Chartbook on Disability in New York State, 1998 - 2000
Appendix C
Trend Tables and Charts
TABLE C-4: Prevalence of Disability Among New York Adults, by Educational Attainment and BRFSS Survey Year
| Survey Year | Education | 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 | Less than H.S. | 71 | 23.8 | (18.2-29.3) | 39* | 15.8 | (10.5-21.1) | 110 | 39.6 | (32.8-46.3) |
| H.S. Grad/GED | 138 | 16.5 | (13.6-19.3) | 49* | 6.8 | (4.7-8.8) | 187 | 23.3 | (20.0-26.6) | |
| Some Post-H.S. | 87 | 14.1 | (10.9-18.2) | 37* | 6.0 | (3.9-8.1) | 124 | 20.1 | (16.5-23.7) | |
| College Graduate | 105 | 14.6 | (11.7-17.6) | 21* | 2.0 | (1.1-2.9) | 126 | 16.6 | (13.6-19.6) | |
| 1999 | Less than H.S. | 63 | 19.6 | (14.6-24.6) | 35* | 10.5 | (6.7-14.4) | 98 | 30.1 | (24.2-36.1) |
| H.S. Grad/GED | 130 | 16.4 | (13.4-19.4) | 41* | 4.4 | (2.9-5.8) | 171 | 20.8 | (17.5-24.0) | |
| Some Post-H.S. | 104 | 16.9 | (13.7-20.2) | 30* | 3.6 | (2.2-5.0) | 134 | 20.6 | (17.1-24.0) | |
| College Graduate | 89 | 11.8 | (9.2-14.3) | 31* | 4.1 | (2.6-5.6) | 120 | 15.8 | (13.0-18.7) | |
| 2000 | Less than H.S. | 77 | 21.4 | (16.5-26.3) | 50 | 12.8 | (9.1-16.5) | 127 | 34.2 | (28.4-40.0) |
| H.S. Grad/GED | 182 | 20.6 | (17.4-23.7) | 63 | 5.6 | (4.0-7.2) | 245 | 26.2 | (22.8-29.5) | |
| Some Post-H.S. | 164 | 19.7 | (16.5-22.9) | 58 | 7.4 | (5.1-9.7) | 222 | 27.1 | (23.5-30.7) | |
| College Graduate | 183 | 13.8 | (11.7-15.9) | 49* | 4.0 | (2.8-5.3) | 232 | 17.8 | (15.5-20.2) | |
