
Disability Data for Florida 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 | ||
| 17,377,000 | 2,446,000 | 14.1% | 1,044,000 | 6.0% | 538,000 | 3.1% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 2,895,000 | 138,000 | 4.8% | 31,000 | 1.1% | 22,000 | 0.8% |
| 18-64 | 11,283,000 | 1,126,000 | 10.0% | 443,000 | 3.9% | 209,000 | 1.9% |
| 18-44 | 6,459,000 | 400,000 | 6.2% | 156,000 | 2.4% | 63,000 | 1.0% |
| 45-64 | 4,824,000 | 726,000 | 15.1% | 287,000 | 5.9% | 146,000 | 3.0% |
| 65 + | 3,199,000 | 1,181,000 | 36.9% | 570,000 | 17.8% | 307,000 | 9.6% |
| 65-79 | 2,221,000 | 614,000 | 27.6% | 233,000 | 10.5% | 119,000 | 5.3% |
| 80 + | 978,000 | 568,000 | 58.1% | 337,000 | 34.5% | 188,000 | 19.2% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 8,513,000 | 1,160,000 | 13.6% | 422,000 | 5.0% | 221,000 | 2.6% |
| 5-17 | 1,480,000 | 87,000 | 5.8% | 19,000 | 1.3% | 13,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 5,628,000 | 579,000 | 10.3% | 210,000 | 3.7% | 104,000 | 1.8% |
| 65 + | 1,405,000 | 494,000 | 35.1% | 193,000 | 13.8% | 105,000 | 7.5% |
| Female | 8,864,000 | 1,286,000 | 14.5% | 622,000 | 7.0% | 316,000 | 3.6% |
| 5-17 | 1,416,000 | 52,000 | 3.6% | 12,000 | 0.9% | 9,000 | 0.6% |
| 18-64 | 5,654,000 | 547,000 | 9.7% | 233,000 | 4.1% | 105,000 | 1.9% |
| 65 + | 1,794,000 | 688,000 | 38.3% | 377,000 | 21.0% | 202,000 | 11.3% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Florida, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 3.0% of people with daily activity limitations in Florida are in the age group 5-17, 14.9% are in the age group 18-44, 27.5% are in the age group 45-64, 22.3% are in the age group 65-79 and 32.3% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 2,446,000 | 1,044,000 | 538,000 | 14,931,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 5.6% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 18.5% |
| 18-44 | 16.3% | 14.9% | 11.7% | 40.6% |
| 45-64 | 29.7% | 27.5% | 27.2% | 27.4% |
| 65-79 | 25.1% | 22.3% | 22.1% | 10.8% |
| 80+ | 23.2% | 32.3% | 35.0% | 2.7% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Florida from the 2008 American Community Survey


