Table 9. Low-lncome Status of Persons 15 to 64 Years Old, 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 to 64 YEARS OLD Total ....................... 165,040 14.4 8.8 9.5 19.2 15.8 32.2 With no disability ............ 135,558 12.8 8.0 9.3 19.2 16.3 34.6 With a disability ............. 29,482 22.1 12.8 10.8 19.3 13.8 21.3 Severe ...................... 13,171 30.2 16.2 12.0 17.8 10.6 13.1 Not severe ................ 16,311 15.5 10.0 9.8 20.5 16.3 27.8 With a functional limitation .. 18,948 23.7 13.1 11.3 19.8 12.9 19.3 Severe .................... 6,552 30.1 15.3 12.5 18.9 10.1 13.1 Seeing words and letters .... 4,801 28.5 13.8 13.0 18.0 10.7 16.1 Unable .................... 579 32.6 14.4 14.8 17.6 9.7 11.1 Hearing normal conversation . 5,588 19.1 12.0 10.0 19.7 15.1 24.2 Unable .................... 364 18.8 19.5 12.1 23.0 11.7 15.0 Having speech understood .... 1,517 32.3 14.4 15.1 15.7 10.0 12.7 Unable .................... 161 27.3 33.6 18.8 7.4 9.5 3.3 Lifting and carrying 10 lbs . 7,827 28.0 15.2 12.1 18.6 10.9 15.3 Unable .................... 3,121 30.6 16.4 11.9 17.9 10.0 13.2 Climbing stairs without resting 8,068 30.4 14.8 12.6 18.3 10.9 13.0 Unable .................... 3,595 33.2 15.8 12.3 17.9 9.6 11.2 Walking 3 city blocks ....... 7,937 29.4 14.6 11.5 19.5 10.7 14.4 Unable .................... 3,243 31.4 16.4 12.1 18.7 8.6 12.7 Number of functional limitations: 1 ........................... 9,826 18.1 11.4 10.1 21.3 15.0 24.1 2 ........................... 3,980 24.2 14.2 12.7 18.0 12.6 18.4 3 or more .................. 5,143 33.9 15.7 12.6 18.1 9.0 10.7 Number of severe functional limitations: 1 .......................... 3,642 28.6 13.5 12.5 19.6 11.3 14.5 2 ........................... 1,593 29.9 16.0 12.6 20.4 8.8 12.3 3 or more ................... 1,361 34.6 19.3 11.9 15.4 8.5 10.3 With an ADL limitation ........ 3,442 31.5 13.8 12.5 17.0 11.5 13.8 Needs personal assistance ... 1,514 32.7 14.3 13.2 18.0 10.4 11.5 Getting around inside the home 1,307 31.4 13.8 12.5 19.1 10.6 12.5 Needs personal assistance . 575 30.6 15.4 13.4 20.6 12.7 7.3 Getting in or out of bed or a chair ................. 2,374 31.8 13.7 13.3 16.6 11.8 12.7 Needs personal assistance . 871 33.1 13.6 14.8 18.4 10.9 9.4 Taking a bath or shower ..... 1,592 31.0 16.7 13.7 17.6 9.2 11.9 Needs personal assistance . 900 30.8 15.6 15.0 19.6 8.6 10.4 Dressing .................... 1,327 29.7 15.1 13.8 17.0 11.4 13.1 Needs personal assistance . 782 31.1 14.1 14.4 17.2 9.7 13.4 Eating ...................... 431 31.9 17.7 13.9 10.5 14.3 11.7 Needs personal assistance . 150 26.5 13.8 16.4 10.0 20.6 12.7 Using the toilet, including getting to the toilet ................ 726 32.3 12.9 13.9 17.3 11.8 11.9 Needs personal assistance 389 30.0 9.9 17.9 18.3 14.6 9.4 Number of ADL limitations: 1 ........................... 1,587 31.7 11.4 11.6 16.3 13.0 16.0 2 ........................... 688 34.1 13.7 10.8 17.7 9.9 13.7 3 or more ................... 1,166 29.8 17.0 14.6 17.4 10.2 11.0 Number of ADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 ........................... 586 35.2 13.9 11.3 16.4 9.3 13.9 2 ........................... 370 34.6 15.1 11.3 17.4 12.1 9.6 3 or more ................... 559 28.7 14.1 16.5 19.9 10.5 10.3 With an IADL limitation ....... 5,080 28.9 17.6 12.5 18.9 9.1 13.0 Needs personal assistance ... 3,585 30.0 18.0 12.9 18.0 9.3 12.0 Going outside the home, for example to shop or visit a doctor's office ............. 2,885 31.8 16.1 12.5 17.8 9.8 12.0 Needs personal assistance . 1,993 32.1 16.7 13.0 17.5 9.8 10.9 Keeping track of money and bills ...................... 1,597 31.2 18.8 13.6 17.4 7.5 11.6 Needs personal assistance . 1,384 30.1 19.5 14.3 17.0 7.8 11.3 Preparing meals ............. 1,680 17.9 14.8 14.8 18.8 11.2 14.9 Needs personal assistance . 1,321 27.6 14.5 14.5 18.3 12.0 13.1 Doing light housework, such as washing dishes or sweeping a floor .................... 2,565 29.3 18.3 12.8 17.7 9.5 12.4 Needs personal assistance . 1,763 30.4 17.5 12.9 17.6 9.6 12.0 Using the telephone ......... 1,140 28.1 17.2 14.9 15.7 9.2 14.9 Unable to use ............. 373 27.8 24.2 19.4 6.9 8.7 13.1 Number of IADL limitations: 1 ........................... 2,533 26.2 18.7 11.1 20.6 8.8 14.6 2 ........................... 1,158 32.0 18.4 14.2 16.6 7.7 11.1 3 or more ................... 1,388 31.1 15.0 13.6 17.7 10.8 11.8 Number of lADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 ........................... 1,785 29.1 19.9 11.1 18.2 8.5 13.1 2 ........................... 842 31.2 16.1 14.2 19.4 9.3 9.8 3 or more ................... 958 30.5 16.0 14.8 16.2 10.8 11.7 Uses a wheelchair ............. 529 23.7 11.4 12.7 22.0 13.4 16.8 Does not use a wheelchair but has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or longer ............. 1,115 29.1 17.0 9.8 18.0 11.0 15.2 Needs personal assistance with an ADL or IADL .................. 3,876 29.9 16.6 12.9 18.3 9.7 12.6 With a mental or emotional disability .................. 5,746 26.8 14.5 11.2 16.6 12.3 18.5 Mental retardation ........... 1,151 29.1 15.9 17.1 15.3 9.5 13.1 PERSONS 16 TO 64 YEARS OLD With a work disability ........ 18,017 24.9 13.6 11.0 18.5 13.1 19.0 Prevented from working ...... 7,588 35.0 17.6 12.4 16.9 9.0 9.2 With a housework disability ... 9,641 26.2 14.1 11.6 19.0 12.2 17.0 Unable to do housework ...... 1,235 31.0 16.6 12.0 17.3 11.6 11.4