Table 24. Employment Status of Persons 21 to 64 Years Old, by Sex and Type of Disability: 1991-92 Numbers in thousands] ----Both Sexes---- -----Males----- ----Females---- Characteristic Employed Employed Employed Total Number % Total Number % Total Number % PERSONS 21 TO 64 YEARS OLD Total ...................... 144,778 108,684 75.1 70,923 58,975 83.2 73,855 49,709 67.3 With no disability ........... 117,194 94,347 80.5 57,506 51,045 88.8 59,688 43,301 72.6 With a disability ............ 27,584 14,337 52.0 13,418 7,930 59.1 14,167 6,408 45.2 Severe ..................... 12,568 2,921 23.2 5,549 1,327 23.9 7,019 1,594 22.7 Not severe .................. 15,016 11,416 76.0 7,869 6,603 83.9 7,148 4,814 67.3 With a functional limitation .. 18,098 8,789 48.6 8,503 4,781 56.2 9,596 4,008 41.8 Severe ..................... 6,397 1,766 27.6 2,595 733 28.3 3,802 1,033 27.2 Seeing words and letters ... 4,576 2,086 45.6 2,078 1,107 53.3 2,497 979 39.2 Unable ................... 563 144 25.6 268 83 30.9 296 61 20.8 Hearing normal conversation . 5,241 3,335 63.6 3,467 2,385 68.8 1,774 951 53.6 Unable ................... 324 189 58.2 221 139 62.8 103 50 48.4 Having speech understood ... 1,346 469 34.9 786 300 38.1 560 169 30.3 Unable ................... 122 30 24.4 79 22 27.2 43 8 19.4 Lifting and carrying 10 lbs 7,606 2,436 32.0 2,656 867 32.7 4,949 1,569 31.7 Unable ................... 3,028 674 22.3 1,036 186 18.0 1,992 488 24.5 Climbing stairs without resting 7,852 2,359 30.0 3,123 1,027 32.9 4,728 1,332 28.2 Unable ................... 3,516 722 20.5 1,366 293 21.4 2,150 429 20.0 Walking 3 city blocks ...... 7 720 2,426 31.4 3 308 1,145 34.6 4 413 1,281 29.0 Unable ................... 3 182 660 20.8 1 291 260 20.2 1 891 400 21.2 Number of functional limitations: 1 .......................... 9,273 5,911 63.8 4,729 3,376 71.4 4,544 2,53 55.8 2 .......................... 3,812 1,779 46.7 1,739 918 52.8 2,074 860 41.5 3 or more ................... 5,013 1,099 21.9 2,036 486 23.9 2,978 613 20.6 Number of severe functional limitations: 1 .......................... 3,520 1,271 36.1 1,471 535 36.3 2,049 736 35.9 2 .......................... 1,566 357 22.8 632 157 24.8 934 200 21.5 3 or more ................... 1,311 139 10.6 491 42 8.6 820 97 11.8 With an ADL limitation ....... 3,336 841 25.2 1,474 412 27.9 1,862 429 23.1 Needs personal assistance ... 1,455 263 18.1 652 123 18.9 802 140 17.5 Getting around inside the home 1,253 173 13.8 556 79 14.2 697 94 13.5 Needs personal assistance . 555 57 10.3 254 27 10.5 301 30 10.1 Getting in or out of bed or a chair .................... 2,327 582 25.0 1,033 295 28.6 1,294 286 22.1 Needs personal assistance . 841 151 17.9 387 68 17.6 454 83 18.2 Taking a bath or shower ..... 1,540 254 16.5 606 80 13.2 934 175 18.7 Needs personal assistance . 856 109 12.8 381 40 10.4 475 70 14.7 Dressing .................... 1,275 233 18.3 565 104 18.5 710 129 18.1 Needs personal assistance . 739 119 16.1 353 57 16.3 386 61 15.9 Eating ..................... 405 88 21.7 184 43 23.2 220 45 20.4 Needs personal assistance . 138 22 15.8 68 14 20.5 71 8 11.4 Using the toilet, including getting to the toilet .... 690 122 17.7 295 60 20.2 395 62 15.8 Needs personal assistance . 363 48 13.3 160 30 18.7 203 19 9.2 Number of ADL limitations: 1 .......................... 1,535 520 33.9 713 287 40.2 822 234 28.5 2 .......................... 682 170 24.9 288 59 20.7 394 110 28.0 3 or more ................... 1,118 151 13.5 473 65 13.7 676 85 13.2 Number of ADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 .......................... 566 139 24.6 224 67 30.1 342 72 21.0 2 .......................... 360 61 16.8 193 27 13.9 167 34 20.3 3 or more ................... 528 63 11.9 235 29 12.3 294 35 11.9 With an IADL limitation ....... 4,834 1,106 22.9 2,093 517 24.7 2,741 589 21.5 Needs personal assistance ... 3,395 661 19.5 1,397 258 18.5 1,998 402 20.1 Going outside the home, for example to shop or visit a doctor's office .......... 2,764 417 15.1 1,164 172 14.8 1,600 246 15.4 Needs personal assistance . 1,896 248 13.1 777 101 13.0 1,119 147 13.2 Keeping track of money and bills .................... 1,464 285 19.5 741 155 21.0 723 130 17.9 Needs personal assistance . 1,263 220 17.4 658 122 18.5 605 98 16.2 Preparing meals ............. 1,576 229 14.5 638 89 14.0 938 140 14.9 Needs personal assistance . 1,237 177 14.3 521 64 12.2 716 114 15.9 Doing light housework, such as washing dishes or sweeping a floor ..................... 2 459 425 17.3 934 147 15.8 1,525 278 18.2 Needs personal assistance . 1 689 260 15.4 628 75 12.0 1,061 185 17.5 Using the telephone ......... 1,044 298 28.5 624 204 32.6 419 94 22.4 Unable to use ............. 334 90 27.1 202 51 25.0 288 54 18.8 Number ot IADL limitations: 1 .......................... 2,432 765 31.5 1,060 361 34.1 1,372 404 29.5 2 .......................... 1,108 196 17.7 465 85 18.2 643 111 17.2 3 or more ................... 1,294 145 11.2 569 71 12.5 726 74 10.2 Number ot lADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 .......................... 1,711 443 25.9 669 155 23.1 1,042 288 27.6 2 .......................... 797 135 17.0 330 67 20.3 467 68 14.6 3 or more ................... 888 83 9.3 398 37 9.3 489 47 9.6 Uses a wheelchair ............. 495 91 18.4 230 46 20.2 265 44 16.8 Does not use a wheelchair but has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for six months or longer 1,108 195 17.6 563 118 21.0 545 77 14.1 Needs personal assistance with an ADL or IADL ............. 3,701 763 20.6 1,566 329 21.1 2,136 434 20.3 With a mental or emotional disability ................. 4,529 1,947 43.0 2,353 1,066 45.3 2,177 880 40.5 Mental retardation ......... 860 265 30.8 526 165 31.3 334 100 29.9 With a work disability ....... 17,252 7,340 42.5 8,468 4,096 48.4 8,784 3244 36.9 With a housework diability ... 9,377 3,021 32.2 4,185 1,418 33.9 5,193 1,603 30.9 Unable to do housework ..... 1,193 165 13.8 667 104 15.6 526 61 11.6