Disability Data for North Carolina from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 8,728,000 | 1,268,000 | 14.5% | 531,000 | 6.1% | 282,000 | 3.2% | |
| Household | 8,439,000 | 1,165,000 | 13.8% | 460,000 | 5.4% | 226,000 | 2.7% |
| Living alone | 1,009,000 | 267,000 | 26.4% | 113,000 | 11.2% | 52,000 | 5.2% |
| Living with others | 7,430,000 | 898,000 | 12.1% | 347,000 | 4.7% | 174,000 | 2.3% |
| Institution* | 120,000 | 73,000 | 61.0% | 56,000 | 46.8% | 46,000 | 38.4% |
| Other group quarters† | 169,000 | 30,000 | 17.6% | 15,000 | 8.9% | 10,000 | 5.9% |
* 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 | 1,268,000 | 531,000 | 282,000 | 7,460,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 21.0% | 21.3% | 18.5% | 9.9% |
| In household with others | 70.8% | 65.3% | 61.6% | 87.6% |
| Institution | 5.8% | 10.6% | 16.4% | 0.6% |
| Other group quarters | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 1.9% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in North Carolina, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 65.3% of North Carolina adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 21.3% live alone in households, 10.6% live in institutions, and 2.8% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in North Carolina, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 61.6% of North Carolina adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 18.5% live alone in households, 16.4% live in institutions, and 3.5% live in other group quarters.
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Living Quarters Data for North Carolina from the 2008 American Community Survey
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