b'ADLs and More ADLCHAPTER 1|WORKING LONGERHRS includes three commonly used measures of physical functioning. Activities of Daily Living (ADL) assess things like bathing, eating, dressing, walking across a room, and getting out of bed. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) include preparing a meal,90% IADLshopping, using a telephone, taking medication, and handling money. Limitations with these fundamental life tasks can indicate fairly severe disability. A third set of measures evaluates less critical tasks but ones which mightFIGURE 1-3Percent of people with one or no limitations and percent working by age: 2014also bear on work ability. They includeSource: HRS 2014.things like jogging a mile, walking up a flight of stairs, pushing a heavy object 80%across the floor, and picking up a coin.70%Figure 1-3 shows the percent of people60%with one or no work limitations and50%the percent working within four age40%categories. Over the ages when most30%people retire, the proportion with one20%10%or no limitations is very high.0%55-64 65-74 75-84 85+People with one or no limitations People working'