| Prevalence of Impairment |
| All
Ages |
| Over
65 |
| Impairments
(vision, hearing, etc.) |
| 20.3% |
| 50.1% |
| Circulatory
conditions |
| 21.7% |
| 63.8% |
| Respiratory
conditions |
| 26.2% |
| 35% |
| Skin and
musculoskeletal conditions |
| 25.5% |
| 57.4% |
|
|
| Other
chronic conditions (diabetes, urinary, |
|
| other) |
|
| 27.8% |
| 30.5% |
|
|
| (based on data from National Center for
Health Statistics, 1979, as |
|
| reported in
Czajka, 1984) |
|