Fw: Amputee Statistics and cited sources of information
Tony Barr
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Title:
Fw: Amputee Statistics and cited sources of information
Creator:
Tony Barr
Date:
1/16/2001
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Forwarded to OANDP-L by Tony Barr
----- Original Message -----
From: Lilly Walters < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: Amputee Information Network < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: Amputee Statistics
> Over 3 million people in the USA have a disability in their hands
> and/or forearms, including paralyzations, orthopedic impairments,
> either congenital or injury related. (USA 1983-1986, from the Digest
> of Data on Person with Disabilitities, U.S. Department of Education,
> prepared January 1992)
> ----
> About one in every 2000 new born babies will have some form of a limb
> deficiency; it may be absent parts of fingers or toes, complete
> absence of all four limbs or something in between. Another larger
> group of children lose limbs in accidents, especially to lawn mowers,
> trains, all terrain vehicles, and motorcycles; or to disease,
> including cancer. (reference Faces of Adoption, National Adoption
> Center, website)
> ----
> From the 1990 US Census Bureau:
> Among those 15 years old and over who had difficulty with a physical
> activity or an activity of daily living (ADL), ... stiffness or
> deformity of the foot, leg, arm, or hand (2.0 million)
> Disabilities mean a reduced chance for employment: The overall
> employment rate for persons 21 to 64 years old was 75.1 percent, but
> the rate varied by disability status. The employment rate was 80.5
> percent among the 117.2 million persons with no disability, 76.0
> percent among the 15.0 million persons with a nonsevere disability,
> and 23.2 percent among the 12.6 million persons with a severe
> disability. From a different perspective, the percent of all employed
> persons who had a disability was 13.4 percent (10.6 percent of
> employed persons had a nonsevere disability, and 2.8 percent had a
> severe disability).
>
> Disability also had an impact on earnings. For workers 35 to 54 years
> old, the average amount earned in a month was $2,446 among those with
> no disability, $2,006 among those with a nonsevere disability, and
> $1,562 among those with a severe disability.
> ----
> According to the LIMBS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION, Every Week 2,996 People
> Lose a Limb.
> ---
> A survey regarding extremity amputations & mental health issues
> conducted by Ron VanDerNoord, MD of the Frazier Rehab Center in
> cooperation with the Amputee Coalition of America provides the
> following insight into amputee rehabilitation.
> - 75% of amputees said they needed more education than they were
> given from their medical professionals.
> - 57% of amputees said they received NO educational materials.
> - Of the 43% who did receive materials, only 15-20% of the available
> materials were considered helpful.
> ---
> These from the National Limb Loss Information Center with your
> inquiry about statistics. Currently, government agencies, like the
> Centers for Disease Control and the Census Bureau, do not classify
> disabilities as specifically as hand impairment.
> The most reliable statistics come from the Vital Health and
> Statistics National Health Interview Survey, 1996, administered by
> the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to their
> estimates there were 26,000 people who had a surgical amputation of
> the upper extremity in 1996, and 23,000 who had a surgical amputation
> or disarticulation of the finger in 1996. There were 1,285,000
> amputees (NOT amputations) recorded in 1996 in the US.
> Deformity or Orthopedic impairment of the upper extremity: 4,170,000
> people had this impairment in 1996
> The Disability Statistics Center at the University of California, San
> Francisco has a done a study on Prevalence of Work Limitations Due
> to Chronic Conditions, Ages 18-69, 1992. The relevant statistics
> from that study are as follows:
> Absence or loss of upper extremity: 66,000
> Paralysis: 552,000
> Quadriplegia: 40,000
> Hemiplegia: 47,000
> Paralysis of upper extremities: 26,000
> Cerebral palsy: 100,000
> <URL Redacted>
> National Limb Loss Information Center 1-888-267-5669 ext. 8111
> <Email Address Redacted>
> --
----- Original Message -----
From: Lilly Walters < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: Amputee Information Network < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: Amputee Statistics
> Over 3 million people in the USA have a disability in their hands
> and/or forearms, including paralyzations, orthopedic impairments,
> either congenital or injury related. (USA 1983-1986, from the Digest
> of Data on Person with Disabilitities, U.S. Department of Education,
> prepared January 1992)
> ----
> About one in every 2000 new born babies will have some form of a limb
> deficiency; it may be absent parts of fingers or toes, complete
> absence of all four limbs or something in between. Another larger
> group of children lose limbs in accidents, especially to lawn mowers,
> trains, all terrain vehicles, and motorcycles; or to disease,
> including cancer. (reference Faces of Adoption, National Adoption
> Center, website)
> ----
> From the 1990 US Census Bureau:
> Among those 15 years old and over who had difficulty with a physical
> activity or an activity of daily living (ADL), ... stiffness or
> deformity of the foot, leg, arm, or hand (2.0 million)
> Disabilities mean a reduced chance for employment: The overall
> employment rate for persons 21 to 64 years old was 75.1 percent, but
> the rate varied by disability status. The employment rate was 80.5
> percent among the 117.2 million persons with no disability, 76.0
> percent among the 15.0 million persons with a nonsevere disability,
> and 23.2 percent among the 12.6 million persons with a severe
> disability. From a different perspective, the percent of all employed
> persons who had a disability was 13.4 percent (10.6 percent of
> employed persons had a nonsevere disability, and 2.8 percent had a
> severe disability).
>
> Disability also had an impact on earnings. For workers 35 to 54 years
> old, the average amount earned in a month was $2,446 among those with
> no disability, $2,006 among those with a nonsevere disability, and
> $1,562 among those with a severe disability.
> ----
> According to the LIMBS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION, Every Week 2,996 People
> Lose a Limb.
> ---
> A survey regarding extremity amputations & mental health issues
> conducted by Ron VanDerNoord, MD of the Frazier Rehab Center in
> cooperation with the Amputee Coalition of America provides the
> following insight into amputee rehabilitation.
> - 75% of amputees said they needed more education than they were
> given from their medical professionals.
> - 57% of amputees said they received NO educational materials.
> - Of the 43% who did receive materials, only 15-20% of the available
> materials were considered helpful.
> ---
> These from the National Limb Loss Information Center with your
> inquiry about statistics. Currently, government agencies, like the
> Centers for Disease Control and the Census Bureau, do not classify
> disabilities as specifically as hand impairment.
> The most reliable statistics come from the Vital Health and
> Statistics National Health Interview Survey, 1996, administered by
> the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to their
> estimates there were 26,000 people who had a surgical amputation of
> the upper extremity in 1996, and 23,000 who had a surgical amputation
> or disarticulation of the finger in 1996. There were 1,285,000
> amputees (NOT amputations) recorded in 1996 in the US.
> Deformity or Orthopedic impairment of the upper extremity: 4,170,000
> people had this impairment in 1996
> The Disability Statistics Center at the University of California, San
> Francisco has a done a study on Prevalence of Work Limitations Due
> to Chronic Conditions, Ages 18-69, 1992. The relevant statistics
> from that study are as follows:
> Absence or loss of upper extremity: 66,000
> Paralysis: 552,000
> Quadriplegia: 40,000
> Hemiplegia: 47,000
> Paralysis of upper extremities: 26,000
> Cerebral palsy: 100,000
> <URL Redacted>
> National Limb Loss Information Center 1-888-267-5669 ext. 8111
> <Email Address Redacted>
> --
Citation
Tony Barr, “Fw: Amputee Statistics and cited sources of information,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215668.
