Table 3 Percentage of respondents with 0, 1, 2, or 3 or more impairments by survey year, overall, and stratified by age and by sex
From: Recent trends in chronic disease, impairment and disability among older adults in the United States
| Number of Impairments, % (95% Confidence Interval) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3+ | |
| Overall* | ||||
| 1998, n = 10390 |
47.3 (46.3, 48.4) |
31.0 (30.0, 31.9) |
14.5 (13.8, 15.3) |
7.2 (6.7, 7.7) |
| 2004, n = 10621 |
45.3 (44.2, 46.3) |
32.7 (31.6, 33.7) |
14.7 (13.9, 15.4) |
7.4 (6.9, 8.0) |
| 2008, n = 10557 |
44.4 (43.3, 45.5) |
33.1 (32.1, 34.1) |
15.2 (14.5, 16.0) |
7.3 (6.8, 7.9) |
| Respondent Age | ||||
| 65-69 years† | ||||
| 1998, n = 3018 |
58.8 (56.9, 60.7) |
28.6 (26.9, 30.4) |
9.1 (8.0, 10.2) |
3.6 (2.9, 4.3) |
| 2004, n = 3392 |
55.7 (53.8, 57.5) |
30.1 (28.4, 31.8) |
10.2 (9.1, 11.4) |
4.1 (3.4, 4.9) |
| 2008, n = 3128 |
53.0 (50.9, 55.1) |
32.2 (30.3, 34.2) |
11.2 (9.9, 12.6) |
3.6 (2.9, 4.5) |
| 70-74 years | ||||
| 1998, n = 2720 |
51.4 (49.3, 53.3) |
31.5 (29.6, 33.3) |
12.4 (11.1, 13.7) |
4.7 (4.1, 5.8) |
| 2004, n = 2656 |
49.2 (47.1, 51.2) |
32.9 (30.9, 34.9) |
12.5 (11.2, 14.0) |
5.4 (4.6, 6.5) |
| 2008, n = 2908 |
49.1 (47.1, 51.2) |
32.7 (30.9, 34.7) |
13.5 (12.1, 14.9) |
4.7 (3.9, 5.6) |
| 75-79 years | ||||
| 1998, n = 2284 |
44.5 (42.2, 46.7) |
33.4 (31.3, 35.5) |
15.2 (13.6, 16.8) |
7.1 (6.0, 8.3) |
| 2004, n = 2031 |
43.2 (40.9, 45.6) |
35 (32.7, 37.2) |
15.6 (14.0, 17.4) |
6.3 (5.3, 7.5) |
| 2008, n = 2180 |
41.2 (38.9, 43.5) |
36.5 (34.3, 38.8) |
15.3 (13.7, 17.1) |
7 (5.8, 8.3) |
| 80-84 years | ||||
| 1998, n = 1465 |
35.1 (32.4, 37.9) |
32.8 (30.2, 35.6) |
21.5 (19.2, 23.9) |
10.6 (9.0, 12.5) |
| 2004, n = 1609 |
38.1 (35.5, 40.8) |
35.2 (32.7, 37.9) |
17.1 (15.1, 19.2) |
9.6 (8.2, 11.3) |
| 2008, n = 1517 |
36.3 (33.7, 39.1) |
34.7 (32.1, 37.4) |
18.7 (16.7, 20.9) |
10.2 (8.7, 12.0) |
| ≥ 85 years | ||||
| 1998, n = 1306 |
24.1 (21.5, 27.0) |
28.4 (25.6, 31.3) |
26.4 (23.8, 29.3) |
21 (18.6, 23.8) |
| 2004, n = 1425 |
23.6 (21.0, 26.3) |
30.9 (28.1, 33.8) |
25.8 (23.2, 28.6) |
19.8 (17.4, 22.4) |
| 2008, n = 1588 |
25.5 (23.0, 28.2) |
29.5 (26.9, 32.2) |
25.5 (23.0, 28.2) |
19.5 (17.3, 21.9) |
| Respondent Sex | ||||
| Male | ||||
| 1998, n = 4463 |
47.5 (45.9,49.1) |
32.2 (30.7, 33.7) |
14.2 (13.1,15.3) |
6.2 (5.5, 6.9) |
| 2004, n = 4595 |
47.5 (45.9, 49.0) |
31.9 (30.4, 33.4) |
14.4 (13.3, 15.5) |
6.3 (5.6, 7.1) |
| 2008, n = 4441 |
47.8 (46.1, 49.5) |
32.3 (30.7, 33.8) |
14.5 (13.3, 15.7) |
5.5 (4.8, 6.2) |
| Female* | ||||
| 1998, n = 5927 |
47.2 (46.9, 48.6) |
30.1 (28.9, 31.4) |
14.8 (13.8, 15.8) |
7.9 (7.2, 8.7) |
| 2004, n = 6026 |
43.6 (42.3, 45.0) |
33.3 (32.0, 34.6) |
14.9 (13.9, 15.9) |
8.3 (7.6, 9.1) |
| 2008, n = 6116 |
41.8 (40.4, 43.2) |
33.7 (32.4, 35.0) |
15.8 (14.8,16.9) |
8.7 (7.9, 9.5) |