Table 3

Reported general health status of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) compared with people without ID

VariableChildren/youth, 0–15 yearsAdults, 16–64 yearsOlder people, 65+ years
No ID
n=911 097 (100%) (n (%))
ID
n=5234 (100%) (n (%))
p ValueNo ID
n=3 470 078 (100%) (n (%))
ID
n=18 660 (100%) (n (%))
p ValueNo ID
n=887 879 (100%) (n (%))
ID
n=2455 (100%) (n (%))
p Value
General health:
 Very good764 762 (83.9)1036 (19.8)p<0.0011 856 485 (53.5)2795 (14.9)p<0.001153 225 (17.3)178 (7.3)p<0.001
 Good127 201 (13.9)1686 (32.2)1 153 843 (33.3)6750 (36.2)329 749 (37.1)771 (31.4)
 Fair15 924 (1.7)1728 (33.0)336 558 (9.7)6217 (33.3)283 426 (31.9)1028 (41.9)
 Bad2521 (0.3)497 (9.5)128 808 (3.7)1931 (10.3)92 047 (10.4)350 (14.3)
 Very bad689 (0.1)287 (5.5)39 444 (1.1)967 (5.2)29 432 (3.3)128 (5.2)
Limited activities:
 A lot12 009 (1.3)3475 (66.4)p<0.001232 324 (6.7)11 308 (60.6)p<0.001244 434 (27.5)1518 (61.8)p<0.001
 A little27 207 (2.9)1252 (23.9%)273 660 (7.9)4836 (25.9)226 880 (25.6)673 (27.4)
 Not at all871 881 (95.7)507 (9.7)2 963 294 (85.4)2521 (13.5)416 565 (46.9)264 (10.8)