Table 4 Summary of general health, chronic conditions, functional limitations, and handling of health care for respondents
| Â | N Missing | N (%) among responders |
|---|---|---|
‘In general, would you say your health is…’ | 112 |  |
 Excellent |  | 54 (1.7) |
 Very good |  | 452 (14.1) |
 Good |  | 1380 (42.9) |
 Fair |  | 1088 (33.8) |
 Poor |  | 244 (7.6) |
‘Do you currently have, or in the past have you experienced…’ | 0 |  |
 High blood pressure |  | 2402 (72.1) |
 High cholesterol |  | 1712 (51.4) |
 Diabetes |  | 1069 (32.1) |
 Atrial fibrillation |  | 1359 (40.8) |
 Heart attack |  | 880 (26.4) |
 Stroke |  | 380 (11.4) |
Some or much difficulty or unable to do activities of daily living | ||
 Bathing | 58 | 541 (16.5) |
 Getting in and out of bed | 68 | 287 (8.8) |
 Feeding yourself | 48 | 59 (1.8) |
 Dressing | 53 | 238 (7.3) |
 Using the toilet | 54 | 147 (4.5) |
 Preparing meals | 207 | 425 (13.6) |
 Managing medications | 123 | 292 (9.1) |
 Using transportation | 92 | 497 (15.4) |
Number of activities of daily living reported with some or much difficulty or unable to do | 0* | Â |
 0 |  | 2365 (71.0) |
 1 |  | 396 (11.9) |
 ≥2 |  | 569 (17.1) |
Some or much difficulty or unable to do mobility activities | ||
 Climbing 2 flights of stairs without stopping to rest | 83 | 1785 (55.0) |
‘In the last year, did anyone (family, friend) sit in with you and your doctor during visits?’ | 66 |  |
 Yes |  | 2591 (79.4) |
 No |  | 673 (20.6) |
‘People today are asked by their doctors and other health care providers to do many things to stay healthy or treat health problems…. How do you usually handle these things?’†| 54 |  |
 Mostly by myself |  | 1760 (53.7) |
 Together with family or close friends |  | 1135 (34.7) |
 Family or close friends mostly handle |  | 162 (5.0) |
 It varies |  | 219 (6.7) |