Table 11. Percent of Disabled and Nondisabled that Need Specialized Assistance or Equipment to Travel Outside the Home by Type of Assistance Needed
Table 11. Percent of Disabled and Nondisabled that Need Specialized Assistance or Equipment to Travel Outside the Home by Type of Assistance Needed
| Specialized equipment or assistance | Disability status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disabled | Nondisabled | |||
| Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | |
| Assistance from person while inside the home | 16.22 | 1.87 | 1.70 | 1.45 |
| Assistance from person while outside the home | 33.07 | 2.95 | 1.58 | 1.53 |
| Interpreter | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.00 | |
| Professional care rehab or counseling | 1.29 | 0.52 | 0.00 | |
| Service animal | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.00 | |
| Manual wheelchair | 21.85 | 2.35 | 1.83 | 1.49 |
| Electric scooter or wheelchair | 10.47 | 1.63 | 0.83 | 0.88 |
| Cane, crutches, or walker | 48.42 | 3.41 | 13.87 | 8.22 |
| Leg, arm, backbrace | 4.44 | 1.13 | 0.00 | |
| Prosthetic device | 1.83 | 0.62 | 0.40 | 0.41 |
| Automotive adaptive aid | 4.20 | 0.85 | 56.63 | 17.69 |
| Public transportation aid | 5.41 | 1.41 | 0.00 | |
| Hearing aid | 3.28 | 1.02 | 0.00 | |
| Magnifiers or high-powered glasses | 2.42 | 0.86 | 0.00 | |
| Oxygen | 7.82 | 1.55 | 3.28 | 2.09 |
| Medication | 2.38 | 0.75 | 2.91 | 3.12 |
| Other | 3.00 | 0.73 | 1.05 | 1.11 |
| Home modifications | 1.01 | 0.43 | 0.00 | |
| Other medical equipment | 6.83 | 2.52 | 19.36 | 18.90 |
NOTES: This table contains the weighted percent or weighted mean and the standard error. Cells with a small sample size (30) are in red to indicate that the weighted estimates based on a small sample size are not reliable. Cells in italics indicate a coefficient of variation greater than 30 percent and numbers are not reliable. Cells with bold type indicate significant differences (p .05) between disabled and nondisabled individuals.
Some of the nondisabled who require specialized assistance such as motorized wheelchairs or automotive adaptive aids may not meet the Census definition of disability. For example, individuals of short stature sometimes require the use of pedal extenders to drive a motor vehicle yet are not considered to be disabled.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2002 National Transportation Availability and Use Survey