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Disability in America: Toward a National Agenda for Prevention
TABLE 6-1 Number and Distribution of Persons by Degree of Activity Limitation Due to Chronic Conditions and Age, 1988
Age
All Persons
With No Activity Limitation
With Activity Limitation
Limited But Not in Major Activity
Limited in Amount or Kind of Major Activity
Unable to Carry on Major Activity
Number (in thousands)
Under 18 years
63,569
60,175
3,394
898
2,235
261
18-44
103,066
94,230
8,835
2,772
3,562
2,502
45-64
45,573
35,347
10,225
2,518
3,806
3,901
65 yrs and over
28,683
18,080
10,602
4,118
3,466
3,018
65-69
9,801
6,305
3,496
744
1,167
1,585
70 yrs and over
18,882
11,775
7,107
3,374
2,299
1,433
Total
240,890
207,833
33,057
10,305
13,069
9,682
Percent distribution
Under 18 years
100.0
94.7
5.3
1.4
3.5
0.4
18-44
100.0
91.4
8.6
2.7
3.5
2.4
45-64
100.0
77.6
22.4
5.5
8.4
8.6
64 yrs and over
100.0
63.0
37.0
14.4
12.1
10.5
65-69
100.0
64.3
35.7
7.6
11.0
16.2
70 yrs and over
100.0
62.4
37.6
17.9
12.2
7.6
Total
100.0
86.3
13.7
4.3
5.4
4.0
Percent distribution by age
Under 18 years
26.4
29.0
10.3
8.7
17.1
2.7
18-44
42.8
45.3
26.7
26.9
27.3
25.8
45-64
18.9
17.0
30.9
24.4
29.1
40.3
65 yrs and over
11.9
8.7
32.1
40.0
26.5
31.2
65-69
4.1
3.0
10.6
7.2
8.9
16.4
70 yrs and over
7.8
5.7
21.5
32.7
17.6
14.8
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, 1989a.
