Disability Data for New Jersey 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 | ||
| 8,156,000 | 920,000 | 11.3% | 440,000 | 5.4% | 228,000 | 2.8% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 1,493,000 | 69,000 | 4.6% | 19,000 | 1.3% | 15,000 | 1.0% |
| 18-64 | 5,496,000 | 434,000 | 7.9% | 186,000 | 3.4% | 86,000 | 1.6% |
| 18-44 | 3,123,000 | 157,000 | 5.0% | 70,000 | 2.3% | 29,000 | 0.9% |
| 45-64 | 2,373,000 | 277,000 | 11.7% | 116,000 | 4.9% | 57,000 | 2.4% |
| 65 + | 1,167,000 | 418,000 | 35.8% | 235,000 | 20.1% | 126,000 | 10.8% |
| 65-79 | 815,000 | 209,000 | 25.7% | 93,000 | 11.4% | 50,000 | 6.1% |
| 80 + | 352,000 | 208,000 | 59.2% | 142,000 | 40.3% | 77,000 | 21.8% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 3,985,000 | 412,000 | 10.3% | 174,000 | 4.4% | 93,000 | 2.3% |
| 5-17 | 765,000 | 46,000 | 6.1% | 13,000 | 1.6% | 10,000 | 1.3% |
| 18-64 | 2,737,000 | 212,000 | 7.7% | 88,000 | 3.2% | 42,000 | 1.5% |
| 65 + | 484,000 | 154,000 | 31.8% | 74,000 | 15.2% | 41,000 | 8.5% |
| Female | 4,171,000 | 509,000 | 12.2% | 266,000 | 6.4% | 134,000 | 3.2% |
| 5-17 | 728,000 | 23,000 | 3.1% | 7,000 | 0.9% | 5,000 | 0.7% |
| 18-64 | 2,760,000 | 222,000 | 8.0% | 98,000 | 3.5% | 44,000 | 1.6% |
| 65 + | 683,000 | 264,000 | 38.6% | 161,000 | 23.6% | 85,000 | 12.5% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in New Jersey, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.4% of people with daily activity limitations in New Jersey are in the age group 5-17, 16.0% are in the age group 18-44, 26.3% are in the age group 45-64, 21.1% 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 | 920,000 | 440,000 | 228,000 | 7,235,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.5% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 19.7% |
| 18-44 | 17.1% | 16.0% | 12.7% | 41.0% |
| 45-64 | 30.0% | 26.3% | 25.2% | 29.0% |
| 65-79 | 22.7% | 21.1% | 21.8% | 8.4% |
| 80+ | 22.6% | 32.3% | 33.7% | 2.0% |
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Age and Gender Data for New Jersey from the 2008 American Community Survey
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