Chartbook on Disability in New York State, 1998 - 2000
Appendix B
Data Tables
Table B-8.
Recent (within Past 30 Days) Symptom Days among New York Adults, by Disability Status: 1998-2000 BRFSS
| Symptom Days Measure (number of days) |
No Disability1 | Disability | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| Poor Physical Health | |||||||||
| None | 4,536 | 71.6 | (70.3-72.9) | 622 | 46.8 | (43.8-49.9) | 134 | 28.4 | (23.6-33.3) |
| 1-14 | 1,579 | 25.1 | (23.9-26.4) | 450 | 33.8 | (30.8-36.7) | 119 | 23.1 | (18.9-27.4) |
| 15-30 | 210 | 3.3 | ( 2.8- 3.8) | 254 | 19.4 | (16.9-21.9) | 227 | 48.4 | (43.2-53.7) |
| Total | 6,325 | 100.0 | 1,326 | 100.0 | 480 | 99.9 | |||
| Poor Mental Health | |||||||||
| None | 4,327 | 70.5 | (69.2-71.9) | 801 | 61.2 | (58.2-64.2) | 248 | 52.4 | (47.2-57.6) |
| 1-14 | 1,568 | 23.6 | (22.4-24.8) | 364 | 26.8 | (24.0-29.6) | 120 | 23.3 | (19.0-27.6) |
| 15-30 | 390 | 5.9 | ( 5.2- 6.6) | 186 | 12.0 | (10.2-13.9) | 115 | 24.3 | (19.7-28.9) |
| Total | 6,305 | 100.0 | 1,351 | 100.0 | 483 | 100.0 | |||
| Activity Limitation | |||||||||
| None | 5,493 | 86.9 | (85.9-87.8) | 937 | 69.0 | (66.2-71.8) | 191 | 40.6 | (35.4-45.8) |
| 1-14 | 793 | 11.7 | (10.8-12.7) | 303 | 21.7 | (19.1-24.2) | 99 | 18.7 | (14.8-22.6) |
| 15-30 | 92 | 1.4 | ( 1.1- 1.7) | 130 | 9.3 | ( 7.6-11.1) | 186 | 40.7 | (35.5-45.9) |
| Total | 6,378 | 100.0 | 1,370 | 100.0 | 476 | 100.0 | |||
| Pain | |||||||||
| None | 5,337 | 85.0 | (84.0-86.0) | 748 | 57.0 | (53.9-60.1) | 124 | 26.2 | (21.6-30.8) |
| 1-14 | 840 | 12.6 | (11.7-13.5) | 356 | 26.7 | (24.0-29.5) | 118 | 24.7 | (20.2-29.3) |
| 15-30 | 142 | 2.4 | ( 1.9- 2.8) | 231 | 16.3 | (14.1-18.5) | 232 | 49.1 | (43.8-54.3) |
| Total | 6,319 | 100.0 | 1,335 | 100.0 | 474 | 100.0 | |||
| Depression | |||||||||
| None | 3,500 | 58.6 | (57.1-60.0) | 588 | 47.2 | (44.1-50.4) | 147 | 32.8 | (27.8-37.8) |
| 1-14 | 2,452 | 37.1 | (35.7-38.5) | 565 | 41.9 | (38.8-45.0) | 190 | 38.8 | (33.8-43.9) |
| 15-30 | 276 | 4.3 | ( 3.7- 4.9) | 162 | 10.8 | ( 9.0-12.7) | 136 | 28.4 | (23.7-33.1) |
| Total | 6,228 | 100.0 | 1,315 | 99.9 | 473 | 100.0 | |||
| Anxiety | |||||||||
| None | 2,692 | 46.3 | (44.9-47.8) | 450 | 36.1 | (33.1-39.2) | 133 | 29.6 | (24.6-34.6) |
| 1-14 | 2,877 | 44.4 | (42.9-45.8) | 600 | 46.0 | (42.9-49.2) | 185 | 37.5 | (32.5-42.5) |
| 15-30 | 626 | 9.3 | ( 8.5-10.1) | 261 | 17.8 | (15.6-20.1) | 153 | 32.9 | (27.9-37.9) |
| Total | 6,195 | 100.0 | 1,311 | 99.9 | 471 | 100.0 | |||
| Sleeplessness | |||||||||
| None | 1,955 | 33.8 | (32.5-35.2) | 448 | 34.8 | (31.9-37.7) | 148 | 33.6 | (28.6-38.6) |
| 1-14 | 2,839 | 44.0 | (42.6-45.5) | 500 | 36.4 | (33.4-39.4) | 147 | 29.5 | (24.8-34.2) |
| 15-30 | 1,448 | 22.1 | (20.9-23.3) | 403 | 28.8 | (26.0-31.6) | 195 | 36.9 | (32.0-41.8) |
| Total | 6,242 | 99.9 | 1,351 | 100.0 | 490 | 100.0 | |||
| High Vitality | |||||||||
| None | 449 | 7.4 | ( 6.6- 8.2) | 230 | 16.8 | (14.5-19.0) | 184 | 39.0 | (33.8-44.1) |
| 1-14 | 1,125 | 17.3 | (16.2-18.4) | 385 | 28.7 | (25.8-31.6) | 144 | 29.7 | (25.0-34.5) |
| 15-30 | 4,566 | 75.3 | (74.0-76.6) | 683 | 54.5 | (51.4-57.7) | 140 | 31.3 | (26.3-36.3) |
| Total | 6,140 | 100.0 | 1,298 | 100.0 | 468 | 100.0 | |||
