
Disability Data for South 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 | ||
| 4,250,000 | 638,000 | 15.0% | 280,000 | 6.6% | 147,000 | 3.5% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 767,000 | 39,000 | 5.1% | 8,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 0.8% |
| 18-64 | 2,864,000 | 340,000 | 11.9% | 135,000 | 4.7% | 64,000 | 2.3% |
| 18-44 | 1,660,000 | 123,000 | 7.4% | 48,000 | 2.9% | 18,000 | 1.1% |
| 45-64 | 1,204,000 | 217,000 | 18.0% | 88,000 | 7.3% | 46,000 | 3.8% |
| 65 + | 619,000 | 259,000 | 41.9% | 137,000 | 22.2% | 77,000 | 12.4% |
| 65-79 | 463,000 | 152,000 | 32.9% | 65,000 | 14.0% | 35,000 | 7.6% |
| 80 + | 156,000 | 107,000 | 68.6% | 72,000 | 46.4% | 42,000 | 26.8% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 2,057,000 | 305,000 | 14.8% | 113,000 | 5.5% | 60,000 | 2.9% |
| 5-17 | 392,000 | 25,000 | 6.3% | 5,000 | 1.2% | 3,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 1,404,000 | 179,000 | 12.7% | 67,000 | 4.8% | 32,000 | 2.3% |
| 65 + | 261,000 | 102,000 | 39.0% | 41,000 | 15.7% | 24,000 | 9.2% |
| Female | 2,193,000 | 333,000 | 15.2% | 168,000 | 7.7% | 88,000 | 4.0% |
| 5-17 | 375,000 | 14,000 | 3.8% | 3,000 | 0.9% | 3,000 | 0.7% |
| 18-64 | 1,460,000 | 162,000 | 11.1% | 68,000 | 4.7% | 32,000 | 2.2% |
| 65 + | 358,000 | 157,000 | 43.9% | 96,000 | 26.9% | 53,000 | 14.7% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in South Carolina, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 2.8% of people with daily activity limitations in South Carolina are in the age group 5-17, 17.0% are in the age group 18-44, 31.2% are in the age group 45-64, 23.1% are in the age group 65-79 and 25.8% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 638,000 | 280,000 | 147,000 | 3,612,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 6.1% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 20.2% |
| 18-44 | 19.3% | 17.0% | 12.3% | 42.5% |
| 45-64 | 34.0% | 31.2% | 31.4% | 27.3% |
| 65-79 | 23.8% | 23.1% | 23.8% | 8.6% |
| 80+ | 16.8% | 25.8% | 28.4% | 1.4% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for South Carolina from the 2008 American Community Survey


