Age standardised* prevalences of specific activity limitation indicators for 1981 and 1996; 95% intervals shown in parentheses
| Limitation type | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1996 | 1981 | 1996 | |||
| Chronic and acute† | Chronic only‡ | Duration>6 months | Chronic and acute | Chronic only | Duration>6 months | |
| *Age standardised to 1996 census female population. †Prevalence estimates include all limitations reported, whether or not, longstanding illness or disability was also reported. ‡Prevalence estimates include only limitations reported by people also reporting longstanding illness or disability. | ||||||
| Ages 15–64: | ||||||
| Mobility | ||||||
| major | 0.8% (0.4 to 1.6) | 0.8% (0.4 to 1.8) | 0.8% (0.4 to 1.4) | 1.6% (1.0 to 2.4) | 1.4% (0.9 to 2.1) | 1.5% (1.0 to 2.2) |
| moderate | 0.7% (0.4 to 1.4) | 0.5% (0.3 to 1.2) | 2.2% (1.6 to 3.0) | 1.0% (6.9 to 1.5) | 0.7% (0.4 to 1.1) | 4.5% (3.5 to 5.8) |
| Agility | ||||||
| major | 0.5% (0.2 to 1.1) | 0.5% (0.2 to 1.1) | 0.5% (0.3 to 0.9) | 0.5% (3.1 to 1.0) | 0.5% (0.3 to 0.9) | 0.5% (0.3 to 0.9) |
| moderate | 0.8% (0.5 to 1.4) | 0.7% (0.4 to 1.3) | 3.3% (2.6 to 4.3) | 0.9% (0.7 to 1.4) | 0.8% (0.5 to 1.2) | 4.0% (3.2 to 5.1) |
| Self care | 0.8% (0.5 to 1.5) | 0.8% (0.4 to 1.4) | 2.5% (1.9 to 3.4) | 0.9% (0.6 to 1.4) | 0.7% (0.4 to 1.1) | 3.1% (2.3 to 4.1) |
| Ages 65+: | ||||||
| Mobility | ||||||
| major | 8.3% (4.6 to 14.5) | 6.5 (3.5 to 12.1) | 5.7% (3.7 to 8.7) | 14.9% (11.0 to 19.9) | 13.4% (9.5 to 18.5) | 15.1% (12.6 to 18.0) |
| moderate | 7.2% (4.0 to 12.7) | 6.4 (3.4 to 11.8) | 12.4% (9.7 to 15.6) | 14.1% (10.4 to 18.7) | 9.5% (6.5 to 13.5) | 18.8% (15.4 to 22.8) |
| Agility | ||||||
| major | 2.2% (0.9 to 5.0) | 2.2 (9.3 to 5.1) | 2.4% (1.4 to 3.9) | 4.4% (2.6 to 7.4) | 4.0% (2.4 to 7.0) | 3.9% (2.7 to 5.6) |
| moderate | 10.4% (6.5 to 16.0) | 9.8 (6.0 to 15.3) | 18.8% (15.5 to 2.2) | 13.7% (10.3 to 17.9) | 13.0% (9.7 to 17.1) | 17.2% (14.3 to 20.5) |
| Self care | 5.9% (3.4 to 10.0) | 6.0 (3.5 to 10.3) | 11.8% (9.3 to 15.1) | 10.2% (7.3 to 13.9) | 9.8% (6.9 to 13.6) | 13.2% (10.9 to 16.1) |
| Ages 15+: | ||||||
| Mobility | ||||||
| major | 2.0% (1.4 –3.1) | 1.7% (1.2 to 2.8) | 1.6% (1.1 to 2.3) | 3.8% (2.9 to 4.9) | 3.4% (2.5 to 4.5) | 3.7% (3.1 to 4.5) |
| moderate | 1.8% (1.3 to 2.8) | 1.5% (1.0 to 2.5) | 3.9% (3.2 to 4.8) | 3.2% (2.5 to 4.1) | 2.2% (1.6 to 3.0) | 6.9% (5.9 to 8.2) |
| Agility | ||||||
| major | 0.7% (0.4 to 1.4) | 0.7% (0.4 o 1.5) | 8.4% (5.9 to 12.6) | 1.2% (0.8 to 1.8) | 1.1% (0.7 to 1.7) | 1.0% (0.7 to 1.5) |
| moderate | 2.4% (1.7 to 3.5) | 2.2% (1.6 to 3.2) | 5.9% (5.0 to 7.0) | 3.1% (2.5 to 3.9) | 2.8% (2.2 to 3.6) | 6.2% (5.3 to 7.3) |
| Self care | 1.7% (1.1 to 2.5) | 1.6% (1.1 to 2.5) | 4.1% (3.3 to 5.1) | 2.5% (1.9 to 3.2) | 2.2% (1.7 to 2.9) | 4.8% (4.0 to 5.8) |