CODI: Cornucopia of Disability Information

Digest of Data on Persons with Disabilities

 
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                               CONTENTS
                                                                   
  Part 1.1
	  Definition and Measurement of Disability               
	     Activity Limitation                        
	     Functional Limitation                       
	     Need for Assistance in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and 
		Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) 
  Part 1.2        
	     Special Population Groups and Measures               
	     Chronic Conditions Causing Disability                
	     Disability, Health Status, and Health Care Utilization       
	     Work Disability                           
	     Disability in Long-Term Care Facilities               
	     Federal Benefit Programs for Persons with Disabilities        
	     State Level Data on Disability                   

	  Interpretation and Limitations of the Data               
  Part 1.3
	  Prevalence and Characteristics of Persons with Disabilities     
	     General Measures of Disability: Activity Limitation and Functional
		  Limitation
  Part 1.4 						     
	     Limitation in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental 
		  Activities of Daily Living (IADL) 			     
	     Disability Status of Special Population Groups          
		Children                            
		Elderly                            
		Mental Health                         
		Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities       
		Self-Perception among Persons with Disabilities
  Part 1.5        
	     Chronic Conditions Causing Disability               
	     Disability, Health Status, and Health Care Utilization      

	  Work Disability                           
	     Prevalence and Characteristics of Persons with a Work Disability 
	     Labor Force Participation  
  Part 1.6                   
	     Employment by Occupation and Industry               
	     Health Insurance Coverage                     
	     Work Disability by Functional Limitation Status          
	     Chronic Conditions Causing Work Disability            
	     Occupational Injuries and Illnesses                

	  Disability in Long-Term Care Facilities               
	     Nursing Home Residents                      
	     Mental Health Facilities and Organizations
  Part 1.7            
	     Facilities for the Mentally Retarded               

	  Federal Benefit Programs                       
	     Special Education                         
	     Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (SSDI)       
	     Supplemental Security Income (SSI)                
	     State Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (VR)           
	     Disabled Veterans (VA)                      




  Part 2.1
      I.  PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

	     Table 1. Number and Percent of Persons by Degree of
	     Activity Limitation Due to Chronic Conditions and Age,
	     Race and Sex: United States, 1989

	     Table 2. Number and Percent of Persons by Degree of
	     Activity Limitation Due to Chronic Conditions and Age,
	     Income, and Location: United States, 1989

	     Table 3. Functional Limitation Status, by Selected
	     Characteristics: United States, 1984

	     Table 4. Percent of Persons 15 Years Old and Over Who
	     Needed Assistance from Others with Everyday Activities,
	     by Age and Selected Characteristics: 1986

	     Table 5. Functional Status of the Non-Institutionalized
	     Population Aged 55-64 and 65 Years and Over: Estimates of
	     Persons with Activity of Daily Living (ADL), Mobility,
	     and Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL)
	     Difficulties: United States, 1987 

	     Table 6. Activity of Daily Living (ADL) Disabilities
	     among Non-Institutionalized Persons Aged 65 and Over, by
	     Survey and Type of Activity: United States, Various Years

  Part 2.2
	     Table 7. Number and Percent of Children Who Ever Had A
	     Delay In Growth or Development, a Learning Disability, or
	     an Emotional Problem That Lasted 3 Months or More or
	     Required Psychological Help, by Age and Selected
	     Characteristics: United States, 1988

	     Table 8. Disability Status of Children, by Selected
	     Characteristics: United States, 1984

	     Table 9. Comparison of Standardized One-Month, Six-Month,
	     and Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders, Expressed as
	     a Percent of the Population 18 Years and Older, United
	     States: 1980-84

	     Table 10. Estimated Number of Persons with Developmental
	     Disabilities Based on Age at Onset of Activity
	     Limitation: United States, 1979-1980

	     Table 11. Satisfaction with Life: A Comparison Between
	     Disabled and Non-Disabled Persons: United States, 1986

	     Table 12. Percentage Who Feel Disability has Prevented
	     Them from Reaching Their Potential as a Person: United
	     States, 1986

  Part 2.3
    II.  CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND IMPAIRMENTS CAUSING DISABILITY 

	     Table 13. Average Annual Number of Selected Chronic
	     Conditions and Percent of Conditions Causing Limitation
	     of Activity by Nature of Limitation and Gender, All Ages:
	     United States, 1983-1986

	     Table 14. Average Annual Number of Days of Restricted
	     Activity from Selected Chronic Conditions and Number of
	     Days per Condition, by Age and Sex: United States,
	     1986-88

	     Table 15. Average Annual Days of Bed Disability from
	     Selected Chronic Conditions and Number of Days per
	     Condition, by Age and Sex: United States, 1986-88 

  Part 2.4
    III. DISABILITY, HEALTH STATUS, AND HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION

	     Table 16. Percent and Number of Persons by Activity
	     Limitation and Health Status: United States, 1984-88


	     Table 17: Restricted Activity Days by Activity Limitation
	     and Health Status: United States, 1984-88

	     Table 18: Physician Contacts by Activity Limitation and
	     Health Status: United States, 1984-88 

	     Table 19. Short-Stay Hospital Days by Activity Limitation
	     and Health Status: United States, 1984-88.  

	     Table 20. Persons Using Special Aids for Getting Around,
	     by Age and Sex: Civilian Non-institutionalized
	     Population: United States, 1977, and Types of Special
	     Equipment Used by Persons Who Need Assistance in Basic
	     Life Activities, 1987 

	     Table 21. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Cases
	     and Deaths, According to Age at Diagnosis, Sex and
	     Race/Ethnicity: United States, 1984-90 

  Part 2.5
   IV. WORK DISABILITY

	    Table 22. Percent of Persons 16 to 64 Years Old with a
	    Work Disability, by Selected Characteristics: United
	    States, 1988

	    Table 23. Labor Force Status by Work Disability Status,
	    Persons 16 to 64 Years: United States, 1988

	    Table 24. Mean Earnings of Workers 16 to 64 Years Old, by
	    Work Disability Status: United States, 1987

	    Table 25. Occupation and Industry in 1987--Employed
	    Persons 16 to 64 Years Old, by Work Disability Status,
	    Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex: United States, 1988

  Part 2.6
    V. PREVALENCE OF DISABILITY IN INSTITUTIONS

	    Table 26. Number of Nursing Home Residents by Selected
	    Functional Statuses, Age, Sex, and Race: United States,
	    1985

	    Table 27.  Residents of Nursing Homes by Age, Sex, and
	    All-Listed Diagnoses of Selected Impairments and Chronic
	    Conditions at Time of Survey: 1985

	    Table 28. Number of Nursing Home Residents and Percent
	    Distribution by Total, Average, and Median Lengths of
	    Stay, According to Selected Characteristics: United
	    States, 1985

	    Table 29. Number and Percent Distribution of Nursing Home
	    Residents, by Living Arrangement Prior to Admission:
	    United States, 1985

	    Table 30. Mental Health Inpatients at End of Year,
	    Average Daily Census, Annual Additions and Episodes, by
	    Type of Facility: 1986

	    Table 31. Inpatient Under Care and Admissions - Number
	    and Percent of Total Persons Under Care, by Selected
	    Principal Diagnoses and Type of Inpatient Psychiatric
	    Service: United States, 1986.

	    Table 32. Average Daily Inpatient and Residential
	    Treatment Census and Percent Occupancy, by Type of Mental
	    Health Organization: United States, Selected Years,
	    1969-86

	    Table 33. Demographic Characteristics of Residents of
	    Facilities for the Mentally Retarded by Type of Facility,
	    United States, January 1, 1987.  

  Part 2.7
     VI. FEDERAL PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

	    Table 34. Number and Percent of Special Education
	    Students 6-21 Years Old Served in Different Educational
	    Environments During School Year 1987-1988

	    Table 35. Number and Average Monthly Amount of Social
	    Security Disability Insurance Benefits Paid to Disabled
	    Workers, and Number of Supplemental Security Income
	    Benefits Paid to the Blind and Disabled, by Age and Sex:
	    1989 

	    Table 36. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI),
	    Current Pay Benefits: Number and Percentage Distribution
	    of Disabled Workers, by Diagnostic Group and Sex, at End
	    of 1989

	    Table 37. Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Number and
	    Percentage Distribution of Blind an Disabled Persons
	    Under Age 65 Receiving Federally Administrated Payments,
	    by Diagnostic Group, December 1989.  

	    Table 38. State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies:
	    Number and Percent of Persons Rehabilitated, by Major
	    Disability, National Totals, FY 1988.  

	    Table 39. State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies:
	    Number and Percent of Persons Rehabilitated, by Severity
	    Status and Occupation Group, National Totals, FY 1988 

	    Table 40. Disabled Veterans by Age and Period of Service:
	    September 1989 

  Part 2.8
      VII. STATE LEVEL DATA ON DISABILITY

	    Table 41. Number of Children 6-21 Served Under Chapter 1
	    of ESEA (SOP) and EHA-B by Handicapping Condition: During
	    School Year 1988-1989

	    Table 42. Persons Receiving Federally Administered
	    Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payments for the Blind
	    and Disabled and Social Security Disability Insurance
	    Benefits, by State 1989

	    Table 43. Number of Inpatient and Residential Treatment
	    Residents and Additions and Rate Per 100,000 Civilian
	    Population for All Types of Mental Health Organizations,
	    by State, 1986 

	    Table 44. Residential Facilities for Persons with Mental
	    Retardation: United States, 1988 

	    Table 45. Work Disability, Labor Force Status of
	    Non-Institutionalized Persons 16-64, by State: April 1980



Note: the divisions into Parts was arbitrary for the purpose of making the
gopher more readable. These divisions do not exist in the original text.
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