Disability Data for Maine 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 | ||
| 1,246,000 | 220,000 | 17.7% | 83,000 | 6.6% | 43,000 | 3.5% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 202,000 | 16,000 | 7.9% | 3,000 | 1.7% | 2,000 | 1.2% |
| 18-64 | 839,000 | 117,000 | 14.0% | 39,000 | 4.7% | 16,000 | 2.0% |
| 18-44 | 441,000 | 45,000 | 10.2% | 14,000 | 3.3% | 5,000 | 1.1% |
| 45-64 | 398,000 | 73,000 | 18.2% | 25,000 | 6.2% | 11,000 | 2.9% |
| 65 + | 204,000 | 87,000 | 42.5% | 40,000 | 19.7% | 24,000 | 12.0% |
| 65-79 | 144,000 | 48,000 | 33.2% | 16,000 | 11.3% | 10,000 | 7.0% |
| 80 + | 61,000 | 39,000 | 64.6% | 24,000 | 39.6% | 14,000 | 23.8% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 603,000 | 112,000 | 18.5% | 33,000 | 5.5% | 18,000 | 3.0% |
| 5-17 | 101,000 | 11,000 | 10.4% | 2,000 | 2.1% | 1,000 | 1.2% |
| 18-64 | 413,000 | 62,000 | 15.1% | 18,000 | 4.3% | 7,000 | 1.8% |
| 65 + | 88,000 | 39,000 | 43.9% | 14,000 | 15.4% | 9,000 | 10.5% |
| Female | 643,000 | 109,000 | 16.9% | 50,000 | 7.7% | 26,000 | 4.0% |
| 5-17 | 101,000 | 5,000 | 5.3% | 1,000 | 1.4% | 1,000 | 1.2% |
| 18-64 | 426,000 | 55,000 | 12.9% | 21,000 | 5.0% | 9,000 | 2.2% |
| 65 + | 116,000 | 48,000 | 41.5% | 27,000 | 23.0% | 15,000 | 13.1% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Maine, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.2% of people with daily activity limitations in Maine are in the age group 5-17, 17.4% are in the age group 18-44, 29.8% are in the age group 45-64, 19.7% are in the age group 65-79 and 28.9% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 220,000 | 83,000 | 43,000 | 1,026,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.2% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 18.1% |
| 18-44 | 20.3% | 17.4% | 11.5% | 38.6% |
| 45-64 | 33.0% | 29.8% | 26.4% | 31.8% |
| 65-79 | 21.7% | 19.7% | 23.3% | 9.4% |
| 80+ | 17.8% | 28.9% | 33.2% | 2.1% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Maine from the 2008 American Community Survey


