
Disability Data for New Mexico from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 1,859,000 | 283,000 | 15.2% | 116,000 | 6.3% | 56,000 | 3.0% | |
| Household | 1,817,000 | 266,000 | 14.6% | 103,000 | 5.7% | 48,000 | 2.6% |
| Living alone | 207,000 | 59,000 | 28.4% | 23,000 | 11.4% | 10,000 | 5.0% |
| Living with others | 1,610,000 | 207,000 | 12.9% | 80,000 | 5.0% | 37,000 | 2.3% |
| Institution* | 24,000 | 12,000 | 50.2% | 9,000 | 37.7% | 5,000 | 19.2% |
| Other group quarters† | 18,000 | 5,000 | 29.2% | 4,000 | 22.2% | 4,000 | 20.2% |
* 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 | 283,000 | 116,000 | 56,000 | 1,575,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 20.7% | 20.2% | 18.4% | 9.4% |
| In household with others | 73.2% | 68.7% | 66.9% | 89.0% |
| Institution | 4.2% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 0.7% |
| Other group quarters | 1.9% | 3.5% | 6.7% | 0.8% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in New Mexico, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 68.7% of New Mexico adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 20.2% live alone in households, 7.6% live in institutions, and 3.5% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in New Mexico, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 66.9% of New Mexico adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 18.4% live alone in households, 8.1% live in institutions, and 6.7% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for New Mexico from the 2008 American Community Survey


