Table 8: Low-lncome Status of Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Type of Disability: 1991-92 [Numbers in thousands] Ratio of income to low-income threshold Characteristic Less 1.00 1.50 2.00 3.00 4.00 than to to to to and Total 1.00 1.49 1.99 2.99 3.99 over PERSONS 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER Total ......................... 195,729 13.9 9.8 10.2 19.9 15.6 30.8 With no disability.............. 149,706 12.2 8.3 9.5 19.6 16.3 34.1 With a disability .............. 46,023 19.3 14.5 12.3 20.7 13.2 19.9 Severe ........................ 23,588 24.3 17.5 13.4 19.9 10.7 14.1 Not severe .................... 22,435 14.1 11.4 11.1 21.6 15.9 26.0 With a functional limitation ... 34,163 19.8 15.3 13.0 21.2 12.4 18.4 Severe........................ 15,173 22.8 17.8 13.9 21.0 10.1 14.3 Seeing words and letters ...... 9,685 23.3 16.9 15.1 19.6 10.4 14.7 Unable........................ 1,590 23.1 19.5 16.7 20.7 9.0 11.1 Hearing normal conversation ... 10,928 16.3 14.0 13.4 21.0 14.2 21.2 Unable........................ 924 16.6 19.2 15.3 24.0 10.3 14.6 Having speech understood ...... 2,284 26.7 15.7 14.3 18.6 10.7 14.1 Unable........................ 237 23.7 32.5 14.1 12.5 11.4 5.8 Lifting and carrying 10 lbs.... 16,205 22.7 17.4 13.8 20.5 10.2 15.4 Unable........................ 7,734 23.6 18.1 14.0 20.4 9.4 14.5 Climbing stairs without resting 17,469 23.1 17.4 13.9 20.6 10.6 14.4 Unable........................ 9,116 24.1 18.6 14.1 20.3 10.0 13.0 Walking 3 city blocks ......... 17,319 22.4 17.3 13.4 20.9 10.6 15.3 Unable........................ 8,972 22.3 18.4 14.4 20.9 9.9 14.1 Number of functional limitations: 1............................. 14,463 15.6 12.3 11.7 22.7 14.9 22.8 2............................. 7,093 19.7 15.9 13.6 19.0 12.7 19.3 3 or more..................... 12,608 24.6 18.2 14.4 20.7 9.2 12.9 Number of severe functional limitations: 1............................. 6,979 22.4 16.6 13.2 21.6 10.6 15.7 2 ............................ 3,956 22.3 17.6 14.6 21.6 10.3 13.6 3 or more .................... 4,286 24.1 20.0 14.6 19.6 9.1 12.7 With an ADL limitation.......... 7,919 23.2 17.4 14.0 19.5 11.1 14.8 Needs personal assistance..... 3,886 22.5 16.6 13.9 19.9 11.7 15.4 Getting around inside the home 3,664 22.9 18.1 13.9 21.3 10.3 13.5 Needs personal assistance..... 1,706 20.6 18.2 15.8 20.9 10.6 14.1 Getting in or out of bed or a chair5,280 23.5 17.5 14.4 18.9 11.1 14.5 Needs personal assistance..... 2,022 22.3 16.2 14.7 20.1 12.0 14.6 Taking a bath or shower........ 4,501 21.7 19.9 13.9 19.4 10.1 15.0 Needs personal assistance..... 2,718 20.8 17.3 14.3 20.7 11.0 15.8 Dressing ...................... 3,234 21.7 17.5 14.6 19.0 11.5 15.7 Needs personal assistance..... 2,060 20.4 16.7 14.7 19.2 11.3 17.7 Eating ........................ 1,077 23.3 18.3 14.8 15.5 13.4 14.7 Needs personal assistance..... 487 19.6 17.3 12.8 14.9 15.4 20.1 Using the toilet, including getting to the toilet.................. 2,084 22.1 18.3 14.5 19.0 11.0 15.1 Needs personal assistance..... 1,157 20.0 17.4 16.0 19.8 12.6 14.3 Number of ADL limitations: 1............................. 3,337 23.4 15.0 13.7 19.7 13.2 15.1 2 ............................ 1,394 25.6 20.0 12.8 18.2 8.3 15.2 3 or more .................... 3,189 21.9 18.8 14.8 20.0 10.2 14.3 Number of ADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 ............................ 1,490 24.3 16.7 12.6 18.7 13.3 14.5 2 ............................ 778 25.9 15.1 13.2 19.0 10.0 16.8 3 or more .................... 1,618 19.3 17.3 15.6 21.4 10.9 15.6 With an IADL limitation ........ 11,694 22.4 19.0 13.8 20.4 10.1 14.3 Needs personal assistance..... 8,705 23.3 19.4 14.0 19.7 9.7 14.0 Going outside the home, for example to shop or visit a doctor's office 7,809 23.5 19.1 13.9 19.5 10.1 14.0 Needs personal assistance..... 6,011 23.2 19.4 14.4 19.3 9.8 13.9 Keeping track of money and bills ..3,901 24.4 20.2 14.0 17.7 9.3 14.4 Needs personal assistance.........3,425 24.3 20.2 14.5 17.5 9.1 14.5 Preparing meals ...................4,530 20.8 17.6 15.1 20.1 11.0 15.4 Needs personal assistance.........3,685 20.8 16.8 15.1 20.1 10.9 16.3 Doing light housework, such as wash- ing dishes or sweeping a floor....6,313 22.4 19.0 13.9 20.0 10.2 14.5 Needs personal assistance........4,745 21.7 18.4 14.1 20.7 10.2 14.9 Using the telephone............3,130 19.1 18.1 15.7 20.1 10.8 16.2 Unable to use .................... 933 20.0 23.9 16.5 14.5 9.6 15.6 Number of IADL limitations: 1............................. 5,021 21.5 19.3 13.0 21.9 10.1 14.2 2............................. 2,482 24.7 19.7 14.8 19.1 8.7 13.0 3 or more .................... 4,190 22.1 18.2 14.2 19.4 10.8 15.3 Number of IADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 ............................ 3,668 24.1 20.9 12.8 19.6 9.1 13.6 2 ............................ 1,980 24.4 18.7 14.1 21.0 9.9 11.9 3 or more .................... 3,057 21.5 18.2 15.3 18.9 10.3 15.9 Uses a wheelchair .............. 1,494 16.7 15.4 14.0 23.8 11.6 18.5 Does not use a wheelchair but has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or longer............ 3,962 21.9 18.1 13.9 22.1 10.6 13.5 Needs personal assistance with an ADL or IADL ........................ 9,211 23.2 18.6 14.1 20.0 9.9 14.3 With a mental or emotional disab. 6,879 26.0 14.8 11.8 16.9 12.1 18.4 Mental retardation............. 1,224 29.4 16.4 17.4 14.7 9.4 12.8 PERSONS 16 TO 67 YEARS OLD With a work disability ......... 19,544 24.0 13.8 11.2 19.0 13.1 19.0 Prevented from working......... 8,632 32.7 17.8 12.3 17.7 9.4 10.1 PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER With a housework disability .... 18,088 21.1 16.3 12.9 21.1 11.6 17.0 Unable to do housework ........ 3,5911 20.3 17.6 13.7 20.6 10.7 17.2