Chartbook on Disability in New York State, 1998 - 2000
Appendix C
Trend Tables and Charts
TABLE C-2: Prevalence of Disability Among New York Adults, by Gender and BRFSS Survey Year
| Survey Year | Sex | Disability | Total Disability | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Help1 | Help2 | |||||||||
| No. | % | (95% CI3) | No. | % | (95% CI) | No. | % | (95% CI) | ||
| 1 No Help = Reported activity limitation, but need no help with daily personal care and routine needs. 2 Help = Reported activity limitation, and need help with daily personal care and/or routine needs. 3 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. * Results should be interpreted with caution because of small cell size (< 50) Note: Percentages (bolded) are weighted for selection probabilities and adjusted for age-sex-race distribution of New York adults. |
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| 1998 | Male | 185 | 17.2 | (14.6-19.7) | 41* | 3.9 | (2.6-5.2) | 226 | 21.1 | (18.3-23.8) |
| Female | 218 | 15.1 | (13.0-17.2) | 106 | 8.1 | (6.4-9.8) | 324 | 23.2 | (20.7-25.7) | |
| 1999 | Male | 155 | 15.4 | (13.0-17.9) | 36* | 3.1 | (1.9-4.2) | 191 | 18.5 | (15.9-21.2) |
| Female | 231 | 15.7 | (13.6-17.8) | 102 | 6.5 | (5.1-7.8) | 333 | 22.2 | (19.8-24.6) | |
| 2000 | Male | 252 | 18.8 | (16.4-21.2) | 57 | 4.5 | (3.1-5.9) | 309 | 23.3 | (20.6-25.9) |
| Female | 358 | 17.9 | (15.9-19.9) | 163 | 8.1 | (6.7-9.4) | 521 | 26.0 | (23.7-28.2) | |
