Disability Data for South Carolina from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 4,250,000 | 638,000 | 15.0% | 280,000 | 6.6% | 147,000 | 3.5% | |
| Household | 4,104,000 | 593,000 | 14.5% | 247,000 | 6.0% | 123,000 | 3.0% |
| Living alone | 478,000 | 132,000 | 27.7% | 61,000 | 12.7% | 32,000 | 6.7% |
| Living with others | 3,626,000 | 461,000 | 12.7% | 186,000 | 5.1% | 91,000 | 2.5% |
| Institution* | 66,000 | 32,000 | 48.7% | 24,000 | 36.2% | 20,000 | 30.6% |
| Other group quarters† | 80,000 | 13,000 | 16.0% | 10,000 | 12.4% | 4,000 | 4.9% |
* 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 | 638,000 | 280,000 | 147,000 | 3,612,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 20.8% | 21.7% | 21.6% | 9.6% |
| In household with others | 72.2% | 66.3% | 62.0% | 87.6% |
| Institution | 5.0% | 8.5% | 13.7% | 0.9% |
| Other group quarters | 2.0% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 1.9% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in South Carolina, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 66.3% of South Carolina adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 21.7% live alone in households, 8.5% live in institutions, and 3.5% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in South Carolina, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 62.0% of South Carolina adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 21.6% live alone in households, 13.7% live in institutions, and 2.7% live in other group quarters.
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Living Quarters Data for South Carolina from the 2008 American Community Survey
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