
Disability Data for Rhode Island 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 | ||
| 994,000 | 136,000 | 13.6% | 60,000 | 6.0% | 28,000 | 2.8% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 167,000 | 11,000 | 6.3% | 2,000 | 1.1% | 1,000 | 0.8% |
| 18-64 | 674,000 | 68,000 | 10.0% | 28,000 | 4.1% | 11,000 | 1.6% |
| 18-44 | 386,000 | 27,000 | 7.1% | 12,000 | 3.1% | 3,000 | 0.9% |
| 45-64 | 289,000 | 40,000 | 14.0% | 16,000 | 5.5% | 7,000 | 2.5% |
| 65 + | 152,000 | 57,000 | 37.7% | 30,000 | 19.7% | 16,000 | 10.7% |
| 65-79 | 103,000 | 28,000 | 27.2% | 11,000 | 11.2% | 5,000 | 5.0% |
| 80 + | 49,000 | 29,000 | 59.5% | 19,000 | 37.5% | 11,000 | 22.5% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 480,000 | 61,000 | 12.6% | 23,000 | 4.8% | 9,000 | 1.9% |
| 5-17 | 86,000 | 7,000 | 7.6% | 1,000 | 1.5% | 1,000 | 1.0% |
| 18-64 | 332,000 | 33,000 | 9.9% | 13,000 | 3.9% | 4,000 | 1.2% |
| 65 + | 62,000 | 21,000 | 34.1% | 9,000 | 13.8% | 4,000 | 7.1% |
| Female | 514,000 | 75,000 | 14.6% | 37,000 | 7.2% | 19,000 | 3.7% |
| 5-17 | 81,000 | 4,000 | 4.9% | 1,000 | 0.7% | — | 0.6% |
| 18-64 | 342,000 | 35,000 | 10.2% | 15,000 | 4.3% | 7,000 | 1.9% |
| 65 + | 90,000 | 36,000 | 40.2% | 22,000 | 23.8% | 12,000 | 13.1% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Rhode Island, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 3.2% of people with daily activity limitations in Rhode Island are in the age group 5-17, 20.2% are in the age group 18-44, 26.5% are in the age group 45-64, 19.1% are in the age group 65-79 and 31.0% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 136,000 | 60,000 | 28,000 | 858,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.8% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 18.3% |
| 18-44 | 20.2% | 20.2% | 12.4% | 41.8% |
| 45-64 | 29.7% | 26.5% | 25.3% | 28.9% |
| 65-79 | 20.6% | 19.1% | 18.2% | 8.7% |
| 80+ | 21.7% | 31.0% | 39.4% | 2.3% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Rhode Island from the 2008 American Community Survey


