
Disability Data for Colorado 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 | ||
| 4,661,000 | 499,000 | 10.7% | 191,000 | 4.1% | 97,000 | 2.1% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 864,000 | 36,000 | 4.2% | 9,000 | 1.0% | 7,000 | 0.8% |
| 18-64 | 3,262,000 | 268,000 | 8.2% | 91,000 | 2.8% | 40,000 | 1.2% |
| 18-44 | 1,950,000 | 107,000 | 5.5% | 36,000 | 1.9% | 15,000 | 0.8% |
| 45-64 | 1,312,000 | 161,000 | 12.3% | 55,000 | 4.2% | 25,000 | 1.9% |
| 65 + | 535,000 | 195,000 | 36.4% | 92,000 | 17.1% | 49,000 | 9.2% |
| 65-79 | 392,000 | 103,000 | 26.4% | 36,000 | 9.2% | 19,000 | 4.9% |
| 80 + | 143,000 | 91,000 | 63.7% | 56,000 | 38.9% | 30,000 | 21.0% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 2,344,000 | 253,000 | 10.8% | 85,000 | 3.6% | 44,000 | 1.9% |
| 5-17 | 443,000 | 24,000 | 5.5% | 5,000 | 1.2% | 4,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 1,667,000 | 147,000 | 8.8% | 49,000 | 2.9% | 23,000 | 1.4% |
| 65 + | 234,000 | 81,000 | 34.6% | 31,000 | 13.3% | 17,000 | 7.5% |
| Female | 2,317,000 | 246,000 | 10.6% | 106,000 | 4.6% | 52,000 | 2.3% |
| 5-17 | 421,000 | 12,000 | 2.8% | 3,000 | 0.8% | 3,000 | 0.7% |
| 18-64 | 1,595,000 | 121,000 | 7.6% | 42,000 | 2.7% | 18,000 | 1.1% |
| 65 + | 301,000 | 114,000 | 37.8% | 61,000 | 20.2% | 32,000 | 10.6% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Colorado, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.5% of people with daily activity limitations in Colorado are in the age group 5-17, 19.0% are in the age group 18-44, 28.6% are in the age group 45-64, 18.7% are in the age group 65-79 and 29.2% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 499,000 | 191,000 | 97,000 | 4,163,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.2% | 4.5% | 7.3% | 19.9% |
| 18-44 | 21.5% | 19.0% | 15.5% | 44.3% |
| 45-64 | 32.3% | 28.6% | 26.3% | 27.7% |
| 65-79 | 20.7% | 18.7% | 19.8% | 6.9% |
| 80+ | 18.3% | 29.2% | 31.2% | 1.2% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Colorado from the 2008 American Community Survey


