Table 10. Low-lncome Status of Persons 65 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 65 YEARS OLD AND OVER Total ....................... 30,688 10.8 14.7 13.5 23.6 14.4 23.0 With no disability ............ 14,147 6.5 11.3 11.9 23.9 17.1 29.4 With a disability ............. 16,541 14.4 17.6 14.9 23.4 12.2 17.5 Severe ...................... 10,417 16.8 19.2 15.2 22.7 10.7 15.4 Not severe .................. 6,124 10.4 14.9 14.5 24.4 14.8 21.1 With a functional limitation .. 15,215 14.9 17.9 15.2 23.0 11.7 17.3 Severe ...................... 8,620 17.3 19.8 15.1 22.6 10.1 15.2 Seeing words and letters .... 4,884 18.1 20.0 17.2 21.1 10.2 13.4 Unable .................... 1,011 17.7 22.4 17.8 22.5 8.6 11.1 Hearing normal conversation . 5,406 13.3 16.1 16.9 22.4 13.2 18.0 Unable .................... 561 15.1 19.0 17.4 24.7 9.4 14.4 Having speech understood .... 767 15.6 18.9 12.7 24.1 12.1 16.7 Unable .................... 76 16.1 30.3 4.1 23.3 15.3 10.9 Lifting and carrying 10 lbs . 8,378 17.8 19.5 15.4 22.4 9.5 15.4 Unable .................... 4,613 18.9 19.3 15.4 22.0 9.0 15.5 Climbing stairs without resting 9,400 16.8 19.7 15.1 22.5 10.4 15.6 Unable .................... 5,522 18.2 20.4 15.2 21.8 10.3 14.1 Walking 3 city blocks ....... 9,381 16.5 19.6 15.1 22.2 10.5 16.1 Unable .................... 5,729 17.1 19.6 15.7 22.1 10.7 14.9 Number of functional limitations: 1 ........................... 4,637 10.2 14.4 15.1 25.7 14.6 20.0 2 ........................... 3,113 13.9 18.1 14.6 20.2 12.9 20.4 3 or more ................... 7,464 18.2 20.0 15.5 22.5 9.7 14.4 Number of severe functional limitations: 1 ........................... 3,337 15.7 20.0 13.8 23.7 9.8 16.9 2 ........................... 2,363 17.2 18.8 15.9 22.3 11.3 14.5 3 or more ................... 2,925 19.2 20.3 15.8 21.5 9.3 13.9 With an ADL limitation ...... 4,478 16.8 20.2 15.2 21.5 10.9 15.5 Needs personal assistance 2,372 16.1 18.1 14.4 21.1 12.5 17.9 Getting around inside the home 2,357 18.2 20.5 14.6 22.5 10.1 14.1 Needs personal assistance . 1,130 15.5 19.5 17.0 21.0 9.5 17.5 Getting in or out of bed or a chair ................... 2,905 16.6 20.7 15.3 20.9 10.5 16.0 Needs personal assistance 1,151 14.1 18.3 14.7 21.5 12.8 18.6 Taking a bath or shower ..... 2,909 16.6 21.7 14.0 20.4 10.6 16.7 Needs personal assistance . 1,818 15.9 18.2 14.0 21.3 12.2 18.5 Dressing .................... 1,907 16.1 19.2 15.2 20.5 11.6 17.4 Needs personal assistance . 1,278 13.9 18.3 14.8 20.4 12.2 20.4 Eating ...................... 646 17.5 18.7 15.4 18.8 12.9 16.8 Needs personal assistance . 337 16.5 18.8 11.2 17.0 13.1 23.4 Using the toilet, including getting to the toilet .............. 1,358 16.6 21.3 14.9 20.0 10.6 16.8 Needs personal assistance . 768 15.0 21.2 15.0 20.5 11.5 16.8 Number of ADL limitations: 1 ........................... 1,750 15.8 18.2 15.7 22.8 13.4 14.3 2 ........................... 706 17.3 26.0 14.7 18.6 6.7 16.7 3 or more ................... 2,022 17.4 19.9 14.9 21.4 10.2 16.2 Number of ADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 ........................... 905 17.3 18.5 13.4 20.2 15.9 14.8 2 ........................... 408 18.0 15.1 14.9 20.6 8.2 23.2 3 or more ................... 1,059 14.3 19.0 15.1 22.1 11.1 18.4 With an IADL limitation ....... 6,614 17.4 20.1 14.8 21.6 10.8 15.4 Needs personai assistance . 5,120 18.6 20.5 14.7 20.9 9.9 15.5 Going outside the home, for example to shop or visit a doctor's office ............ 4,924 18.6 20.8 14.7 20.4 10.3 15.1 Needs personal assistance . 4,018 18.8 20.7 15.1 20.1 9.8 15.4 Keeping track of money and bills ...................... 2,303 19.7 21.2 14.4 17.9 10.5 16.4 Needs personal assistance . 2,041 20.3 20.7 14.6 17.8 10.0 16.6 Preparing meals ............. 2,850 16.6 19.2 15.2 20.9 10.9 17.2 Needs personal assistance . 2,364 17.0 18.0 15.5 21.1 10.4 18.1 Doing light housework, such as washing dishes or sweeping a floor ........... 3,747 17.6 19.5 14.7 21.5 10.6 16.0 Needs personal assistance . 2,982 16.5 19.0 14.8 22.6 10.6 16.5 Using the telephone ......... 1,990 13.9 18.6 16.1 22.7 11.7 17.0 Unable to use ............. 560 14.7 23.7 14.5 19.6 10.3 17.2 Number of IADL limitations: 1 ........................... 2,488 16.6 19.9 14.9 23.3 11.4 13.9 2 ........................... 1,324 18.4 20.8 15.4 21.2 9.6 14.6 3 or more ................... 2,802 17.6 19.8 14.5 20.3 10.8 17.1 Number of lADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 ........................... 1,883 19.3 21.8 14.3 20.9 9.6 14.1 2 ........................... 1,139 19.4 20.6 14.1 22.1 10.3 13.5 3 or more ................... 2,099 17.4 19.1 15.5 20.2 10.0 17.8 Uses a wheelchair ............. 965 12.9 17.6 14.7 24.7 10.6 19.5 Does not use a wheelchair but has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or longer ............. 2,847 18.7 18.6 15.7 24.0 10.4 12.7 Needs personal assistance with an ADL or IADL .................. 5,336 18.3 20.0 14.9 21.2 10.1 15.5 With a mental or emotional disability ................... 1,133 21.8 16.0 15.0 18.5 10.9 17.8 Mentai retardation .......... 73 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) With a housework disability ... 8,447 15.2 18.9 14.4 23.5 11.0 16.9 Unable to do housework ...... 2,355 14.6 18.1 14.5 22.3 10.2 20.2 B Base less than 150,000.