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Disability Data for California from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters



Number of people with disabilities and disability rate, by type of living quarters in California, 2009
  Total population Any disability Daily activity limitation Self-care limitation
  Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  34,216,000 3,839,000 11.2% 1,762,000 5.1% 955,000 2.8%
 Household 33,376,000 3,509,000 10.5% 1,545,000 4.6% 792,000 2.4%
Living alone 2,983,000 671,000 22.5% 308,000 10.3% 148,000 5.0%
Living with others 30,393,000 2,839,000 9.3% 1,238,000 4.1% 644,000 2.1%
 Institution* 421,000 204,000 48.4% 138,000 32.7% 116,000 27.5%
 Other group quarters† 419,000 126,000 30.1% 79,000 18.9% 47,000 11.3%

* 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.

Distribution of living quarters among people with disabilities in California, 2009
  Any disability Daily activity limitation Self-care limitation No disability
Number of people 3,839,000 1,762,000 955,000 30,377,000
Type of living quarters
 In household living alone 17.5% 17.5% 15.5% 7.6%
 In household with others 73.9% 70.2% 67.4% 90.7%
 Institution 5.3% 7.8% 12.1% 0.7%
 Other group quarters 3.3% 4.5% 5.0% 1.0%

Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in California, 2009

The above pie chart shows that 70.2% of California adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 17.5% live alone in households, 7.8% live in institutions, and 4.5% live in other group quarters.

Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in California, 2009

The above pie chart shows that 67.4% of California adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 15.5% live alone in households, 12.1% live in institutions, and 5.0% live in other group quarters.

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Living Quarters Data for California from the 2008 American Community Survey

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