Disability Data for District of Columbia 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 | ||
| 562,000 | 75,000 | 13.3% | 32,000 | 5.6% | 17,000 | 3.0% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 75,000 | 6,000 | 7.4% | 1,000 | 1.9% | 1,000 | 1.3% |
| 18-64 | 416,000 | 41,000 | 9.9% | 15,000 | 3.7% | 7,000 | 1.6% |
| 18-44 | 271,000 | 15,000 | 5.6% | 6,000 | 2.3% | 2,000 | 0.9% |
| 45-64 | 145,000 | 26,000 | 18.2% | 9,000 | 6.3% | 4,000 | 3.0% |
| 65 + | 70,000 | 28,000 | 39.6% | 15,000 | 21.2% | 9,000 | 13.3% |
| 65-79 | 50,000 | 15,000 | 30.7% | 6,000 | 12.7% | 4,000 | 7.6% |
| 80 + | 20,000 | 12,000 | 61.8% | 9,000 | 42.8% | 6,000 | 27.6% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 261,000 | 32,000 | 12.2% | 13,000 | 4.9% | 6,000 | 2.4% |
| 5-17 | 37,000 | 4,000 | 9.8% | 1,000 | 2.6% | 1,000 | 1.9% |
| 18-64 | 197,000 | 18,000 | 9.1% | 7,000 | 3.7% | 3,000 | 1.3% |
| 65 + | 28,000 | 10,000 | 37.6% | 5,000 | 16.4% | 3,000 | 10.9% |
| Female | 300,000 | 43,000 | 14.2% | 19,000 | 6.3% | 11,000 | 3.6% |
| 5-17 | 38,000 | 2,000 | 5.1% | — | 1.3% | — | 0.8% |
| 18-64 | 219,000 | 23,000 | 10.7% | 8,000 | 3.7% | 4,000 | 1.9% |
| 65 + | 42,000 | 17,000 | 40.8% | 10,000 | 24.4% | 6,000 | 14.9% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in District of Columbia, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.6% of people with daily activity limitations in District of Columbia are in the age group 5-17, 19.5% are in the age group 18-44, 28.9% are in the age group 45-64, 20.0% are in the age group 65-79 and 27.0% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 75,000 | 32,000 | 17,000 | 487,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 14.4% |
| 18-44 | 20.2% | 19.5% | 14.1% | 52.6% |
| 45-64 | 35.2% | 28.9% | 25.2% | 24.3% |
| 65-79 | 20.6% | 20.0% | 22.4% | 7.1% |
| 80+ | 16.5% | 27.0% | 32.3% | 1.6% |
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Age and Gender Data for District of Columbia from the 2008 American Community Survey
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