Did you know that:Age was positively associated with the presence of at least one physical difficulty; as age increased, the percentage of adults finding at least one of these activities very difficult or impossible to do also increased. The percentage of adults with this level of difficulty in each of the nine activities increased sharply both at age 65 and at age 75 and over. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Did you know that:Only 2% of adults had difficulty grasping or handling small objects; 9% had difficulty standing for 2 hours; 9% had difficulty stooping, bending, or kneeling; 7% had difficulty walking a quarter of a mile; 6% had difficulty pushing or pulling large objects; and 5% had difficulty climbing 10 steps without resting. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Did you know that:Between 1912 and 2008, motor vehicle deaths per 10,000 registered vehicles were reduced by 95%, from 33 deaths in 1912 to 2 deaths in 2008 (National Safety Council Injury Facts 2010 Edition)

Did you know that:Only 2% of adults had difficulty grasping or handling small objects; 9% had difficulty standing for 2 hours; 9% had difficulty stooping, bending, or kneeling; 7% had difficulty walking a quarter of a mile; 6% had difficulty pushing or pulling large objects; and 5% had difficulty climbing 10 steps without resting. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Did you know that:Overall, 15% of adults had great difficulty with at least one of nine physical activities performed without help and without the use of special equipment (responding “very difficult to do” or “can’t do at all” to walking a quarter of a mile; climbing 10 steps without resting; standing for 2 hours; sitting for 2 hours; stooping, bending, or kneeling; reaching over the head; using one’s fingers to grasp or handle small objects; lifting or carrying a 10-pound object; or pushing or pulling large objects). (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Did you know that:When results are considered by single race and ethnicity, a higher percentage of non-Hispanic black adults found at least one of the nine physical activities very difficult or impossible to do, compared with non-Hispanic white adults and Hispanic adults. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Did you know that:Level of education was inversely associated with difficulty in any and in each of the nine activities; as level of education increased, the percentage of adults with difficulty performing the nine physical activities decreased. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Did you know that:When results are considered by single race without regard to ethnicity, 19% of black adults had at least one physical difficulty compared with 15% of white adults and 9% of Asian adults. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Did you know that:In 1912 there were 3,100 motor vehicle related fatalities for 950,000 vehicles while in 2008, there were 39,000 fatalities for 258 million registered vehicles. (National Safety Council Injury Facts 2010 Edition)

Did you know that:Adults in poor families were more than twice as likely to have difficulty with each of the nine activities as were adults in families that were not poor. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)