Chartbook on Disability in New York State, 1998 - 2000
Appendix B
Data Tables
Table B-7.
Emotional Support, Satisfaction with Life, and Self-Rated Health Status among New York Adults, by Disability Status: 1998-2000 BRFSS
Factor | No Disability1 | Disability | |||||||
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No Help2 | Help3 | ||||||||
No. | % | (95% CI4) | No. | % | (95% CI) | No. | % | (95% CI) | |
1 No Disability = No reported activity limitation. 2 No Help = Reported activity limitation, but need no help with daily personal care and routine needs. 3 Help = Reported activity limitation, and need help with daily personal care and/or routine needs. 4 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. Note: Percentages (bolded) are weighted for selection probabilities and adjusted for age-sex-race distribution of New York adults. |
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Emotional Support | |||||||||
Always/Usually | 4,779 | 75.8 | (74.5-77.1) | 963 | 71.0 | (68.2-73.8) | 311 | 63.9 | (58.9-68.8) |
Sometimes | 975 | 15.9 | (14.8-17.0) | 240 | 17.4 | (15.1-19.8) | 99 | 19.1 | (15.1-23.1) |
Rarely/Never | 499 | 8.3 | (7.4-9.2) | 160 | 11.6 | (9.6-13.6) | 83 | 17.0 | (13.1-20.9) |
Total | 6,253 | 100.0 | 1,363 | 100.0 | 493 | 100.0 | |||
Satisfaction with Life | |||||||||
Very satisfied | 2,695 | 42.8 | (41.4-44.3) | 442 | 33.0 | (30.1-35.8) | 123 | 24.6 | (20.0-29.0) |
Satisfied | 3,359 | 53.0 | (51.6-54.5) | 799 | 59.0 | (56.0-62.0) | 286 | 57.1 | (52.0-62.2) |
Dissatisfied/ Very Dissatisfied |
291 | 4.1 | (3.6-4.7) | 130 | 8.1 | (6.5-9.6) | 91 | 18.3 | (14.2-22.4) |
Total | 6,345 | 99.9 | 1,371 | 100.1 | 500 | 100.0 | |||
Self-Rated Health Status | |||||||||
Excellent/Very Good | 4,188 | 64.1 | (62.7-65.5) | 493 | 34.6 | (31.7-37.5) | 91 | 18.0 | (14.1-21.8) |
Good | 1,751 | 28.3 | (27.0-29.6) | 497 | 36.1 | (33.2-39.0) | 122 | 24.1 | (19.8-28.4) |
Fair/Poor | 447 | 7.6 | (6.8-8.4) | 404 | 29.2 | (26.5-32.0) | 286 | 57.9 | (52.9-63.0) |
Total | 6,386 | 100.0 | 1,394 | 99.9 | 499 | 100.0 |