
Disability Data for North Carolina 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 | ||
| 8,728,000 | 1,268,000 | 14.5% | 531,000 | 6.1% | 282,000 | 3.2% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 1,619,000 | 89,000 | 5.5% | 18,000 | 1.1% | 13,000 | 0.8% |
| 18-64 | 5,921,000 | 686,000 | 11.6% | 260,000 | 4.4% | 124,000 | 2.1% |
| 18-44 | 3,516,000 | 255,000 | 7.3% | 93,000 | 2.7% | 41,000 | 1.2% |
| 45-64 | 2,405,000 | 431,000 | 17.9% | 167,000 | 6.9% | 83,000 | 3.5% |
| 65 + | 1,188,000 | 493,000 | 41.5% | 253,000 | 21.3% | 145,000 | 12.2% |
| 65-79 | 889,000 | 296,000 | 33.3% | 122,000 | 13.7% | 69,000 | 7.8% |
| 80 + | 299,000 | 197,000 | 65.8% | 131,000 | 43.9% | 76,000 | 25.3% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 4,248,000 | 593,000 | 14.0% | 210,000 | 4.9% | 112,000 | 2.6% |
| 5-17 | 829,000 | 54,000 | 6.5% | 11,000 | 1.4% | 9,000 | 1.1% |
| 18-64 | 2,922,000 | 347,000 | 11.9% | 121,000 | 4.2% | 59,000 | 2.0% |
| 65 + | 497,000 | 192,000 | 38.7% | 77,000 | 15.6% | 45,000 | 9.1% |
| Female | 4,480,000 | 675,000 | 15.1% | 321,000 | 7.2% | 170,000 | 3.8% |
| 5-17 | 790,000 | 36,000 | 4.5% | 7,000 | 0.8% | 4,000 | 0.6% |
| 18-64 | 2,999,000 | 339,000 | 11.3% | 139,000 | 4.6% | 66,000 | 2.2% |
| 65 + | 691,000 | 301,000 | 43.5% | 175,000 | 25.4% | 100,000 | 14.5% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in North Carolina, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 3.4% of people with daily activity limitations in North Carolina are in the age group 5-17, 17.6% are in the age group 18-44, 31.4% are in the age group 45-64, 22.9% are in the age group 65-79 and 24.7% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 1,268,000 | 531,000 | 282,000 | 7,460,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.0% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 20.5% |
| 18-44 | 20.1% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 43.7% |
| 45-64 | 34.0% | 31.4% | 29.5% | 26.5% |
| 65-79 | 23.3% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 7.9% |
| 80+ | 15.5% | 24.7% | 26.8% | 1.4% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for North Carolina from the 2008 American Community Survey


