
Disability Data for Nebraska 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 | ||
| 1,664,000 | 216,000 | 13.0% | 86,000 | 5.2% | 47,000 | 2.8% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 314,000 | 18,000 | 5.8% | 4,000 | 1.2% | 3,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 1,107,000 | 103,000 | 9.3% | 37,000 | 3.4% | 17,000 | 1.5% |
| 18-44 | 657,000 | 41,000 | 6.3% | 15,000 | 2.3% | 6,000 | 0.9% |
| 45-64 | 450,000 | 61,000 | 13.6% | 22,000 | 4.8% | 11,000 | 2.5% |
| 65 + | 242,000 | 95,000 | 39.3% | 45,000 | 18.7% | 27,000 | 11.3% |
| 65-79 | 165,000 | 48,000 | 29.1% | 15,000 | 9.4% | 9,000 | 5.2% |
| 80 + | 78,000 | 47,000 | 60.8% | 30,000 | 38.6% | 19,000 | 24.1% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 826,000 | 105,000 | 12.7% | 35,000 | 4.3% | 19,000 | 2.3% |
| 5-17 | 162,000 | 11,000 | 6.7% | 3,000 | 1.6% | 2,000 | 1.3% |
| 18-64 | 560,000 | 54,000 | 9.7% | 18,000 | 3.2% | 7,000 | 1.3% |
| 65 + | 104,000 | 40,000 | 38.7% | 15,000 | 14.5% | 9,000 | 9.0% |
| Female | 837,000 | 111,000 | 13.2% | 51,000 | 6.1% | 28,000 | 3.4% |
| 5-17 | 152,000 | 7,000 | 4.8% | 1,000 | 0.8% | 1,000 | 0.5% |
| 18-64 | 546,000 | 48,000 | 8.8% | 19,000 | 3.5% | 10,000 | 1.8% |
| 65 + | 139,000 | 55,000 | 39.7% | 30,000 | 21.9% | 18,000 | 12.9% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Nebraska, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.5% of people with daily activity limitations in Nebraska are in the age group 5-17, 17.8% are in the age group 18-44, 25.2% are in the age group 45-64, 17.9% are in the age group 65-79 and 34.7% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 216,000 | 86,000 | 47,000 | 1,448,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 8.4% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 20.5% |
| 18-44 | 19.2% | 17.8% | 12.0% | 42.5% |
| 45-64 | 28.3% | 25.2% | 23.9% | 26.9% |
| 65-79 | 22.2% | 17.9% | 18.3% | 8.1% |
| 80+ | 21.9% | 34.7% | 39.8% | 2.1% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Nebraska from the 2008 American Community Survey


