ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS
Women's likelihood of experiencing activity limitations1
increases with age. In 2001, women aged 45-64 were nearly
twice as likely to report an activity limitation as females
aged 18-44. Females aged 65-74 and 75 years and older had
the highest rate of activity limitations (21.4 and 31.5
percent, respectively).
The four conditions most frequently
reported by women in 2001 as the cause of an activity
limitation included arthritis/rheumatism
(25.5 percent), back/neck problems (20.4 percent), heart
problems (14.0 percent), and hypertension (12.9 percent).
Women's activities were not only limited by physical
impairments; 11.7 percent of women cited depression, anxiety,
or other
mental health problems as the cause of their activity
limitations.
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1An
activity limitation is defined as being limited in any
way in any activities because of a physical, mental, or
emotional problem. [Back
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