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Download full textTrupin, Laura; And Others – 1995
This report presents detailed tables on the medical expenditures of people, from young children to older adults, who are limited in activity or who need assistance in activities of daily living. It uses data from the 1987 National Medical Expenditures Survey and compares these with 1993 estimates. Tables of results are presented on: (1) total and…
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Children, Daily Living Skills
LaPlante, Mitchell P. – 1988
The report presents data on the prevalence of various types of disabilities among the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States during the period 1983-1985. The report includes data on the numbers of disabled persons who reside in the community, their sociodemographic distribution, the severity of disability, and the chronic…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Daily Living Skills
LaPlante, Mitchell P. – 1991
This report presents results of analysis of data from 5,215 noninstitutionalized persons with disabilities as reported in the 1979 and 1980 National Health Interview Survey, Home Care Supplement. Results are reported for the following assistance categories: assistance in basic physical activities; frequency of help in basic physical activities;…
Descriptors: Adults, Caregivers, Children, Daily Living Skills
McNeil, John M.; And Others – Current Population Reports, 1986
Data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) conducted during 1984 and 1985 by the Bureau of the Census are displayed in tables and charts. Data are derived from disability questions which were divided into four groups. The first group asked about the ability of persons 15 years and older to perform such sensory and physical…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Daily Living Skills
Kennedy, Jae; LaPlante, Mitchell P. – 1997
This report uses data from the 1990 and 1991 samples of the Survey of Income and Program Participation to construct a profile of the U.S. noninstitutionalized adult population needing assistance with activities of daily living (ADL) and to estimate the size of the population eligible for federal personal assistance services (PAS) under different…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities
LaPlante, Mitchell P.; Carlson, Dawn – 1996
This report presents, in text and 13 tables, data obtained from 128,412 paricipants in the 1992 National Health Interview Survey concerning the prevalence of disability, as measured by limitation in activity caused by chronic health disorders, injuries, and impairments. Prevalence estimates are presented in tables for various population subgroups,…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities
Texas Education Service Center Region XI, Fort Worth. – 2000
This interim report summarizes the first-year findings and activities for the Adult Outcome Component of the Texas Effectiveness Study, implemented during the 1996-97 school year. The Adult Outcome component is one of three components of the Texas Effectiveness Study that will provide information about the outcomes of special education in Texas.…
Descriptors: Adults, Daily Living Skills, Educational Planning, Followup Studies
