
Disability Data for Alaska from the 2009 American Community Survey: Age and Gender
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 645,000 | 86,000 | 13.3% | 30,000 | 4.7% | 17,000 | 2.7% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 130,000 | 7,000 | 5.3% | 2,000 | 1.7% | 2,000 | 1.5% |
| 18-64 | 463,000 | 55,000 | 11.9% | 17,000 | 3.7% | 9,000 | 2.0% |
| 18-44 | 278,000 | 24,000 | 8.6% | 8,000 | 2.8% | 4,000 | 1.4% |
| 45-64 | 185,000 | 31,000 | 16.8% | 9,000 | 5.1% | 5,000 | 2.9% |
| 65 + | 52,000 | 24,000 | 46.4% | 11,000 | 20.7% | 6,000 | 12.0% |
| 65-79 | 41,000 | 15,000 | 37.1% | 5,000 | 12.2% | 3,000 | 6.7% |
| 80 + | 11,000 | 9,000 | 82.9% | 6,000 | 53.9% | 3,000 | 32.6% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 334,000 | 43,000 | 13.0% | 12,000 | 3.7% | 8,000 | 2.3% |
| 5-17 | 68,000 | 3,000 | 4.6% | 1,000 | 1.5% | 1,000 | 1.4% |
| 18-64 | 242,000 | 30,000 | 12.3% | 8,000 | 3.4% | 5,000 | 1.9% |
| 65 + | 25,000 | 11,000 | 43.0% | 3,000 | 12.4% | 2,000 | 8.5% |
| Female | 311,000 | 43,000 | 13.7% | 18,000 | 5.8% | 10,000 | 3.1% |
| 5-17 | 62,000 | 4,000 | 6.1% | 1,000 | 1.9% | 1,000 | 1.7% |
| 18-64 | 221,000 | 25,000 | 11.4% | 9,000 | 4.1% | 5,000 | 2.0% |
| 65 + | 27,000 | 13,000 | 49.5% | 8,000 | 28.3% | 4,000 | 15.1% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Alaska, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 7.3% of people with daily activity limitations in Alaska are in the age group 5-17, 25.8% are in the age group 18-44, 31.3% are in the age group 45-64, 16.7% are in the age group 65-79 and 19.0% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 86,000 | 30,000 | 17,000 | 559,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 8.1% | 7.3% | 11.5% | 22.0% |
| 18-44 | 27.8% | 25.8% | 21.9% | 45.4% |
| 45-64 | 36.1% | 31.3% | 30.7% | 27.6% |
| 65-79 | 17.8% | 16.7% | 15.9% | 4.7% |
| 80+ | 10.2% | 19.0% | 19.9% | 0.3% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Alaska from the 2008 American Community Survey


