
Disability Data for Pennsylvania 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 | ||
| 11,865,000 | 1,772,000 | 14.9% | 781,000 | 6.6% | 397,000 | 3.3% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 2,031,000 | 142,000 | 7.0% | 33,000 | 1.6% | 24,000 | 1.2% |
| 18-64 | 7,893,000 | 876,000 | 11.1% | 346,000 | 4.4% | 150,000 | 1.9% |
| 18-44 | 4,410,000 | 342,000 | 7.8% | 132,000 | 3.0% | 53,000 | 1.2% |
| 45-64 | 3,483,000 | 534,000 | 15.3% | 214,000 | 6.2% | 97,000 | 2.8% |
| 65 + | 1,941,000 | 754,000 | 38.9% | 402,000 | 20.7% | 223,000 | 11.5% |
| 65-79 | 1,320,000 | 376,000 | 28.5% | 155,000 | 11.7% | 78,000 | 5.9% |
| 80 + | 621,000 | 378,000 | 60.8% | 247,000 | 39.8% | 144,000 | 23.2% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 5,754,000 | 818,000 | 14.2% | 299,000 | 5.2% | 159,000 | 2.8% |
| 5-17 | 1,039,000 | 91,000 | 8.8% | 19,000 | 1.9% | 14,000 | 1.3% |
| 18-64 | 3,918,000 | 440,000 | 11.2% | 158,000 | 4.0% | 75,000 | 1.9% |
| 65 + | 797,000 | 288,000 | 36.1% | 122,000 | 15.3% | 71,000 | 8.9% |
| Female | 6,111,000 | 954,000 | 15.6% | 482,000 | 7.9% | 238,000 | 3.9% |
| 5-17 | 992,000 | 51,000 | 5.2% | 13,000 | 1.3% | 10,000 | 1.0% |
| 18-64 | 3,975,000 | 436,000 | 11.0% | 188,000 | 4.7% | 76,000 | 1.9% |
| 65 + | 1,144,000 | 466,000 | 40.8% | 280,000 | 24.5% | 152,000 | 13.3% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Pennsylvania, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.2% of people with daily activity limitations in Pennsylvania are in the age group 5-17, 16.9% are in the age group 18-44, 27.5% are in the age group 45-64, 19.8% are in the age group 65-79 and 31.6% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 1,772,000 | 781,000 | 397,000 | 10,093,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 8.0% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 18.7% |
| 18-44 | 19.3% | 16.9% | 13.4% | 40.3% |
| 45-64 | 30.1% | 27.5% | 24.5% | 29.2% |
| 65-79 | 21.2% | 19.8% | 19.7% | 9.3% |
| 80+ | 21.3% | 31.6% | 36.4% | 2.4% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Pennsylvania from the 2008 American Community Survey


