
Disability Data for West Virginia 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 | ||
| 1,712,000 | 358,000 | 20.9% | 148,000 | 8.7% | 77,000 | 4.5% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 277,000 | 17,000 | 6.3% | 3,000 | 1.1% | 2,000 | 0.6% |
| 18-64 | 1,149,000 | 206,000 | 18.0% | 79,000 | 6.9% | 38,000 | 3.3% |
| 18-44 | 631,000 | 76,000 | 12.0% | 31,000 | 4.9% | 11,000 | 1.8% |
| 45-64 | 517,000 | 131,000 | 25.3% | 49,000 | 9.4% | 27,000 | 5.2% |
| 65 + | 287,000 | 134,000 | 46.8% | 66,000 | 23.0% | 37,000 | 12.8% |
| 65-79 | 208,000 | 83,000 | 40.0% | 33,000 | 16.1% | 18,000 | 8.6% |
| 80 + | 78,000 | 51,000 | 64.9% | 33,000 | 41.4% | 19,000 | 23.9% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 839,000 | 178,000 | 21.3% | 66,000 | 7.9% | 34,000 | 4.1% |
| 5-17 | 143,000 | 11,000 | 7.9% | 2,000 | 1.5% | 1,000 | 0.8% |
| 18-64 | 574,000 | 111,000 | 19.3% | 42,000 | 7.3% | 20,000 | 3.6% |
| 65 + | 122,000 | 56,000 | 46.2% | 23,000 | 18.4% | 13,000 | 10.3% |
| Female | 873,000 | 180,000 | 20.6% | 82,000 | 9.4% | 42,000 | 4.9% |
| 5-17 | 134,000 | 6,000 | 4.6% | 1,000 | 0.7% | 1,000 | 0.4% |
| 18-64 | 575,000 | 96,000 | 16.6% | 38,000 | 6.6% | 18,000 | 3.1% |
| 65 + | 165,000 | 78,000 | 47.2% | 43,000 | 26.4% | 24,000 | 14.6% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in West Virginia, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 2.0% of people with daily activity limitations in West Virginia are in the age group 5-17, 20.8% are in the age group 18-44, 32.7% are in the age group 45-64, 22.6% are in the age group 65-79 and 21.9% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 358,000 | 148,000 | 77,000 | 1,354,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 4.9% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 19.2% |
| 18-44 | 21.1% | 20.8% | 14.8% | 41.0% |
| 45-64 | 36.5% | 32.7% | 35.1% | 28.6% |
| 65-79 | 23.3% | 22.6% | 23.4% | 9.2% |
| 80+ | 14.2% | 21.9% | 24.5% | 2.0% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for West Virginia from the 2008 American Community Survey


