Table 4. Persons With Disabilities, by Race and Hispanic Origin and Type of Disability: 1991-92 [Numbers in thousands] --Both Sexes-- ---Males--- --Females-- Characteristic Percent Percent Percent Number distrib. Number distrib. Number distrib. ALL AGES Total ...................................210,873 100.0 31,420 100.0 21,905 100.0 With a disability .......................41,521 19.7 6,277 20.0 3,343 15.3 Severe .................................19,736 9.4 3,836 12.2 1,838 8.4 Not severe .............................21,785 10.3 2,441 7.8 1,505 6.9 PERSONS 0 TO 14 YEARS Total ..................................44,704 100.0 8,868 100.0 6,506 100.0 With a disability ....................... 2,403 5.4 428 4.8 202 3.1 Severe.................................. 451 1.0 59 0.7 26 0.4 Not severe ............................. 1,952 4.4 369 4.2 228 3.5 PERSONS 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER Total ..................................166,169 100.0 22,551 100.0 15,399 100.0 With a disability .......................39,118 23.5 5,849 25.9 3,141 20.4 Severe .................................19,285 11.6 3,776 16.8 1,812 11.8 Not severe ..............................19,833 11.9 2,073 9.2 1,329 8.6 With a functional limitation.............28,931 17.4 4,480 19.9 2,359 15.3 Severe ................................12,595 7.6 2,338 10.4 1,124 7.3 Seeing words and letters................ 7,789 4.7 1,703 7.6 767 5.0 Unable ................................ 1,234 0.7 329 1.5 162 1.1 Hearing normal conversation ............ 9,846 5.9 878 3.9 478 3.1 Unable ................................ 795 0.5 103 0.5 57 0.4 Having speech understood ............... 1,762 1.1 454 2.0 175 1.1 Unable ................................ 200 0.1 34 0.2 15 0.1 Lifting and carrying 10 lbs.............13,478 8.1 2,359 10.5 1,141 7.4 Unable ................................ 6,323 3.8 1,228 5.5 565 3.7 Climbing stairs without resting ........14,373 8.7 2,754 12.2 1,266 8.2 Unable ................................ 7,442 4.5 1,487 6.6 682 4.4 Walking 3 city blocks ..................14,410 8.7 2,614 11.6 1,108 7.2 Unable ................................ 7.468 4.5 1,370 6.1 537 3.5 Number of functional limitations: 1 .....................................12,582 7.6 1,510 6.7 1,049 6.8 2 ..................................... 5,958 3.6 976 4.3 459 3.0 3 or more .............................10,391 6.3 1,994 8.8 851 5.5 Number of severe functional limitations: 1 ..................................... 5,874 3.5 984 4.4 558 3.6 2 ..................................... 3,199 1.9 675 3.0 297 1.9 3 or more ............................. 3,522 2.1 679 3.0 269 1.8 With an ADL limitation .................. 6,585 4.0 1,216 5.4 492 3.2 Needs personal assistance.............. 3,171 1.9 650 2.9 246 1.6 Getting around inside the home.......... 2,955 1.8 646 2.9 216 1.4 Needs personal assistance.............. 1,352 0.8 318 1.4 113 0.7 Getting in or out of bed or a chair..... 4,384 2.6 833 3.7 328 2.1 Needs personal assistance.............. 1,626 1.0 367 1.6 140 0.9 Taking a bath or shower ................ 3,743 2.3 695 3.1 213 1.4 Needs personal assistance.............. 2,233 1.3 444 2.0 151 1.0 Dressing ............................... 2,705 1.6 487 2.2 188 1.2 Needs personal assistance.............. 1,706 1.0 324 1.4 127 0.8 Eating.................................. 887 0.5 170 0.8 57 0.4 Needs personal assistance.............. 388 0.2 87 0.4 17 0.1 Using the toilet, including getting to the toilet........................... 1,713 1.0 343 1.5 102 0.7 Needs personsal assistance............. 948 0.6 190 0.8 62 0.4 Number of ADL limitations: 1 .................................... 2,797 1.7 476 2.1 217 1.4 2 .................................... 1,170 0.7 210 0.9 116 0.8 3 or more ............................ 2,617 1.6 530 2.4 159 1.0 Number of ADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 .................................... 1,220 0.7 242 1.1 101 0.7 2 .................................... 627 0.4 136 0.6 45 0.3 3 or more ............................ 1,324 0.8 271 1.2 99 0.6 With an IADL limitation................. 9,626 5.8 1,832 8.1 812 5.3 needs personal assistance............. 7,106 4.3 1,405 6.2 646 4.2 Going outside the home, for example to shop or visit a doctor's office..... 6 429 3.9 1,236 5.5 516 3.4 Needs personal assistance............. 4 929 3.0 954 4.2 425 2.8 Keeping track of money and bills....... 3,078 1.9 734 3.3 271 1.8 Needs personal assistance............. 2,710 1.6 637 2.8 239 1.6 Preparing meals........................ 3,664 2.2 778 3.5 299 1.9 Needs personal assistance............. 2,994 1.8 609 2.7 262 1.7 Doing light housework, such as washing dishes or sweeping a floor ............ 5,166 3.1 1,030 4.6 457 3.0 Needs personal assistance............. 3,900 2.4 742 3.3 343 2.2 Using the telephone ................... 2,648 1.6 421 1.9 189 1.2 Unable to use......................... 728 0.4 178 0.8 81 0.5 Number of IADL limitations: 1 .................................... 4,167 2.5 752 3.3 356 2.3 2 .................................... 2,056 1.2 366 1.6 185 1.2 3 or more ............................ 3,403 2.1 714 3.2 271 1.8 Number of lADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 . ................................. 3,021 1.8 570 2.5 291 1.9 2 ................................... 1,609 1.0 318 1.4 142 0.9 3 or more ........................... 2,476 1.5 518 2.3 213 1.4 Uses a wheelchair....................... 1,269 0.8 185 0.8 70 0.5 Does not use a wheelchair but has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or longer....................... 4,015 2.4 820 3.6 268 1.7 Noeds personal assistance with an ADL or IADL ......................... 7,562 4.6 1,458 6.5 668 4.3 With a mental or emotional disability.. 5,636 3.4 1,099 4.9 521 3.4 Mental retardation.................... 907 0.6 299 1.3 133 0.9 PERSONS 16 TO 67 YEARS OLD Total ............................... 141,612 100.0 19,858 100.0 14,027 100.0 With a work disability ................ 16,276 11.5 2,722 13.7 1,559 11.1 Prevented from working................ 6,664 4.7 1,713 8.6 853 6.1 PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER Total ............................... 163,542 100.0 21,982 100.0 14,975 100.0 With a housework disability ........... 15,233 9.3 2,497 11.4 1,266 8.5 Unable to do housework ............... 2,935 1.8 567 2.6 258 1.7