
Disability Data for Washington 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 | ||
| 6,215,000 | 829,000 | 13.3% | 330,000 | 5.3% | 172,000 | 2.8% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 1,122,000 | 58,000 | 5.1% | 15,000 | 1.3% | 10,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 4,294,000 | 455,000 | 10.6% | 171,000 | 4.0% | 80,000 | 1.9% |
| 18-44 | 2,505,000 | 177,000 | 7.1% | 64,000 | 2.5% | 27,000 | 1.1% |
| 45-64 | 1,789,000 | 278,000 | 15.5% | 107,000 | 6.0% | 53,000 | 3.0% |
| 65 + | 799,000 | 316,000 | 39.5% | 145,000 | 18.1% | 82,000 | 10.3% |
| 65-79 | 576,000 | 176,000 | 30.6% | 60,000 | 10.5% | 35,000 | 6.0% |
| 80 + | 223,000 | 140,000 | 62.6% | 85,000 | 37.9% | 47,000 | 21.2% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 3,094,000 | 407,000 | 13.2% | 134,000 | 4.3% | 73,000 | 2.3% |
| 5-17 | 576,000 | 35,000 | 6.0% | 8,000 | 1.4% | 6,000 | 1.0% |
| 18-64 | 2,164,000 | 234,000 | 10.8% | 76,000 | 3.5% | 36,000 | 1.7% |
| 65 + | 354,000 | 138,000 | 39.1% | 49,000 | 14.0% | 30,000 | 8.6% |
| Female | 3,121,000 | 422,000 | 13.5% | 197,000 | 6.3% | 100,000 | 3.2% |
| 5-17 | 546,000 | 23,000 | 4.2% | 6,000 | 1.2% | 4,000 | 0.7% |
| 18-64 | 2,129,000 | 221,000 | 10.4% | 95,000 | 4.5% | 44,000 | 2.1% |
| 65 + | 446,000 | 178,000 | 39.9% | 96,000 | 21.5% | 52,000 | 11.6% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Washington, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.4% of people with daily activity limitations in Washington are in the age group 5-17, 19.3% are in the age group 18-44, 32.4% are in the age group 45-64, 18.3% are in the age group 65-79 and 25.6% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 829,000 | 330,000 | 172,000 | 5,386,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.0% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 19.8% |
| 18-44 | 21.4% | 19.3% | 15.5% | 43.2% |
| 45-64 | 33.5% | 32.4% | 31.0% | 28.1% |
| 65-79 | 21.2% | 18.3% | 20.2% | 7.4% |
| 80+ | 16.9% | 25.6% | 27.5% | 1.5% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Washington from the 2008 American Community Survey


