Disability days, United States-1968

Included in this report are data on the total number and annual rates per person for disability days experienced by the civilian, noninstitutional population for data year 1968. Disability days included are restricted-activity days, beddays, and school-loss days. A day of restricted activity is defined as a day on which a person reduced his normal activities for the entire day because of illness or injury. Bed days, school-loss days, and work-loss days are included in the total number of restricted-activity days. Demographic characteristics used to describe the persons with disability days are age, sex, place of residence, geographic region, family income, usual activity, and color. Previous reports of data from the Health Interview Survey on disability days are published for July 1961-June 1962, July 1963-June 1964, and July 1965-June 1966 (vital and Health Statistics, SerieslO, Numbers 4,24, and 47).