
Disability Data for Alaska from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 645,000 | 86,000 | 13.3% | 30,000 | 4.7% | 17,000 | 2.7% | |
| Household | 623,000 | 81,000 | 13.1% | 28,000 | 4.5% | 16,000 | 2.6% |
| Living alone | 62,000 | 15,000 | 24.6% | 6,000 | 9.5% | 3,000 | 5.4% |
| Living with others | 561,000 | 66,000 | 11.8% | 22,000 | 3.9% | 13,000 | 2.3% |
| Institution* | 6,000 | 2,000 | 43.2% | 1,000 | 18.8% | 1,000 | 12.1% |
| Other group quarters† | 16,000 | 2,000 | 13.6% | 1,000 | 7.5% | 1,000 | 4.3% |
* Institution: Nursing homes, hospital facilities, and correctional and
juvenile institutions.
† Group homes, college dormitories, military barracks and other
group housing, hostels, shelters, religious group housing, and work-related group living arrangements.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 86,000 | 30,000 | 17,000 | 559,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 17.7% | 19.5% | 19.4% | 8.4% |
| In household with others | 76.9% | 73.0% | 72.8% | 88.6% |
| Institution | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 0.6% |
| Other group quarters | 2.5% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 2.4% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Alaska, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 73.0% of Alaska adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 19.5% live alone in households, 3.5% live in institutions, and 3.9% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Alaska, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 72.8% of Alaska adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 19.4% live alone in households, 3.9% live in institutions, and 3.9% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for Alaska from the 2008 American Community Survey


