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Table 1 Sample characteristics by age at onset

From: Age at disability onset and self-reported health status

 

Age at disability Onset Groups

 

0–21

22–44

45–64

≥65

No Disability

Total

Sample Size

n = 1,272

n = 4,085

n = 3,906

n = 2,642

n = 58,483

n = 70,388

Estimated Population

557,969

1,550,869

1,401,986

859,351

23,673,140

28,043,314

Variables

Percent

(SE)

Percent

(SE)

Percent

(SE)

Percent

(SE)

Percent

(SE)

Percent

(SE)

Self-reported general health status:

            

   Fair or poor health (Age Adjusted)

24.59

2.16

40.72

1.48

52.64

1.46

55.97

1.88

9.02

0.23

14.18

0.24

Mean disability limitation years (sd)

23.28

0.94

9.21

0.29

6.93

0.18

3.75

0.12

    

Mean current age (sd)

35.22

0.77

43.26

0.30

60.87

0.25

77.14

0.24

43.72

0.13

45.42

0.12

Current age ≥ 65

5.46

1.01

4.34

0.48

32.43

1.39

100.00

0.00

15.31

0.26

17.98

0.26

Gender: female

48.77

2.53

52.57

1.47

58.28

1.45

66.13

1.75

51.61

0.38

52.38

0.35

Race:

            

   White, non-Hispanic

73.53

2.44

75.06

1.44

78.59

1.30

85.49

1.53

74.44

0.36

75.00

0.33

   Black, non-Hispanic

14.09

1.83

12.55

0.98

12.27

0.92

9.54

1.23

13.73

0.26

13.47

0.24

   All Hispanic

8.23

1.77

8.98

1.19

6.55

0.93

4.03

0.95

7.95

0.27

7.82

0.24

   Other

4.15

1.12

3.41

0.59

2.59

0.58

0.94

0.46

3.88

0.18

3.71

0.16

Income (n = 58,784): <$25000

42.01

2.63

40.80

1.46

49.59

1.59

61.37

2.19

26.87

0.37

30.05

0.34

Education: HS graduate or above

83.44

1.85

85.91

0.97

76.14

1.23

71.50

1.63

88.83

0.26

87.40

0.24

Marital status:

            

   Married or unmarried couple

46.53

2.51

59.62

1.40

62.97

1.34

44.69

1.90

60.39

0.37

59.72

0.34

   Separated or divorced

12.71

1.59

19.31

1.03

16.15

0.93

7.66

0.97

10.95

0.22

11.61

0.20

   Widowed

3.78

0.91

4.41

0.54

14.79

0.93

43.93

1.84

6.00

0.15

7.47

0.16

   Never been married

36.98

2.50

16.65

1.16

6.09

0.67

3.71

0.69

22.65

0.34

21.20

0.30

Employment status (n = 70,306):

            

   Employed or self-employed

62.55

2.41

52.80

1.44

27.78

1.32

4.74

0.96

69.69

0.35

64.53

0.33

   Unemployed

7.56

1.48

9.45

0.89

4.42

0.57

0.42

0.20

3.51

0.14

3.87

0.14

   Retired

5.98

1.06

6.71

0.67

39.55

1.44

88.75

1.23

15.58

0.26

18.34

0.26

   Student or homemaker

12.49

1.73

7.93

0.72

5.64

0.65

3.59

0.55

10.21

0.24

9.70

0.22

   Unable to work

11.42

1.42

23.10

1.28

22.60

1.20

2.50

0.61

1.01

0.09

3.57

0.13

Top five major impairments (n = 11,169)† :

            

   Back or neck problem (n = 2109)

14.78

1.86

27.80

1.36

16.98

1.21

8.19

0.99

    

   Eye/Vision problem (n = 321)

7.43

1.48

          

   Arthritis/rheumatism (n = 1766)

5.53

1.09

10.35

0.85

19.92

1.21

26.27

1.81

    

   Fractures, bone or joint (n = 1033)

12.23

2.01

11.03

1.02

8.52

0.87

8.46

1.05

    

   Lung problem (n = 913)

13.32

1.72

6.32

0.67

9.58

0.98

      

   Walking problem (n = 838)

  

4.64

0.62

  

11.90

1.34

    

   Heart problem (n = 873)

    

11.10

0.97

11.02

1.25

    
  1. † The top five impairments or conditions selected on 1998–2000 BRFSS Disability/HRQOL module; Respondents were allowed to select from 14 major impairments or conditions, including ''other'' (n = 2232) for impairments or conditions not listed.
  2. BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, sd = standard deviation, HS = high school, SE = standard error
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