Table 3: US National Long-Term Care Survey (NLTCS): disability categories over time. US population—age 65 and older (%).

Disability category 1982 1989 1994 1999 2004 Overall change Decline per year (%) Any 26.5 24.8 23.2 21.2 19.0 −28% 1.27 Mild (IADL only) 5.7 4.5 4.4 3.3 2.4 −58% 2.64 Moderate (1-2) 6.8 6.6 6.1 6.3 5.6 −18% 0.82 Very severe (5-6) 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.2 −9% 0.41 Institutionalized 7.5 6.9 6.3 4.9 4.0 −47% 2.14