
Disability Data for Wisconsin 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 | ||
| 5,299,000 | 643,000 | 12.1% | 261,000 | 4.9% | 137,000 | 2.6% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 949,000 | 52,000 | 5.5% | 11,000 | 1.1% | 7,000 | 0.7% |
| 18-64 | 3,590,000 | 323,000 | 9.0% | 118,000 | 3.3% | 56,000 | 1.6% |
| 18-44 | 2,035,000 | 122,000 | 6.0% | 45,000 | 2.2% | 18,000 | 0.9% |
| 45-64 | 1,555,000 | 200,000 | 12.9% | 73,000 | 4.7% | 38,000 | 2.5% |
| 65 + | 759,000 | 268,000 | 35.3% | 132,000 | 17.4% | 74,000 | 9.8% |
| 65-79 | 527,000 | 130,000 | 24.7% | 47,000 | 9.0% | 27,000 | 5.2% |
| 80 + | 233,000 | 138,000 | 59.4% | 85,000 | 36.5% | 47,000 | 20.2% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 2,635,000 | 309,000 | 11.7% | 105,000 | 4.0% | 57,000 | 2.2% |
| 5-17 | 491,000 | 34,000 | 6.9% | 7,000 | 1.4% | 4,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 1,819,000 | 164,000 | 9.0% | 57,000 | 3.1% | 28,000 | 1.6% |
| 65 + | 326,000 | 111,000 | 34.0% | 41,000 | 12.7% | 25,000 | 7.6% |
| Female | 2,664,000 | 334,000 | 12.5% | 156,000 | 5.9% | 80,000 | 3.0% |
| 5-17 | 458,000 | 18,000 | 3.9% | 4,000 | 0.9% | 3,000 | 0.6% |
| 18-64 | 1,772,000 | 158,000 | 8.9% | 61,000 | 3.4% | 27,000 | 1.5% |
| 65 + | 434,000 | 158,000 | 36.3% | 91,000 | 20.9% | 50,000 | 11.5% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Wisconsin, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.2% of people with daily activity limitations in Wisconsin are in the age group 5-17, 17.3% are in the age group 18-44, 27.9% are in the age group 45-64, 18.1% are in the age group 65-79 and 32.5% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 643,000 | 261,000 | 137,000 | 4,656,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 8.1% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 19.3% |
| 18-44 | 19.0% | 17.3% | 12.8% | 41.1% |
| 45-64 | 31.1% | 27.9% | 27.8% | 29.1% |
| 65-79 | 20.3% | 18.1% | 20.0% | 8.5% |
| 80+ | 21.5% | 32.5% | 34.2% | 2.0% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Wisconsin from the 2008 American Community Survey


