U.S. Table 4
Average Monthly Earnings of Employed People with Functional Activity Limitations, Activities of Daily Living Limitations, and Instrumental Activity Limitations, 1991-92
| Average Monthy Earnings for all Workers in the U.S. = $1,927 | ||
| Average Monthly Earnings for Workers with Disabilities in the U.S. = $1,698 | ||
| AVERAGE MONTHLY EARNINGS FOR WORKERS WITH FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS | ||
| ACTIVITY | LIMITED | UNABLE |
| Seeing words and letters | $1,573 | $1,238 |
| Hearing normal conversation | $1,967 | $1,484 |
| Having speech understood | $1,067 | * |
| Lifting and carrying 10 pounds | $1,339 | $1,138 |
| Climbing stairs without resting | $1,566 | $1,715 |
| Walking 3 city blocks | $1,578 | $1,256 |
| Total with a functional limitation | $1,706 | $1,494 |
| AVERAGE MONTHLY EARNINGS FOR WORKERS WITH ADL LIMITATIONS | ||
| ACTIVITY | LIMITED |
NEEDS PERSONAL ASSISTANCE |
| Getting around inside home | $1,248 | * |
| Getting in or out of bed or chair | $1,400 | $1,333 |
| Taking a bath or shower | $1,250 | * |
| Dressing | $1,485 | * |
| Eating | * | * |
| Using the toilet | * | * |
| Total with an ADL limitation | $1,455 | $1,435 |
| AVERAGE MONTHLY EARNINGS FOR WORKERS WITH INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS | ||
| ACTIVITY | LIMITED |
NEEDS PERSONAL ASSISTANCE |
| Going outside the home | $1,301 | $1,176 |
| Keeping track of money and bills | $964 | $889 |
| Preparing meals | $898 | $889 |
| Doing light housework | $1,309 | $1,295 |
| Using the telephone | $2,349 | * |
| Total with an instrumental limitation | $1,552 | $1,124 |
NOTE: * Indicates that too few cases were available to report reliable averages.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Americans with Disabilities: 1991-92.