNABLE | |
| Seeing words and letters | 2,338,000 | 158,000 | |
| Hearing normal conversation | 3,844,000 | 224,000 | |
| Having speech understood | 527,000 | 34,000 | |
| Lifting and carrying 10 pounds | 2,757,000 | 815,000 | |
| Climbing stairs without resting | 2,795,000 | 901,000 | |
| Walking 3 city blocks | 2,871,000 | 805,000 | |
| Total with a functional limitation | 10,015,000 | 2,061,000 | |
| EMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING LIMITATIONS | |||
| ACTIVITY | LIMITED |
NEEDS PERSONAL ASSISTANCE |
|
| Getting around inside home | 209,000 | 77,000 | |
| Getting in or out of bed or chair | 672,000 | 183,000 | |
| Taking a bath or shower | 310,000 | 154,000 | |
| Dressing | 279,000 | 154,000 | |
| Eating | 117,000 | 43,000 | |
| Using the toilet | 151,000 | 69,000 | |
| Total with an ADL limitation | 968,000 | 324,000 | |
| EMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS | |||
| ACTIVITY | LIMITED |
NEEDS PERSONAL ASSISTANCE |
|
| Going outside the home | 500,000 | 299,000 | |
| Keeping track of money and bills | 329,000 | 257,000 | |
| Preparing meals | 275,000 | 217,000 | |
| Doing light housework | 497,000 | 306,000 | |
| Using the telephone | 381,000 | 115,000 | |
| Total with an instrumental limitation | 1,288,000 | 743,000 | |
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., 2,061,000/119,997,000 = 0.017 = 1.7% = percent of people employed in the U.S. who have a severe functional limitation).
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Americans with Disabilities: 1991-92.