
Disability Data for Iowa 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 | ||
| 2,810,000 | 379,000 | 13.5% | 153,000 | 5.4% | 81,000 | 2.9% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 511,000 | 30,000 | 5.9% | 6,000 | 1.3% | 4,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 1,853,000 | 176,000 | 9.5% | 61,000 | 3.3% | 26,000 | 1.4% |
| 18-44 | 1,059,000 | 64,000 | 6.0% | 22,000 | 2.0% | 7,000 | 0.7% |
| 45-64 | 794,000 | 112,000 | 14.1% | 40,000 | 5.0% | 18,000 | 2.3% |
| 65 + | 446,000 | 173,000 | 38.8% | 85,000 | 19.1% | 51,000 | 11.3% |
| 65-79 | 299,000 | 83,000 | 27.7% | 30,000 | 10.0% | 17,000 | 5.8% |
| 80 + | 147,000 | 90,000 | 61.6% | 55,000 | 37.7% | 33,000 | 22.6% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 1,381,000 | 181,000 | 13.1% | 61,000 | 4.4% | 34,000 | 2.5% |
| 5-17 | 261,000 | 19,000 | 7.4% | 4,000 | 1.6% | 3,000 | 1.1% |
| 18-64 | 933,000 | 90,000 | 9.6% | 29,000 | 3.1% | 14,000 | 1.5% |
| 65 + | 187,000 | 72,000 | 38.4% | 28,000 | 15.0% | 18,000 | 9.4% |
| Female | 1,429,000 | 198,000 | 13.8% | 92,000 | 6.4% | 47,000 | 3.3% |
| 5-17 | 250,000 | 11,000 | 4.4% | 2,000 | 0.9% | 2,000 | 0.6% |
| 18-64 | 920,000 | 86,000 | 9.3% | 32,000 | 3.5% | 12,000 | 1.3% |
| 65 + | 259,000 | 101,000 | 39.1% | 57,000 | 22.0% | 33,000 | 12.7% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Iowa, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.2% of people with daily activity limitations in Iowa are in the age group 5-17, 14.1% are in the age group 18-44, 25.9% are in the age group 45-64, 19.5% are in the age group 65-79 and 36.2% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 379,000 | 153,000 | 81,000 | 2,431,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 8.0% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 19.8% |
| 18-44 | 16.8% | 14.1% | 9.1% | 40.9% |
| 45-64 | 29.5% | 25.9% | 22.6% | 28.1% |
| 65-79 | 21.8% | 19.5% | 21.7% | 8.9% |
| 80+ | 23.8% | 36.2% | 41.1% | 2.3% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Iowa from the 2008 American Community Survey


