Table 27. Mean Monthly Earnings of Workers, by Sex and Type of Dlsability: 1991-92 Both sexes Males Females Characteristic With Mean earnings With Mean earnings With Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings (thou- Standard (thou- Standard (thou- Standard sands) Value error sands) Value error sands) Value error ALL WORKERS Total ...................... 122,367 $1,927 $13 66,298 $2,367 $23 56,070 $1,406 $10 With no disability ........... 106,153 1,962 13 57,311 2,405 23 48,842 1,441 11 With a disability ............ 16,214 1,698 52 8,986 2,122 90 7,228 1,171 24 Severe ..................... 3,374 1,422 169 1,544 1,890 368 1,831 1,028 42 Not severe ................. 12,840 1,771 47 7,443 2,170 77 5,397 1,220 29 With a functional limitation .. 9,960 1,706 67 5,374 2,176 121 4,586 1,156 29 Severe ..................... 2,062 1,494 268 856 2,144 649 1,206 1,033 52 Seeing words and letters ... 2,314 1,573 77 1,218 1,963 134 1,097 1,141 62 Unable ................... 165 1,238 186 86 (B) (B) 79 (B) (B) Hearing nommal conversation . 3,793 1,967 73 2,701 2 312 98 1,092 1,114 54 Unable ................... 225 1,484 150 168 1 657 184 57 (B) (B) Having speech understood ... 518 1,067 84 326 1,179 118 192 877 107 Unable ................... 38 (B) 250 27 (B) (B) 11 (B) (B) Lifting and canying 10 lbs . 2,742 1,339 49 966 1,693 97 1,776 1,146 54 Unable ................... 792 1,138 73 235 1,422 161 557 1,018 78 Climbing stairs without resting 2,762 1,566 204 1,191 2,206 473 1,571 1,081 43 Unable .................... 899 1,715 610 346 2,877 1585 553 989 74 Walking 3 city blocks ...... 2,807 1,578 203 1,301 2 165 438 1,505 1,070 44 Unable .................... 786 1,256 78 303 1 588 150 483 1,049 82 Number of functional limitations: 1 .......................... 6,677 1,773 49 3,776 2,213 79 2,901 1,201 37 2 .......................... 1,998 1,827 287 1,053 2,385 547 945 1,204 71 3 or more ................... 1,285 1,171 58 545 1,517 106 741 917 58 Number of severe functonal limitations: 1 .......................... 1,436 1,646 384 618 2,411 907 819 1,068 62 2 .......................... 431 1,208 90 181 1,466 143 250 1,020 112 3 or more ................... 194 1,011 149 57 (B) (B) 137 (B) (B) With an ADL limitation ........ 964 1,455 106 462 1,947 199 502 1,003 74 Needs personal assistance ... 312 1,435 200 149 (B) (B) 163 732 85 Getting around inside the home 196 1,248 144 88 (B) (B) 109 (B) (B) Needs personal assistance . 61 (B) (B) 32 (B) (B) 29 (B) (B) Gettng in or out of bed or a chair ..................... 640 1,400 85 329 1,788 139 312 991 79 Needs personal assistance . 160 1,333 154 76 (B) (B) 85 (B) (B) Taking a bath or shower ..... 307 1,250 222 100 (B) (B) 208 911 125 Needs personal assistance . 136 (B) (B) 55 (B) (B) 81 (B) (B) Dressing ................... 274 1,485 246 117 (B) (B) 156 926 116 Needs personal assistance 141 (B) (B) 74 (B) (B) 66 (B) (B) Eating ..................... 110 (B) (B) 38 (B) (B) 72 (B) (B) Needs personal assistance . 34 (B) (B) 15 (B) (B) 19 (B) (B) Using the toilet, including gettng to the toilet ...... 147 (B) (B) 69 (B) (B) 78 (B) (B) Needs personal assistance . 60 (B) (B) 33 (B) (B) 27 (B) (B) Number of ADL limitations: 1 .......................... 618 1,512 124 327 1,963 208 290 1,004 96 2 .......................... 171 1,447 368 59 (B) (B) 112 (B) (B) 3 or more .................. 175 1,264 143 75 (B) (B) 100 (B) (B) Number of ADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 .......................... 168 1,695 338 81 (B) (B) 87 (B) (B) 2 .......................... 76 (B) (B) 37 (B) (B) 39 (B) (B) 3 or more ................... 68 (B) (B) 31 (B) (B) 37 (B) (B) With an IADL limitation ...... 1,266 1,552 329 603 2,089 695 663 1,064 77 Needs personal assistance ... 732 1,124 98 300 1,376 200 432 949 89 Going outside the home, for example to shop of visit a doctor's office ........... 490 1,301 136 198 1,684 283 292 1,042 113 Needs personal assistance . 291 1,176 204 118 (B) (B) 173 860 139 Keeping track of money and bills ...................... 334 964 160 185 1,225 275 148 (B) (B) Needs personal assistance . 258 889 191 147 (B) (B) 111 (B) (B) Preparing meals ............ 278 898 115 108 (B) (B) 170 762 120 Needs personal assistance . 209 889 138 84 (B) (B) 126 (B) (B) Doing light housework, such as washing dishes or sweeping a floor ..................... 497 1,309 101 171 1,667 179 326 1,122 118 Needs personal assistance . 297 1,295 128 96 (B) (B) 201 1,041 133 Using the telephone ......... 360 2,349 1148 257 2,961 1646 103 (B) (B) Unable to use ............. 106 (B) (B) 63 (B) (B) 43 (B) (B) Number of IADL limitations: 1 .......................... 859 1,748 480 420 2,338 984 439 1,183 101 2 .......................... 215 1,238 182 92 (B) (B) 123 (B) (B) 3 or more ................... 192 1,029 253 91 (B) (B) 101 (B) (B) Number of lADL's for which personal assistance needed: 1 .......................... 469 1,163 106 171 1,376 212 298 1,041 110 2 .......................... 146 (B) (B) 70 (B) (B) 76 (B) (B) 3 or more ................... 118 (B) (B) 59 (B) (B) 59 (B) (B) Uses a wheelchair ............. 100 (B) (B) 55 (B) (B) 45 (B) (B) Does not use a wheelchair but has used a cane, crutches, or a walker for 6 months or longer 453 1,307 110 256 1,337 162 197 1,268 143 Needs personal assistance with an ADL or IADL ............. 847 1,815 648 374 2,928 1474 473 934 80 With a mental or emotional disability ................. 2,496 1,309 62 1,459 1,507 96 1,038 1,031 61 Mental retardation ....... 370 739 88 236 817 115 134 (B) (B) With a work disability ....... 7,856 1,608 83 4,405 1,986 144 3,451 1,126 35 With a housework diability .... 3,344 1,452 52 1,563 1,816 98 1,780 1,133 43 Unable to do housework ..... 193 1,653 422 117 (B) (B) 76 (B) (B) B Base less than 150,000.