MI CReSS Data Reports

Disability status before and after COVID-19 illness among Michiganders diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020 - February 2022

After their COVID-19 illness, 27% of all respondents with illness onset between October 1 – November 15, 2020, indicated having some type of disability, compared to 15% before illness.
The prevalence of having difficulty walking or climbing stairs; serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions; blindness or serious difficulty seeing; or any functional disability was significantly higher after respondents’ COVID-19 illness compared to before their illness.
Women, NH White respondents, and respondents with a household income of $75,000 or more had significantly higher prevalence of any functional disability after their COVID-19 illness compared to before their illness.
Prevalence of mobility disability was significantly higher after COVID-19 illness than prior to illness for both men and women, and among respondents who were aged 35 or older, Hispanic, NH White, or had household income less than $75,000.
Almost 30% of all NH Black respondents reported having a mobility disability after their COVID-19 illness. Mobility disability prevalence was higher for NH Black respondents compared to NH White respondents both before and after COVID-19 illness.
Respondents classified as obese had a significantly higher prevalence of any functional disability and mobility disability after their COVID-19 illness than prior to their illness.