Disability Data for New York from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 18,324,000 | 2,281,000 | 12.4% | 1,053,000 | 5.7% | 555,000 | 3.0% | |
| Household | 17,721,000 | 2,045,000 | 11.5% | 863,000 | 4.9% | 425,000 | 2.4% |
| Living alone | 2,132,000 | 510,000 | 23.9% | 234,000 | 11.0% | 114,000 | 5.4% |
| Living with others | 15,589,000 | 1,535,000 | 9.8% | 629,000 | 4.0% | 311,000 | 2.0% |
| Institution* | 249,000 | 155,000 | 62.4% | 135,000 | 54.2% | 98,000 | 39.4% |
| Other group quarters† | 355,000 | 80,000 | 22.5% | 55,000 | 15.5% | 32,000 | 9.0% |
* 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 | 2,281,000 | 1,053,000 | 555,000 | 16,044,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 22.4% | 22.2% | 20.6% | 10.1% |
| In household with others | 67.3% | 59.8% | 56.0% | 87.6% |
| Institution | 6.8% | 12.8% | 17.6% | 0.6% |
| Other group quarters | 3.5% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 1.7% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in New York, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 59.8% of New York adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 22.2% live alone in households, 12.8% live in institutions, and 5.2% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in New York, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 56.0% of New York adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 20.6% live alone in households, 17.6% live in institutions, and 5.8% live in other group quarters.
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Living Quarters Data for New York from the 2008 American Community Survey
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