Disability Data for Massachusetts 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 | ||
| 6,209,000 | 791,000 | 12.7% | 362,000 | 5.8% | 185,000 | 3.0% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 1,048,000 | 63,000 | 6.0% | 15,000 | 1.4% | 11,000 | 1.1% |
| 18-64 | 4,268,000 | 393,000 | 9.2% | 167,000 | 3.9% | 70,000 | 1.6% |
| 18-44 | 2,456,000 | 157,000 | 6.4% | 66,000 | 2.7% | 27,000 | 1.1% |
| 45-64 | 1,811,000 | 236,000 | 13.1% | 101,000 | 5.6% | 44,000 | 2.4% |
| 65 + | 893,000 | 335,000 | 37.5% | 180,000 | 20.2% | 104,000 | 11.6% |
| 65-79 | 615,000 | 162,000 | 26.3% | 66,000 | 10.8% | 34,000 | 5.5% |
| 80 + | 278,000 | 173,000 | 62.3% | 114,000 | 41.0% | 70,000 | 25.2% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 3,008,000 | 367,000 | 12.2% | 138,000 | 4.6% | 72,000 | 2.4% |
| 5-17 | 537,000 | 39,000 | 7.3% | 9,000 | 1.6% | 7,000 | 1.3% |
| 18-64 | 2,106,000 | 200,000 | 9.5% | 76,000 | 3.6% | 34,000 | 1.6% |
| 65 + | 365,000 | 128,000 | 35.0% | 54,000 | 14.8% | 31,000 | 8.5% |
| Female | 3,201,000 | 424,000 | 13.2% | 224,000 | 7.0% | 113,000 | 3.5% |
| 5-17 | 511,000 | 24,000 | 4.7% | 6,000 | 1.2% | 4,000 | 0.8% |
| 18-64 | 2,162,000 | 193,000 | 8.9% | 91,000 | 4.2% | 37,000 | 1.7% |
| 65 + | 528,000 | 207,000 | 39.2% | 126,000 | 23.9% | 73,000 | 13.8% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Massachusetts, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.1% of people with daily activity limitations in Massachusetts are in the age group 5-17, 18.3% are in the age group 18-44, 27.8% are in the age group 45-64, 18.3% are in the age group 65-79 and 31.5% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 791,000 | 362,000 | 185,000 | 5,418,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 8.0% | 4.1% | 6.0% | 18.2% |
| 18-44 | 19.8% | 18.3% | 14.3% | 42.4% |
| 45-64 | 29.9% | 27.8% | 23.6% | 29.1% |
| 65-79 | 20.4% | 18.3% | 18.2% | 8.4% |
| 80+ | 21.9% | 31.5% | 37.8% | 1.9% |
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Age and Gender Data for Massachusetts from the 2008 American Community Survey
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