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



Number of people with disabilities and disability rate, by type of living quarters in Maine, 2009
  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.

Distribution of living quarters among people with disabilities in Maine, 2009
  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.

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Living Quarters Data for Maine from the 2008 American Community Survey

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