
Disability Data for Nebraska from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 1,664,000 | 216,000 | 13.0% | 86,000 | 5.2% | 47,000 | 2.8% | |
| Household | 1,610,000 | 193,000 | 12.0% | 69,000 | 4.3% | 33,000 | 2.1% |
| Living alone | 209,000 | 51,000 | 24.4% | 23,000 | 10.9% | 12,000 | 5.6% |
| Living with others | 1,401,000 | 142,000 | 10.1% | 46,000 | 3.3% | 22,000 | 1.6% |
| Institution* | 27,000 | 21,000 | 76.0% | 16,000 | 59.7% | 14,000 | 50.1% |
| Other group quarters† | 26,000 | 3,000 | 9.6% | 1,000 | 4.6% | — | 0.0% |
* 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.
— Estimate is less than 500.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 216,000 | 86,000 | 47,000 | 1,448,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 23.6% | 26.4% | 24.7% | 10.9% |
| In household with others | 65.7% | 53.5% | 46.5% | 87.0% |
| Institution | 9.5% | 18.7% | 28.8% | 0.4% |
| Other group quarters | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.7% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Nebraska, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 53.5% of Nebraska adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 26.4% live alone in households, 18.7% live in institutions, and 1.4% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Nebraska, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 46.5% of Nebraska adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 24.7% live alone in households, 28.8% live in institutions, and 0.0% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for Nebraska from the 2008 American Community Survey

