Disability Data for Pennsylvania from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 11,865,000 | 1,772,000 | 14.9% | 781,000 | 6.6% | 397,000 | 3.3% | |
| Household | 11,395,000 | 1,571,000 | 13.8% | 628,000 | 5.5% | 276,000 | 2.4% |
| Living alone | 1,454,000 | 382,000 | 26.2% | 169,000 | 11.6% | 69,000 | 4.7% |
| Living with others | 9,941,000 | 1,189,000 | 12.0% | 459,000 | 4.6% | 207,000 | 2.1% |
| Institution* | 225,000 | 147,000 | 65.3% | 118,000 | 52.5% | 100,000 | 44.7% |
| Other group quarters† | 245,000 | 54,000 | 22.2% | 35,000 | 14.4% | 20,000 | 8.3% |
* 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 | 1,772,000 | 781,000 | 397,000 | 10,093,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 21.5% | 21.6% | 17.4% | 10.6% |
| In household with others | 67.1% | 58.8% | 52.2% | 86.7% |
| Institution | 8.3% | 15.1% | 25.3% | 0.8% |
| Other group quarters | 3.1% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 1.9% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Pennsylvania, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 58.8% of Pennsylvania adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 21.6% live alone in households, 15.1% live in institutions, and 4.5% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Pennsylvania, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 52.2% of Pennsylvania adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 17.4% live alone in households, 25.3% live in institutions, and 5.1% live in other group quarters.
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Living Quarters Data for Pennsylvania from the 2008 American Community Survey
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