Table 2. Persons 15 to 64 Years Old Wlth Disabilitles, by Sex and Type of Disability: 1991-92 [Numbers in thousands] --Both Sexes-- ---Males--- --Females-- Characteristic Percent Percent Percent Number distrib. Number distrib. Number distrib. PERSONS 15 TO 64 YEARS OLD Total................................ 165,040 100.0 81,154 100.0 83,886 100.0 With a disability .................... 29,482 17.9 14,504 17.9 14,978 17.9 Severe.............................. 13,171 8.0 5,862 7.2 7,309 8.7 Not severe.......................... 16,311 9.9 8,642 10.6 7,669 9.1 With a functional limitation.......... 18,948 11.5 8,901 11.0 10,047 12.0 Severe ............................. 6,552 4.0 2,662 3.3 3,891 4.6 Seeing words and letters............. 4,801 2.9 2,195 2.7 2,606 3.1 Unable ............................. 579 0.4 280 0.4 298 0.4 Hearing normal conversation ......... 5,522 3.4 3,605 4.4 1,918 2.3 Unable ............................. 364 0.2 242 0.3 122 0.1 Having speech understood ............ 1,517 0.9 899 1.1 618 0.7 Unable ............................. 161 0.1 106 0.1 55 0.1 Lifting and carrying 10 lbs ......... 7,827 4.7 2,755 3.4 5,071 6.1 Unable ............................. 3,121 1.9 1,087 1.3 2,035 2.4 Climbing stairs without resting ..... 8,068 4.9 3,228 4.0 4,841 5.8 Unable.............................. 3,595 2.2 1,409 1.7 2,186 2.6 Walking 3 city blocks ............... 7,937 4.8 3,408 4.2 4,529 5.4 Unable ............................. 3,243 2.0 1,331 1.6 1,912 2.3 Number of functional limitations: 1 ................................... 9,826 6.0 4,974 6.1 4,852 5.2 2 ................................... 3,980 2.4 1,815 2.2 2,165 2.6 3 or more ........................... 5,143 3.1 2,113 2.6 3,030 3.6 Number of severe functional limitation: 1 .................................. 3,642 2.2 1,514 1.9 2,128 2.5 2 .................................. 1,593 1.0 647 0.8 946 1.1 3 or more .......................... 1,361 0.8 531 0.7 830 1.0 With an ADL limitation ............... 3,442 2.1 1,532 1.9 1,910 2.3 Needs personal assistance........... 1,514 0.9 696 0.9 818 1.0 Getting around inside the home....... 1,307 0.8 594 0.7 713 0.9 Needs personal assisbnce............ 575 0.4 273 0.3 303 0.4 Getting in or out of bed or a chair.. 2,374 1.4 1,057 1.3 1,318 1.6 Needs personal assistance .......... 871 0.5 411 0.5 460 0.6 Taking a bath or shower ............. 1,592 1.0 645 0.8 946 1.1 Needs personal assistance........... 900 0.6 419 0.5 481 0.6 Dressing ............................ 1,327 0.8 605 0.8 722 0.9 Needs personal assistance........... 782 0.5 388 0.5 394 0.5 Eating............................... 431 0.3 192 0.2 239 0.3 Needs personal assistance........... 150 0.1 75 0.1 75 0.1 Using the toilet, including getting to the toilet ............. 726 0.4 325 0.4 401 0.5 Needs personal assistance ........ 389 0.2 183 0.2 205 0.2 Number of ADL limitations: 1 .................................. 1,587 1.0 733 0.9 855 1.0 2 .................................. 688 0.4 288 0.4 400 0.5 3 or more .......................... 1,166 0.7 511 0.6 655 0.8 Number of ADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 ............................... 586 0.4 234 0.3 351 0.4 2 ............................... 370 0.2 200 0.3 169 0.2 3 or more ....................... 559 0.3 262 0.3 297 0.4 With an IADL limitation 5,080 3.1 2,227 2.7 2,853 3.4 Needs personal assistance ........... 3,585 2.2 1,508 1.9 2,077 2.5 Going outside the home, for example to shop or visit a doctor's office ...... 2,885 1.8 1,242 1.5 1,644 2.0 Needs personal assistance............. 1,993 1.2 845 1.0 1,148 1.4 Keeping track of money and bills...... 1,597 1.0 814 1.0 783 0.9 Needs personal assistance............ 1,384 0.8 728 0.3 656 0.8 Preparing meals........................ 1,680 1.0 695 0.9 985 1.2 Needs personal assistance ............ 1,321 0.8 577 0.7 744 0.9 Doing light housework, such as washing dishes or sweeping a floor ........... 2,565 1.6 999 1.2 1,566 1.9 Needs personal assistance ........... 1,763 1.1 683 0.8 1,080 1.3 Using the telephone .................. 1,140 0.7 697 0.9 443 0.5 Unable to use........................ 373 0.2 229 0.3 144 0.2 Number of IADL limitations: 1 ................................... 2,533 1.5 1,109 1.4 1,424 1.7 2.................................... 1,158 0.7 484 0.6 675 0.8 3 or more ........................... 1,388 0.8 633 0.8 754 0.9 Number of lADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1.................................... 1,785 1.1 699 0.9 1,085 1.3 2.................................... 842 0.5 355 0.4 486 0.6 3 or more ........................... 958 0.6 453 0.6 505 0.6 Uses a wheelchair...................... 529 0.3 263 0.3 266 0.3 Does not use a wheelchair but has used a care, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or longer............................... 1,115 0.7 567 0.7 548 0.7 Needs personal assistance with an ADL or IADL............................ 3,876 2.4 1,665 2.1 2,211 2.6 With a mental or emotional disability.. 5,746 3.5 3,162 3.9 2,584 3.1 Mental retardation .................. 1,151 0.7 691 0.9 460 0.6 PERSONS 16 TO 64 YEARS OLD Total ................................ 161,660 100.0 79,389 100.0 82,270 100.0 Wtih a work disability ................ 18,017 11.1 8,895 11.2 9,122 11.1 Prevented from working............... 7,588 4.7 3,427 4.3 4,161 5.1 With a housework disability............ 9,641 6.0 4,321 5.4 5,320 6.5 Unable to do housework .............. 1,235 0.8 704 0.9 531 0.7