Table 8:  Abilities Borrowers Expected to be Influenced by AT Purchased Across All Years
	Not reported		FY 2001		FY 2002		FY 2003		FY 2004		FY 2005		FY 2006		FY 2007		FY 2008		Cummulative
	Count	% of 88 Approved Loans	Count	% of 271 Approved Loans	Count	% of 594 Approved Loans	Count	% of 811 Approved Loans	Count	% of 1191 Approved Loans	Count	% of 1200 Approved Loans	Count	% of 1251 Approved Loans	Count	% of 1373 Approved Loans	Count	% of 1351 Approved Loans	Grand Total	% of 8130 Approved Loans
AT will affect seeing	2	2.27	36	13.28	42	7.07	30	3.70	36	3.02	29	2.42	36	2.88	37	2.69	34	2.52	282	3.47
AT will affect hearing	11	12.50	36	13.28	91	15.32	193	23.80	506	42.49	290	24.17	265	21.18	305	22.21	363	26.87	2060	25.34
AT will affect talking and communication	3	3.41	46	16.97	85	14.31	182	22.44	486	40.81	218	18.17	222	17.75	161	11.73	132	9.77	1535	18.88
AT will affect mobility	62	70.45	181	66.79	396	66.67	517	63.75	604	50.71	783	65.25	849	67.87	910	66.28	807	59.73	5109	62.84
AT will affect handling skills	3	3.41	15	5.54	24	4.04	38	4.69	36	3.02	40	3.33	21	1.68	21	1.53	24	1.78	222	2.73
AT will affect learning	6	6.82	64	23.62	84	14.14	88	10.85	112	9.40	116	9.67	157	12.55	115	8.38	89	6.59	831	10.22
AT will affect memory	0	0.00	22	8.12	39	6.57	61	7.52	71	5.96	34	2.83	22	1.76	25	1.82	12	0.89	286	3.52
AT will affect social interactions	21	23.86	85	31.37	153	25.76	396	48.83	647	54.32	402	33.50	474	37.89	387	28.19	316	23.39	2881	35.44
AT will affect other things	3	3.41	30	11.07	34	5.72	57	7.03	117	9.82	77	6.42	80	6.39	67	4.88	56	4.15	521	6.41
Source:  AFP Outcomes Database and Management System, downloaded November 19, 2008
Data note:  The AT purchased by the borrowers may have multiple functional impacts on the AT user, and therefore the count column exceeds the number of approved loans.
Notes:
Borrowers most often reported that their purchase would affect their mobility, their social interactions, and their hearing.

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