Disability Data for Louisiana from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 4,175,000 | 667,000 | 16.0% | 287,000 | 6.9% | 157,000 | 3.8% | |
| Household | 4,051,000 | 619,000 | 15.3% | 250,000 | 6.2% | 127,000 | 3.1% |
| Living alone | 474,000 | 136,000 | 28.7% | 63,000 | 13.3% | 30,000 | 6.4% |
| Living with others | 3,577,000 | 482,000 | 13.5% | 187,000 | 5.2% | 97,000 | 2.7% |
| Institution* | 82,000 | 38,000 | 45.7% | 31,000 | 37.4% | 27,000 | 33.0% |
| Other group quarters† | 42,000 | 10,000 | 24.4% | 6,000 | 14.4% | 3,000 | 6.9% |
* 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 | 667,000 | 287,000 | 157,000 | 3,509,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 20.4% | 21.9% | 19.2% | 9.6% |
| In household with others | 72.4% | 65.2% | 61.7% | 88.2% |
| Institution | 5.6% | 10.7% | 17.2% | 1.3% |
| Other group quarters | 1.5% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.9% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Louisiana, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 65.2% of Louisiana adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 21.9% live alone in households, 10.7% live in institutions, and 2.1% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Louisiana, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 61.7% of Louisiana adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 19.2% live alone in households, 17.2% live in institutions, and 1.8% live in other group quarters.
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Living Quarters Data for Louisiana from the 2008 American Community Survey
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