
Disability Data for Tennessee 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 | ||
| 5,874,000 | 970,000 | 16.5% | 425,000 | 7.2% | 222,000 | 3.8% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 1,068,000 | 61,000 | 5.7% | 14,000 | 1.3% | 11,000 | 1.0% |
| 18-64 | 3,970,000 | 541,000 | 13.6% | 218,000 | 5.5% | 98,000 | 2.5% |
| 18-44 | 2,304,000 | 180,000 | 7.8% | 71,000 | 3.1% | 27,000 | 1.2% |
| 45-64 | 1,667,000 | 361,000 | 21.6% | 147,000 | 8.8% | 71,000 | 4.3% |
| 65 + | 836,000 | 368,000 | 44.0% | 193,000 | 23.0% | 113,000 | 13.5% |
| 65-79 | 622,000 | 220,000 | 35.4% | 95,000 | 15.3% | 52,000 | 8.4% |
| 80 + | 214,000 | 148,000 | 69.1% | 98,000 | 45.6% | 61,000 | 28.3% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 2,858,000 | 453,000 | 15.9% | 166,000 | 5.8% | 91,000 | 3.2% |
| 5-17 | 552,000 | 37,000 | 6.8% | 8,000 | 1.4% | 6,000 | 1.1% |
| 18-64 | 1,953,000 | 268,000 | 13.7% | 99,000 | 5.1% | 49,000 | 2.5% |
| 65 + | 353,000 | 147,000 | 41.7% | 59,000 | 16.8% | 36,000 | 10.3% |
| Female | 3,016,000 | 517,000 | 17.1% | 259,000 | 8.6% | 130,000 | 4.3% |
| 5-17 | 516,000 | 23,000 | 4.6% | 7,000 | 1.3% | 5,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 2,017,000 | 273,000 | 13.5% | 119,000 | 5.9% | 49,000 | 2.4% |
| 65 + | 483,000 | 221,000 | 45.7% | 133,000 | 27.6% | 77,000 | 15.9% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Tennessee, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 3.4% of people with daily activity limitations in Tennessee are in the age group 5-17, 16.7% are in the age group 18-44, 34.6% are in the age group 45-64, 22.3% 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 | 970,000 | 425,000 | 222,000 | 4,904,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 6.3% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 20.5% |
| 18-44 | 18.6% | 16.7% | 12.1% | 43.3% |
| 45-64 | 37.2% | 34.6% | 32.2% | 26.6% |
| 65-79 | 22.7% | 22.3% | 23.6% | 8.2% |
| 80+ | 15.3% | 23.0% | 27.3% | 1.3% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Tennessee from the 2008 American Community Survey


