
Disability Data for Washington from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 6,215,000 | 829,000 | 13.3% | 330,000 | 5.3% | 172,000 | 2.8% | |
| Household | 6,071,000 | 769,000 | 12.7% | 291,000 | 4.8% | 143,000 | 2.4% |
| Living alone | 711,000 | 173,000 | 24.4% | 70,000 | 9.9% | 31,000 | 4.4% |
| Living with others | 5,360,000 | 596,000 | 11.1% | 221,000 | 4.1% | 112,000 | 2.1% |
| Institution* | 58,000 | 33,000 | 57.8% | 25,000 | 42.7% | 20,000 | 35.5% |
| Other group quarters† | 86,000 | 27,000 | 30.9% | 15,000 | 16.9% | 9,000 | 10.4% |
* 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 | 829,000 | 330,000 | 172,000 | 5,386,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 20.9% | 21.2% | 18.1% | 10.0% |
| In household with others | 71.9% | 66.9% | 64.8% | 88.5% |
| Institution | 4.0% | 7.4% | 11.9% | 0.5% |
| Other group quarters | 3.2% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 1.1% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Washington, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 66.9% of Washington adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 21.2% live alone in households, 7.4% live in institutions, and 4.4% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Washington, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 64.8% of Washington adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 18.1% live alone in households, 11.9% live in institutions, and 5.2% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for Washington from the 2008 American Community Survey


