Disability Data for Maine from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 1,246,000 | 220,000 | 17.7% | 83,000 | 6.6% | 43,000 | 3.5% | |
| Household | 1,207,000 | 204,000 | 16.9% | 70,000 | 5.8% | 33,000 | 2.7% |
| Living alone | 160,000 | 54,000 | 33.7% | 19,000 | 11.6% | 9,000 | 5.4% |
| Living with others | 1,048,000 | 150,000 | 14.4% | 51,000 | 4.9% | 24,000 | 2.3% |
| Institution* | 14,000 | 10,000 | 75.0% | 8,000 | 61.3% | 7,000 | 51.3% |
| Other group quarters† | 25,000 | 6,000 | 23.3% | 5,000 | 19.6% | 3,000 | 13.4% |
* 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 | 220,000 | 83,000 | 43,000 | 1,026,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 24.4% | 22.3% | 19.8% | 10.3% |
| In household with others | 68.3% | 61.6% | 56.3% | 87.5% |
| Institution | 4.7% | 10.2% | 16.4% | 0.3% |
| Other group quarters | 2.6% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 1.8% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Maine, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 61.6% of Maine adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 22.3% live alone in households, 10.2% live in institutions, and 5.8% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Maine, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 56.3% of Maine adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 19.8% live alone in households, 16.4% live in institutions, and 7.6% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for Maine from the 2008 American Community Survey


