An activity limitation is a difficulty with or an inability to perform a major activity. Overall, women have more activity limitations than men. However, women's higher rate of activity limitation is due to women's greater longevity and the fact that activity limitation increases sharply with age. After statistically adjusting for age differences between men and women, women are no more likely than men to be limited in activity.
Females report more limitations in old age, while males report more limitations in youth.
Chartbook on Women and Disability in the United States. An InfoUse Report. U.S. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, p. 5.