Statistics

• Age by Types of Disability for the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 65 Years and Over With Disabilities for Each State [PDF version] [Excel Spreadsheet version] - from the 2000 Census
  
  
• Disability Data by Age  [PDF version] -  1997 data by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin from the Survey of Income and Program Participation - extracted from US Census tables (also available as an Excel spreadsheet file for downloading).
  
  • See also Summary Table for Persons 65+ [PDF version]. [Excel version]
    
    
• Number and Percent of Persons Reporting Problems with Two or More Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), By Age, Race, Gender, Poverty, Living Arrangements, Region, and Area of Residence. 1994-1995 [PDF version]- a very useful summary table based on the 1994-1995 National Health Interview Survey on Disability
  
  
• Limitations in Activities of Daily Living Among the Elderly: Data Analyses from the 1989 National Long-Term Care Survey (1996) presents tables on the number of persons with activity limitations, the number of limitations reported and the types of limitations reported. Tables have breakdowns by age, sex, and race. The written report was developed by the National Aging Information Center in 1996 and is now available on the web. This report is also available for download in three rtf files (readable by most word processors) - Right click or shift+click on: Main (555kb), Cover, ToC or all three in a "zip file" (120kb)
  
  
• Older Persons with Mobility and Self-Care Limitations: 1990 This report includes a National Table and Chart as well as a Table by State
  

Health, United States, 1999 with Health and Aging Chartbook (Off Site)