
Disability Data for Wisconsin from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 5,299,000 | 643,000 | 12.1% | 261,000 | 4.9% | 137,000 | 2.6% | |
| Household | 5,133,000 | 575,000 | 11.2% | 211,000 | 4.1% | 98,000 | 1.9% |
| Living alone | 627,000 | 148,000 | 23.7% | 63,000 | 10.0% | 26,000 | 4.1% |
| Living with others | 4,506,000 | 427,000 | 9.5% | 149,000 | 3.3% | 72,000 | 1.6% |
| Institution* | 83,000 | 48,000 | 58.0% | 38,000 | 45.3% | 31,000 | 37.3% |
| Other group quarters† | 83,000 | 19,000 | 23.4% | 12,000 | 14.9% | 9,000 | 10.5% |
* 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 | 643,000 | 261,000 | 137,000 | 4,656,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 23.1% | 24.0% | 18.8% | 10.3% |
| In household with others | 66.4% | 56.9% | 52.3% | 87.6% |
| Institution | 7.5% | 14.4% | 22.6% | 0.7% |
| Other group quarters | 3.0% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 1.4% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Wisconsin, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 56.9% of Wisconsin adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 24.0% live alone in households, 14.4% live in institutions, and 4.7% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Wisconsin, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 52.3% of Wisconsin adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 18.8% live alone in households, 22.6% live in institutions, and 6.3% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for Wisconsin from the 2008 American Community Survey


