Disability Data for District of Columbia from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 562,000 | 75,000 | 13.3% | 32,000 | 5.6% | 17,000 | 3.0% | |
| Household | 526,000 | 67,000 | 12.7% | 26,000 | 5.0% | 13,000 | 2.5% |
| Living alone | 116,000 | 18,000 | 15.8% | 8,000 | 7.1% | 5,000 | 4.3% |
| Living with others | 410,000 | 49,000 | 11.8% | 18,000 | 4.4% | 8,000 | 2.0% |
| Institution* | 8,000 | 5,000 | 63.1% | 4,000 | 55.7% | 4,000 | 44.8% |
| Other group quarters† | 27,000 | 3,000 | 10.3% | 1,000 | 3.6% | — | 1.6% |
* 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.
— Estimate is less than 500.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 75,000 | 32,000 | 17,000 | 487,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 24.4% | 26.1% | 29.1% | 20.0% |
| In household with others | 65.1% | 56.7% | 47.3% | 74.3% |
| Institution | 6.7% | 14.0% | 20.9% | 0.6% |
| Other group quarters | 3.8% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 5.0% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in District of Columbia, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 56.7% of District of Columbia adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 26.1% live alone in households, 14.0% live in institutions, and 3.1% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in District of Columbia, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 47.3% of District of Columbia adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 29.1% live alone in households, 20.9% live in institutions, and 2.6% live in other group quarters.
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Living Quarters Data for District of Columbia from the 2008 American Community Survey
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