
Disability Data for Texas 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 | ||
| 22,717,000 | 2,952,000 | 13.0% | 1,236,000 | 5.4% | 685,000 | 3.0% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 4,823,000 | 265,000 | 5.5% | 57,000 | 1.2% | 42,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 15,358,000 | 1,588,000 | 10.3% | 601,000 | 3.9% | 305,000 | 2.0% |
| 18-44 | 9,586,000 | 619,000 | 6.5% | 235,000 | 2.5% | 109,000 | 1.1% |
| 45-64 | 5,772,000 | 969,000 | 16.8% | 366,000 | 6.3% | 196,000 | 3.4% |
| 65 + | 2,537,000 | 1,100,000 | 43.3% | 578,000 | 22.8% | 338,000 | 13.3% |
| 65-79 | 1,871,000 | 652,000 | 34.9% | 275,000 | 14.7% | 154,000 | 8.2% |
| 80 + | 666,000 | 447,000 | 67.2% | 303,000 | 45.5% | 184,000 | 27.7% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 11,312,000 | 1,424,000 | 12.6% | 494,000 | 4.4% | 274,000 | 2.4% |
| 5-17 | 2,470,000 | 171,000 | 6.9% | 34,000 | 1.4% | 24,000 | 1.0% |
| 18-64 | 7,756,000 | 807,000 | 10.4% | 276,000 | 3.6% | 140,000 | 1.8% |
| 65 + | 1,086,000 | 446,000 | 41.0% | 184,000 | 16.9% | 110,000 | 10.1% |
| Female | 11,405,000 | 1,528,000 | 13.4% | 742,000 | 6.5% | 411,000 | 3.6% |
| 5-17 | 2,353,000 | 94,000 | 4.0% | 23,000 | 1.0% | 17,000 | 0.7% |
| 18-64 | 7,602,000 | 780,000 | 10.3% | 325,000 | 4.3% | 165,000 | 2.2% |
| 65 + | 1,450,000 | 654,000 | 45.1% | 394,000 | 27.2% | 228,000 | 15.8% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Texas, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.6% of people with daily activity limitations in Texas are in the age group 5-17, 19.0% are in the age group 18-44, 29.6% are in the age group 45-64, 22.2% are in the age group 65-79 and 24.5% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 2,952,000 | 1,236,000 | 685,000 | 19,765,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 9.0% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 23.1% |
| 18-44 | 21.0% | 19.0% | 15.9% | 45.4% |
| 45-64 | 32.8% | 29.6% | 28.6% | 24.3% |
| 65-79 | 22.1% | 22.2% | 22.5% | 6.2% |
| 80+ | 15.1% | 24.5% | 26.9% | 1.1% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Texas from the 2008 American Community Survey


