
Disability Data for New Mexico 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 | ||
| 1,859,000 | 283,000 | 15.2% | 116,000 | 6.3% | 56,000 | 3.0% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 362,000 | 18,000 | 4.8% | 4,000 | 1.1% | 3,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 1,233,000 | 150,000 | 12.2% | 59,000 | 4.8% | 25,000 | 2.0% |
| 18-44 | 725,000 | 57,000 | 7.9% | 25,000 | 3.5% | 10,000 | 1.4% |
| 45-64 | 508,000 | 93,000 | 18.2% | 34,000 | 6.7% | 14,000 | 2.8% |
| 65 + | 263,000 | 115,000 | 43.8% | 53,000 | 20.2% | 28,000 | 10.6% |
| 65-79 | 197,000 | 69,000 | 34.9% | 26,000 | 13.4% | 13,000 | 6.7% |
| 80 + | 67,000 | 47,000 | 70.1% | 27,000 | 40.0% | 15,000 | 21.9% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 911,000 | 145,000 | 16.0% | 53,000 | 5.8% | 25,000 | 2.7% |
| 5-17 | 180,000 | 11,000 | 6.3% | 3,000 | 1.5% | 2,000 | 1.2% |
| 18-64 | 615,000 | 83,000 | 13.4% | 31,000 | 5.0% | 12,000 | 2.0% |
| 65 + | 117,000 | 52,000 | 44.2% | 19,000 | 16.6% | 10,000 | 9.0% |
| Female | 948,000 | 138,000 | 14.5% | 63,000 | 6.7% | 31,000 | 3.3% |
| 5-17 | 183,000 | 6,000 | 3.5% | 1,000 | 0.7% | 1,000 | 0.6% |
| 18-64 | 618,000 | 67,000 | 10.9% | 28,000 | 4.6% | 12,000 | 2.0% |
| 65 + | 147,000 | 64,000 | 43.5% | 34,000 | 23.0% | 17,000 | 11.9% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in New Mexico, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 3.4% of people with daily activity limitations in New Mexico are in the age group 5-17, 21.8% are in the age group 18-44, 29.1% are in the age group 45-64, 22.6% are in the age group 65-79 and 23.0% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 283,000 | 116,000 | 56,000 | 1,575,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 6.2% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 21.9% |
| 18-44 | 20.3% | 21.8% | 18.6% | 42.4% |
| 45-64 | 32.7% | 29.1% | 25.8% | 26.4% |
| 65-79 | 24.2% | 22.6% | 23.6% | 8.1% |
| 80+ | 16.6% | 23.0% | 26.2% | 1.3% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for New Mexico from the 2008 American Community Survey


