
Disability Data for Tennessee from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 5,874,000 | 970,000 | 16.5% | 425,000 | 7.2% | 222,000 | 3.8% | |
| Household | 5,723,000 | 905,000 | 15.8% | 376,000 | 6.6% | 182,000 | 3.2% |
| Living alone | 684,000 | 201,000 | 29.3% | 83,000 | 12.2% | 42,000 | 6.1% |
| Living with others | 5,039,000 | 704,000 | 14.0% | 293,000 | 5.8% | 141,000 | 2.8% |
| Institution* | 84,000 | 51,000 | 60.4% | 40,000 | 47.5% | 35,000 | 41.9% |
| Other group quarters† | 67,000 | 14,000 | 21.3% | 9,000 | 13.0% | 4,000 | 6.4% |
* 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 | 970,000 | 425,000 | 222,000 | 4,904,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 20.7% | 19.6% | 18.7% | 9.9% |
| In household with others | 72.6% | 68.9% | 63.4% | 88.4% |
| Institution | 5.2% | 9.4% | 15.9% | 0.7% |
| Other group quarters | 1.5% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.1% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Tennessee, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 68.9% of Tennessee adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 19.6% live alone in households, 9.4% live in institutions, and 2.0% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Tennessee, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 63.4% of Tennessee adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 18.7% live alone in households, 15.9% live in institutions, and 1.9% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for Tennessee from the 2008 American Community Survey

