Disability Data for Iowa from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 2,810,000 | 379,000 | 13.5% | 153,000 | 5.4% | 81,000 | 2.9% | |
| Household | 2,705,000 | 331,000 | 12.2% | 113,000 | 4.2% | 50,000 | 1.8% |
| Living alone | 346,000 | 87,000 | 25.2% | 34,000 | 9.7% | 13,000 | 3.7% |
| Living with others | 2,359,000 | 244,000 | 10.3% | 80,000 | 3.4% | 37,000 | 1.6% |
| Institution* | 48,000 | 37,000 | 78.6% | 32,000 | 66.6% | 27,000 | 56.8% |
| Other group quarters† | 58,000 | 11,000 | 19.0% | 8,000 | 13.3% | 4,000 | 7.1% |
* 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 | 379,000 | 153,000 | 81,000 | 2,431,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 22.9% | 22.0% | 16.0% | 10.6% |
| In household with others | 64.3% | 52.2% | 45.4% | 87.0% |
| Institution | 9.9% | 20.7% | 33.5% | 0.4% |
| Other group quarters | 2.9% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 1.9% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Iowa, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 52.2% of Iowa adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 22.0% live alone in households, 20.7% live in institutions, and 5.0% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Iowa, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 45.4% of Iowa adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 16.0% live alone in households, 33.5% live in institutions, and 5.1% live in other group quarters.
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Living Quarters Data for Iowa from the 2008 American Community Survey
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