Self-Rated Health and Functional Status
African Americans have usually been found to rate their health less positively than other American older adults and have more functional disabilities. See Table 2 below.
Activities of Daily Living Limitations |
All |
Black |
| Bathing/Showering | 8.2 | 11.5 |
| Dressing | 6.0 | 8.1 |
| Eating | 1.9 | NA |
| Getting In/Out of Bed or Chair | 9.2 | 11.1 |
| Walking | 18.7 | 25.0 |
| Getting Outside | 7.5 | 11.0 |
| Using Toilet | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| Source: Trends in Health and Aging, www.cdc.gov/hchs.agingact.htm | ||