
Disability Data for Maryland from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 5,320,000 | 604,000 | 11.3% | 260,000 | 4.9% | 133,000 | 2.5% | |
| Household | 5,176,000 | 555,000 | 10.7% | 223,000 | 4.3% | 103,000 | 2.0% |
| Living alone | 581,000 | 122,000 | 21.1% | 55,000 | 9.5% | 25,000 | 4.3% |
| Living with others | 4,595,000 | 432,000 | 9.4% | 168,000 | 3.6% | 78,000 | 1.7% |
| Institution* | 71,000 | 37,000 | 53.0% | 29,000 | 40.9% | 24,000 | 34.6% |
| Other group quarters† | 73,000 | 12,000 | 16.0% | 8,000 | 11.6% | 6,000 | 8.0% |
* 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 | 604,000 | 260,000 | 133,000 | 4,717,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 20.3% | 21.2% | 18.7% | 9.7% |
| In household with others | 71.6% | 64.4% | 58.5% | 88.3% |
| Institution | 6.2% | 11.1% | 18.4% | 0.7% |
| Other group quarters | 1.9% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 1.3% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Maryland, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 64.4% of Maryland adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 21.2% live alone in households, 11.1% live in institutions, and 3.3% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Maryland, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 58.5% of Maryland adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 18.7% live alone in households, 18.4% live in institutions, and 4.4% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for Maryland from the 2008 American Community Survey


