
Disability Data for US 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 | ||
| 285,834,000 | 38,487,000 | 13.5% | 16,565,000 | 5.8% | 8,689,000 | 3.0% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 53,300,000 | 2,812,000 | 5.3% | 645,000 | 1.2% | 473,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 193,042,000 | 19,989,000 | 10.4% | 7,804,000 | 4.0% | 3,657,000 | 1.9% |
| 18-44 | 113,650,000 | 7,559,000 | 6.7% | 2,943,000 | 2.6% | 1,215,000 | 1.1% |
| 45-64 | 79,392,000 | 12,429,000 | 15.7% | 4,861,000 | 6.1% | 2,442,000 | 3.1% |
| 65 + | 39,492,000 | 15,687,000 | 39.7% | 8,115,000 | 20.5% | 4,560,000 | 11.5% |
| 65-79 | 28,188,000 | 8,561,000 | 30.4% | 3,500,000 | 12.4% | 1,879,000 | 6.7% |
| 80 + | 11,304,000 | 7,126,000 | 63.0% | 4,616,000 | 40.8% | 2,681,000 | 23.7% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 140,542,000 | 18,226,000 | 13.0% | 6,654,000 | 4.7% | 3,549,000 | 2.5% |
| 5-17 | 27,316,000 | 1,783,000 | 6.5% | 389,000 | 1.4% | 286,000 | 1.0% |
| 18-64 | 96,453,000 | 10,171,000 | 10.5% | 3,697,000 | 3.8% | 1,769,000 | 1.8% |
| 65 + | 16,773,000 | 6,272,000 | 37.4% | 2,568,000 | 15.3% | 1,494,000 | 8.9% |
| Female | 145,292,000 | 20,261,000 | 13.9% | 9,911,000 | 6.8% | 5,140,000 | 3.5% |
| 5-17 | 25,984,000 | 1,029,000 | 4.0% | 256,000 | 1.0% | 186,000 | 0.7% |
| 18-64 | 96,589,000 | 9,817,000 | 10.2% | 4,107,000 | 4.3% | 1,888,000 | 2.0% |
| 65 + | 22,719,000 | 9,415,000 | 41.4% | 5,548,000 | 24.4% | 3,066,000 | 13.5% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in US, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 3.9% of people with daily activity limitations in US are in the age group 5-17, 17.8% are in the age group 18-44, 29.3% are in the age group 45-64, 21.1% are in the age group 65-79 and 27.9% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 38,487,000 | 16,565,000 | 8,689,000 | 247,347,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.3% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 20.4% |
| 18-44 | 19.6% | 17.8% | 14.0% | 42.9% |
| 45-64 | 32.3% | 29.3% | 28.1% | 27.1% |
| 65-79 | 22.2% | 21.1% | 21.6% | 7.9% |
| 80+ | 18.5% | 27.9% | 30.9% | 1.7% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for US from the 2008 American Community Survey


