*** 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
** Highlights
As a group, orthopedic impairments (which appear under the "Impairments"
category, as "curvature of back or spine" through "other orthopedic
impairments") were most frequently reported as causing a limitation in either
major or outside activity. Arthritis (primarily osteoarthritis) (under the
"Skin and Musculoskeletal" category), and heart disease and hypertension
(high blood pressure) (under the "circulatory" category) were the second,
third, and fourth most frequently reported cause of activity limitation.
Low prevalence conditions which have a high rate of activity limitation,
among those who have them, include mental retardation and absence of leg(s)
(under impairments), lung or bronchial cancer (under respiratory), multiple
sclerosis (under miscellaneous), and cerebral palsy and blind in both eyes
(under impairments).
Marked differences exist between the most prevalent chronic conditions and
the conditions most frequently reported as causing activity limitation. High
prevalence conditions not strongly associated with disability include chronic
sinusitis, hay fever (without asthma), and chronic bronchitis (under
respiratory), and psoriasis and dermatitis (under skin and musculoskeletal).
The need for assistance in basic life activities (ADL/IADL limitation)
constitutes a more severe disability and involves fewer reported conditions
than an activity limitation. While 11.7 percent of all reported conditions
cause an activity limitation, only 2.6 percent cause a need for help in basic
life activities.
Females have a higher prevalence of conditions and percent causing activity
limitation than men for arthritis and high blood pressure, but this may be a
function of age rather than gender since there are more women of advanced age
than men. Men have a higher prevalence and percentage causing activity
limitation for ischemic (coronary) heart disease, speech impairments, and
intervertebral disc disorders (men also report more absence of extremities
than women, although the activity limitation rates are somewhat lower).
Although women report having more chronic conditions than men (230,096 versus
163,803), gender differences in the percent causing an activity limitation
are small (12.5 for males versus 11.2 percent for females). However, women
generally report more ADL/IADL limitations than men (3.1 versus 2.0 percent).
** Explanatory Notes
This table presents prevalence estimates for select chronic conditions and
the percent causing activity limitation and need for help in basic life
activities (ADL/IADL limitation) among the civilian non-institutionalized
population in the United States. The figures are counts of conditions, which
exceed the number of separate individuals involved because a person may
report multiple conditions or be counted more than once within the same
condition. These estimates are based on the National Health Interview Survey
(NHIS) conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) for the
years 1983-1986. Combining data for four years increases the stability of
the estimates and reduces sampling error. Data are annual averages for the
four years. Annually, the sample consists of approximately 40,000 eligible
households containing about 120,000 persons living at the time of the
interview (see Table 1 for a description of the NHIS).
The numbers and percentage of chronic conditions presented are for all causes
of activity limitation and need for help in basic life activities. Activity
limitation is a broad measure of disability in terms of one's major activity
(e. g., play, school, and work) or in terms of other, non-major activity.
The need for help in basic life activities measures severe disability in
terms of an ADL limitation (needing the help of other persons with personal
care needs such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around one's home),
or, in the absence of an ADL limitation, if one needs the help of other
persons in handling routine needs, such as everyday household chores, doing
necessary business, shopping or getting around for other purposes (IADL).
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
Column titles: -A- Number of Conditions (1,000s)
-B- Any Activity Limitation
-C- Need for Help in Basic Life Activities+
Both Genders Males Females
Percent Causing Percent Causing Percent Causing
-A- -B- -C- -A- -B- -C- -A- -B- -C-
Chronic Condition
All selected chronic conditions
393,899 11.7 2.6 163,803 12.5 2.0 230,096 11.2 3.1
Skin and Musculoskeletal
Rheumatoid Arthritis
1,223 51.0 14.9 321 43.9 4.4* 902 53.6 18.7
Osteoarthritis/Other Arthropathies
29,245 19.6 5.3 10,351 18.3 3.4 18,893 20.4 6.3
Intervertebral Disk Disorders
3,987 48.7 5.3 2,212 50.4 3.6 1,775 46.6 7.4
Osteomyelitis/Bone Disorders
2,998 21.0 5.9 1,116 15.4 1.5* 1,882 24.3 8.5
Bursitis
4,539 6.2 0.7* 1,812 6.1 0.0 2,727 6.2 1.2*
Psoriasis and Dermatitis
11,329 1.9 0.1* 4,578 1.5 0.0 6,751 2.2 0.2*
Skin Cancer
1,459 2.3* 0.9* 874 2.8* 1.5* 586 1.6* 0.0
Other Selected Skin and Musculoskeletal
27,747 2.1 0.4 11,502 2.8 0.4* 16,245 1.6 0.5
Total
82,527 12.2 2.8 32,766 11.7 1.6 49,761 12.5 3.6
Impairments
Absence of Arms(s)/Hand(s)
84 43.1 4.1* 78 46.5 4.4* 6* 0.0 0.0
Absence of Leg(s)
289 83.3 39.0 234 82.6 35.0 56* 86.3* 55.8*
Absence of Fingers, Toes, Feet
1,811 7.0 1.3* 1,410 5.5 0.9* 401 12.3* 2.9*
Other Absence
1,031 20.8 4.4* 451 19.9 2.6* 581 21.4 5.8*
Complete Paralysis in Extremity
617 52.7 26.1 340 50.6 23.7 277 55.3 28.9
Cerebral Palsy
274 69.7 22.8 189 70.3 20.4* 85 68.3 28.2*
Partial Paralysis in Extremity
578 59.6 27.5 319 66.8 27.3 259 50.8 27.7
Paralysis in Other Sites (Complete/Partial)
247 47.8 14.1* 138 60.0 10.9* 109 32.4* 18.0*
Curvature of Back or Spine
4,689 14.7 1.4 1,443 15.4 1.2* 3,246 14.4 1.4*
Other Orthopedic Impairment of Back
9,898 27.7 2.8 4,550 27.0 2.0 5,348 28.2 3.5
Orthopedic Impairment in Upper Extremity
3,106 27.9 2.9 1,728 25.8 1.0* 1,377 30.6 5.4
Orthopedic Impairment In Lower Extremity
10,893 26.5 4.8 5,622 26.3 2.5 5,271 26.7 7.3
Other Orthopedic Impairments
316 58.7 14.3* 154 56.6 10.0* 161 60.8 18.4*
Speech Impairment
2,469 18.3 2.3* 1,633 18.8 1.6* 836 17.4 3.7*
Blind in Both Eyes
396 64.5 38.1 191 74.8 48.1 205 54.9 28.8
Cataracts
5,173 10.6 4.4 1,633 10.2 2.2* 3,541 10.8 5.4
Glaucoma
1,707 14.9 5.1 727 12.8 3.7* 980 16.5 6.1
Other Visual Impairment/Retinal Disorders
8,596 14.0 5.4 5,076 11.0 3.2 3,520 18.3 8.6
Deaf in Both Ears Other
1,700 16.4 3.2* 959 13.5 3.0* 741 20.1 3.5*
Hearing Impairments
19,254 4.6 0.9 10,854 4.4 0.7 8,400 4.8 1.2
Mental Retardation
1,202 84.1 19.9 762 86.9 18.7 440 79.3 22.0
Other Selected Impairments
1,371 13.6 2.5* 756 15.9 3.3* 615 10.7 1.7*
Total
75,701 18.5 4.1 39,247 18.1 3.1 36,455 19.0 5.1
Digestive
Ulcers
4,469 9.7 1.0* 2,107 11.8 0.9* 2,362 7.8 1.1*
Abdominal Hernia
4,830 12.5 2.4 2,427 11.3 1.2* 2,403 13.7 3.6
Enteritis and Colitis
2,392 7.2 0.8* 721 8.7 0.4* 1,671 6.6 1.0*
Cancer of Digestive Sites
228 45.3 15.9* 107 45.1 10.5* 121 45.4 20.6*
Other Selected Digestive Disorders
20,556 3.6 0.8 7,296 3.1 0.3* 13,260 3.9 1.1
Total
32,475 6.3 1.2 12,658 6.8 0.7 19,817 6.0 1.5
Circulatory
Rheumatic Fever
1,536 15.7 1.9* 537 11.2 0.6* 999 18.2 2.6*
Ischemic Heart Disease
6,948 35.0 8.1 3,978 36.1 4.4 2,970 33.6 13.0
Heart Rhythm Disorders
7,404 7.2 1.5 2,735 8.1 1.4* 4,669 6.7 1.5
Other Heart Disease Disorders
4,708 46.9 13.6 2,075 48.7 11.7 2,633 45.4 15.0
Hypertension
28,689 12.4 2.2 12,242 9.9 1.2 16,446 14.2 2.9
Cerebrovascular Disease
2,599 38.2 22.9 1,269 39.6 20.3 1,331 36.8 25.3
Arteriosclerosis
3,008 12.1 5.1 1,532 12.0 3.8* 1,476 12.2 6.5
Phlebitis, Varicose Veins
7,891 5.5 0.8 1,584 7.5 0.8* 6,306 4.9 0.8*
Other Selected Circulatory
11,519 3.8 1.2 5,153 4.0 0.8* 6,365 3.6 1.5
Total
74,302 15.1 3.9 31,105 15.9 3.1 43,195 14.4 4.5
Respiratory
Chronic Bronchitis
11,196 3.6 0.6 4,465 3.4 0.5* 6,732 3.8 0.7*
Asthma
8,869 20.6 1.3 4,069 19.1 0.7* 4,800 21.8 1.7
Hay Fever
20,431 1.5 0.0 9,424 1.7 0.0 11,007 1.3 0.1*
Sinusitis
31,969 0.4 0.1* 13,455 0.5 0.1* 18,514 0.4 0.1*
Emphysema
2,074 43.6 9.6 1,399 44.0 8.4 675 42.8 12.2
Lung or Bronchial Cancer
200 74.8 34.5 110 79.9 32.4* 90 68.7 37.1*
Pneumoconiosis/Asbestosis
368 38.5 8.1* 346 40.0 8.6* 22* 13.7* 0.0
Other Selected Respiratory
8,729 5.5 1.2 3,417 8.1 1.4* 5,312 3.7 1.0
Total
83,836 5.2 0.7 36,685 6.2 0.8 47,152 4.4 0.7
Miscellaneous
Diabetes
6,096 35.4 9.4 2,609 32.3 5.8 3,487 37.8 12.0
Anemias
3,409 4.6 0.3* 547 1.5* 0.0 2,862 5.2 0.3*
Kidney Disorders
3,559 9.6 2.4 1,187 9.0 1.0* 2,371 9.9 3.2
Female Genital Disorders
6,379 3.7 0.2* na na na 6,379 3.7 0.2*
Epilepsy
1,162 41.0 6.3 578 36.4 2.0* 584 45.5 10.5
Multiple Sclerosis
171 70.6 40.7 48* 36.7* 20.0* 123 84.0 48.9
Migraine Headache
7,934 2.9 0.3* 2,023 4.0 0.0 5,911 2.6 0.4*
Cancer of Female Breast
443 27.4 4.6* na na na 443 27.4 4.6*
Cancer of Genitourinary Sites
302 41.8 8.5* 100 55.3 15.3* 202 35.2 5.1*
Other Selected Miscellaneous
15,602 4.0 1.0 4,251 4.7 0.6* 11,352 3.8 1.1
Total
45,057 10.2 2.3 11,343 13.4 2.0 33,714 9.1 2.4
* Figure has low statistical reliability or precision (relative standard
error exceeds 30 percent).
+ Includes Activities of Daily Living (persons aged 6 years and over) and
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (persons aged 18 years and over).
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 1983-1986. Data are estimates
based on household interviews of the civilian non-institutionalized
population, as presented in LaPlante, M. P., Disability Risks of
Chronic Illness and Impairments. Disability Statistics Report 2
(National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research,
1991), Table 1.
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
** Highlights
Among reported chronic conditions, orthopedic impairments, collectively,
caused the greatest number of restricted activity days, or 416.5 million
annually. Arthritis and heart disease were second and third, respectively,
with 377.7 and 338.5 million restricted activity days. This follows a
pattern similar to the conditions causing activity limitation, as shown in
the previous table.
These three conditions caused the greatest number of restricted activity days
in both males and females but in different orders. For males the sequence
was orthopedic impairments, heart disease, and arthritis. For females it was
arthritis, orthopedic impairments, and heart disease.
Age influenced these patterns, with orthopedic impairments causing the
greatest number of restricted activity days among those under 65 years of age
and arthritis for those above that age. Persons 65 years of age and over had
a higher number of days per condition than their younger counterparts, except
for ischemic (coronary) heart disease.
Regardless of the prevalence, malignant neoplasms (cancer) of lung, bronchus,
and other respiratory sites caused the greatest number of restricted activity
days per condition (88.1), followed by complete paralysis (39.2), disorders
of bone or cartilage (37.7), and cerebrovascular disease (36.7).
** Explanatory Notes
Data for this table come from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for
the years 1986-1988. The figures are average annual estimates for these
three years. See Table 1 for a description of the NHIS annual sample.
Except for persons who are bed-ridden, restrictive activity days measure the
short-term (though recurring) effects of long- term disability. The number
of restricted activity days is the number of days a person experienced at
least one of the following:
1) a bed day, during which a person stayed in bed more than half a day
because of illness or injury,
2) a work-loss day, on which a currently employed person 18 years of age or
over missed more than half a day from a job or business,
3) a school loss day, on which a student 5-17 years of age missed more than
half a day from the school in which he or she was currently enrolled, or
4) a cut-down day, on which a person cuts down for more than half a day on
things he usually does.
The restricted activity days are condition days, that is the number of days
during which a chronic condition caused a person to restrict his or her
activity. A person may have more than one condition causing the same day of
restricted activity or be counted more than once within a particular
category, e.g. heart disease. For this reason the number of condition days
exceeds the number of persons involved.
Only conditions for which the total number of restricted activity days for
all persons exceeded 14 million days are used, which is the cutoff for
reliability.
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
All Persons Age Sex
Under 65 Years 65 Years + Male Female
******** Number of Days in Thousands / Days per Condition ********
Selected Chronic Conditions
Circulatory Conditions
Heart Disease
338,541/17.4 157,624/14.0 180,917/22.1 173,602/19.4 164,939/15.7
Ischemic Heart Disease
173,129/24.1 100,161/30.3 72,968/18.8 101,959/24.1 71,170/24.0
Heart Rhythm Disorders
29,777/ 3.9 17,083/ 3.0 12,694*/ 6.1* 4,622/ 1.7* 25,155/ 5.1
Other Selected Diseases of the Heart (Excludes hypertension)
127,871/33.0 37,664/21.0 90,208/43.4 62,403/38.5 65,468/29.1
Rheumatic Fever with or without Heart Disease
15,487/ 8.9 10,111*/ 7.5* 5,376*/13.6* 4,139*/ 7.8* 11,349*/ 9.3*
HighBlood Pressure (Hypertension)
116,934/ 4.1 66,347/ 3.6 50,587/ 4.7 48,905/ 3.9 68,030/ 4.2
Cerebrovascular Disease
98,261/36.7 25,644/24.4 72,617/44.6 49,384/39.5 48,877/34.2
Hardening of the Arteries
42,155/16.4 12,644*/14.5* 29,512/17.3 25,769/19.2 16,386/13.2
Poor Circulation
18,099/19.1 4,851*/12.1* 13,248*/24.3 6,000*/16.9* 12,099*/20.5*
Respiratory Conditions
Chronic Bronchitis
58,725/ 4.9 42,976/ 4.2 15,750/ 8.4 22,999/ 4.7 35,726/ 5.0
Emphysema
55,010/27.8 22,674/26.3 32,336/28.9 33,894/ 26.9 21,116/29.2
Asthma
88,742/ 9.1 65,029/ 7.6 23,713/20.6 36,783/ 7.9 51,959/10.2
Hay Fever or Allergic Rhinitis With out Asthma
30,000/ 1.3 24,865/ 1.2 5,135*/ 2.6* 11,298*/ 1.1* 18,701/ 1.6
Chronic Sinusitis Malignant Neoplasms of Lung
51,651/ 1.6 46,411/ 1.6 5,240*/ 1.1* 13,284*/ 1.0* 38,367/ 2.0
Bronchus and Other Respiratory Sites
16,563/88.1 6,782*/92.9* 9,781*/85.1* 12,964*/111.8* 3,599*/50.0*
OtherDiseases of the Lung
27,902/23.3 15,985/17.9 11,916*/39.2* 10,652*/ 21.8 17,249/24.2
Digestive Conditions
Ulcer, Gastric, Duodenal and/or Peptic
29,224/ 6.8 23,372/ 6.7 5,852*/ 6.9* 13,205*/ 6.7* 16,019/ 6.9
Hernia of Abdominal Cavity
36,786/ 7.9 28,122/ 9.6 8,664*/ 5.1* 22,754 / 9.7 14,032/ 6.1
Gastritis and Duodenitis
14,328/ 5.1 12,918*/ 5.8* 1,410*/ 2.3* 6,436*/ 5.9* 7,892*/ 4.5*
Enteri tis and Colitis
19,135/ 8.3 14,042/ 8.0 5,093*/ 9.4* 2,954*/ 4.2* 16,181/10.1
Impairments
Blindness and Other Visual Impairments
34,986/ 4.3 22,248/ 3.9 12,739*/ 5.2* 11,938*/ 2.4* 23,048/ 6.9
Absence of Extremities or Parts of Extremities
(Excluding absence of tips of fingers or toes only)
21,086/12.7 10,764*/10.3* 10,322*/16.7* 14,669/11.2 6,417*/18.0*
Absences of Bone, Joint, Muscle of Extremity
14,274/23.6 3,537*/11.0* 10,737*/38.3* 3,024*/ 9.9* 11,250*/37.5*
Paralysis of Extremities, Complete or Partial
42,778/31.2 27,741/29.6 15,038 /34.6 23,332/30.6 19,446/31.9
Paralysis of Extremities, Complete
18,901/39.2 16,234/45.1 2,668*/21.9* 14,472/54.6 4,430*/20.3*
Paralysis of Extremities, Partial
23,877/26.9 11,507*/20.0* 12,370*/39.5* 8,861*/17.8* 15,016/38.4
Orthopedic Impairments, Total
416,479/13.1 329,094/12.6 87,385 /15.6 200,533 /13.1 215,946/13.1
Orthopedic Impairments of Back
195,289/12.3 156,433/11.7 38,856 /15.5 87,910 /12.9 107,380/11.8
Curvature of Other Impairments of Back or Spine
39,152/ 8.2 36,530/ 9.4 2,621*/ 3.0* 16,268 /11.1 22,884/ 6.9
Orthopedic Impairments of Upper Extremities
62,292/19.5 54,342/20.7 7,950*/14.1* 36,533 /20.6 25,759/18.2
Orthopedic Impairment - Shoulder
48,358/22.4 42,406/23.3 5,952*/17.8* 30,573 /24.4 17,785/19.7
Orthopedic Impairments of Lower Extremities
153,541/12.5 114,285/11.6 39,256 /16.0 73,209 /11.2 80,333/13.9
Musculoskeletal
Arthritis
377,703/12.1 198,389/11.2 179,314/13.2 92,421/ 8.6 285,282/13.9
Sciatica (Including lumbago)
23,632/12.1 18,662/13.2 4,971*/ 9.0* 5,628*/ 8.6* 18,004/13.8
Intervertebral Disc Disorders
124,113/30.0 101,835/29.1 22,279/34.7 69,319/29.4 54,794/30.7
Bone Spur or Tendinitis, Not Otherwise Specified
22,716/10.7 18,264/10.5 4,452*/11.5* 11,300*/11.8* 11,416/ 9.8*
Disorders of Bone or Cartilage
50,792/37.7 33,823/41.4 17,149/32.1 17,531/44.2 33,441/35.1
Bursitis, Not Elsewhere Classified
30,799/ 7.0 25,806/ 7.7 4,993*/ 4.8* 8,228*/ 4.7* 22,570/ 8.5
Miscellaneous
Conditions of Nervous System and Sense Organs
Cataracts
24,510/ 4.4 7,466*/ 6.5* 17,044/ 3.9 10,298*/ 5.6* 14,213/ 3.8
Epilepsy
20,048/17.4 20,048/18.9 --*/ --* 11,631*/22.8* 8,418*/13.1*
Migraine Headache
46,758/ 5.3 42,046/ 5.1 4,712*/ 9.1* 12,747*/ 5.7* 34,011/ 5.2
Other Headache (Excludes tension headache)
34,493/ 3.9 31,439/ 4.0 3,054*/ 3.3* 11,857*/ 4.5* 22,636/ 3.7
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders
Gout
15,794/ 7.2 9,002*/ 6.9* 6,793*/ 7.6* 8,807*/ 5.8* 6,987*/10.5*
Diabetes
100,719/15.5 59,965/15.9 40,754/15.0 40,240/13.3 60,479/17.5
Diseases of the Blood and Blood Forming Organs
Anemias
17,619/ 5.1 12,022*/ 4.2 5,597*/ 8.9* 6,154*/ 8.9* 11,465*/ 4.1*
Genitourinary Conditions
Kidney Infections
14,531/ 9.3 13,800*/10.6* 730*/ 2.8* 3,072*/12.0 11,458*/ 8.8
Other Disorders of Female Genital Organs
23,164/11.8 21,638/11.7 1,525*/11.9* -- / -- 23,164/11.8
* Relative standard error is equal to or greater than 30 percent of
the estimate -- The number of cases is too small for a valid estimate.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health
Interview Survey, Vital and Health Statistics, upcoming Series 10
Report.
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
** Highlights
Heart disease, arthritis, and orthopedic impairments were responsible for the
greatest annual number of bed disability days, with 143.8 million, 126.7
million, and 120.1 million days, respectively.
For males, heart disease caused the most bed disability days (62.4 million
days), while for females it was arthritis (95.7 million days).
Regardless of their overall prevalence, the greatest number of bed disability
days per condition were caused by cerebrovascular disease (19.2), paralysis
of extremities, complete or partial (16.4), and emphysema (13.1).
For persons under 65 years of age, orthopedic impairments caused the greatest
number of bed disability days, while heart disease caused the most number of
days for those 65 and over.
** Explanatory Notes
Data for this table come from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for
the years 1986-1988. The figures are average annual estimates for these
three years. See Table 1 for a description of the annual NHIS sample.
A bed disability day is a day during which a person stayed in bed more than
half a day because of illness or injury. The bed disability days are
condition days, that is the number of days during which a chronic condition
caused a person to stay in bed. A person may have more than one condition
causing the same day of bed disability or be counted more than once within a
particular condition category, e.g., heart disease. For this reason the
number of condition days exceeds the number of persons involved.
Only conditions for which the total number of bed disability days for all
persons exceeded 14 million days are used, which is the cutoff for
reliability.
Table 15. Average Annual Number of Days of Bed Disability from
Selected Chronic Conditions and Number of Days Per Condition, by Age and Sex:
United States, 1986-88
All Persons Age Sex
Under 65 Years 65 Years + Male Female
******** Number of Days in Thousands / Days per Condition ********
Selected Chronic Conditions
Circulatory Conditions
Heart Disease
143,786/ 7.4 59,484/ 5.3 84,302/10.3 62,434/ 7.0 81,353/ 7.7
Ischemic Heart Disease
70,900/ 9.9 36,986/11.2 33,914/ 8.7 38,695/ 9.1 32,205/10.9
Other Selected Diseases of the Heart (Excludes hypertension)
56,185/14.5 13,744*/ 7.7* 42,440/20.4 19,609/12.1 36,576/16.2
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
40,249/ 1.4 21,103/ 1.2 19,146/ 1.8 20,341/ 1.6 19,908/1.2
Cerebrovascular Disease
51,531/19.2 9,292*/ 8.9* 42,239/25.9 23,370/18.7 28,161/19.7
Hardening of the Arteries
17,543/ 6.8 2,624*/ 3.0* 14,919/ 8.8 9,708*/ 7.2* 7,835*/ 6.3*
Respiratory Conditions
Chronic Bronchitis
26,963/ 2.2 16,799/ 1.7 10,164*/ 5.4* 12,204*/ 2.5* 14,758/ 2.1
Emphysema
25,896/13.1 12,749*/14.8 13,147*/11.8* 13,782*/10.9* 12,114*/16.8*
Asthma
39,217/ 4.0 25,511/ 3.0 13,706*/11.9* 16,023/ 3.4 23,194/ 4.6
Chronic Sinusitis
16,144/ 0.5 14,084/ 0.5 2,060*/ 0.5* 3,708*/ 0.3* 12,436*/ 0.6*
Impairments
Paralysis of Extremities, Complete or Partial Orthopedic
22,426/16.4 15,372/16.4 7,054*/16.2 11,842*/15.5 10,584/17.4*
Orthopedic Impairments; Total
120,079/ 3.8 97,523/ 3.7 22,555/ 4.0 45,349/ 3.0 74,730/ 4.5
Orthopedic Impairment of Back
74,602/ 4.7 63,056/ 4.7 11,546*/ 4.6 27,553/ 4.0 47,049/ 5.2
Orthopedic Impairments of Lower Extremities
34,847/ 2.8 25,434/ 2.6 9,412*/ 3.8* 13,423*/ 2.1 21,424/ 3.7
Musculoskeletal
Arthritis
126,693/ 4.1 60,777/11.7 65,916/ 4.9 30,982/ 2.9 95,711/ 4.7
Intervertebral Disc Disorders
47,375/11.4 40,958/ 3.4 6,417*/10.0* 23,612/10.0 23,763/13.3
Disorders of Bone or Cartilage
14,663/10.9 10,267*/12.6* 4,397*/ 8.2 5,950*/15.0* 8,713*/ 9.1
Miscellaneous
Conditions of Nervous System and Sense Organs
Other Headache (Excludes Tension Headache)
15,775/ 1.8 13,597*/ 1.7* 2,178*/ 2.3* 3,338*/ 1.3* 12,437*/ 2.0
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders
Diabetes
51,884/ 8.0 26,608/ 7.0 25,276/ 9.3 17,516/ 5.8 34,368/ 9.9
* Relative standard error is equal to or greater than 30 percent of
the estimate -- The number of cases is too small for a valid estimate.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health
Interview Survey, Vital and Health Statistics, upcoming Series 10
Report.
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