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. 2004 Mar;82(1):157–194. doi: 10.1111/j.0887-378X.2004.00305.x

TABLE 3.

Actual and Age-Standardized Annual Percentage Rates of Change in Components of Chronic Disability

Age-Standardized (1984 Age Distribution) Actual Trend
Any disability −1.5% −0.8%
Community ADL equipment 3.9% 4.4%
Any human help −2.2% −1.4%
Community help IADLs only −4.2% −3.6%
Community help ADLs −1.1% −0.5%
Institutional resident −1.5% −0.3%