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[Sherri]

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Sherri
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From: Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net
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Subject: Population Stats related to the disability population


CB11-FF.14
May 31, 2011

Anniversary of Americans with
Disabilities Act: July 26


This day marks the 21st anniversary of the signing of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act, which guarantees equal opportunity for people with 
disabilities in public accommodations, commercial facilities, employment, 
transportation, state and local government services and telecommunications.

Population Distribution

36 million
Number of people who have a disability. They represent 12 percent of the 
civilian noninstitutionalized population.

By age -

-- 5 percent of children 5 to 17 have disabilities.
-- 10 percent of people 18 to 64 have disabilities.
-- 37 percent of adults 65 and older have disabilities.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>

12.3%
Percentage of females with a disability, compared with 11.6 percent of 
males.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>


18.8%
Percentage of people with a disability in West Virginia, highest of all 
states. Utah has the lowest with 8.9 percent of its residents reporting a 
disability.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>

Specific Disabilities


10.2 million
Number of people who have a hearing difficulty. Of these, 5.8 million are 65 
and older.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>

6.5 million
Number of people with a vision difficulty.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>

13.5 million
Number of people 5 and older who have difficulty concentrating, remembering 
or making decisions. Of these, 2.1 million are children
5 to 17 years of age.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>

19.4  million
Number of people 5 and older who have difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>

On the Job


6%
Percentage of disabled workers 16 and older who use public transportation to 
commute to work. In addition, 70 percent of people with a
disability drive alone, 13 percent carpool, 4 percent walk and 3 percent use 
a taxicab, motorcycle, bicycle or other means.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>

22%
Percentage of disabled workers 16 and older who work in the educational 
services and health care and social assistance industries, the
highest of any industry.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>


Income and Poverty


21%
Percent of the population age 16 and older with a disability that are below 
the poverty level.  Eleven percent of the population age 16 and
older without a disability are below the poverty level.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>

72%
Percentage of disabled people 16 and older who are not in the labor force. 
Twenty-seven percent of people without a disability are not in the labor 
force.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>

$18,865
Median earnings of the population age 16 and older with a disability, this 
compares with $28,983 for the population without a disability.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>


Serving Our Nation


$35.3 billion
Amount of compensation veterans received for service-connected disabilities 
in fiscal year 2008.
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2011, Table 521 
<http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/>

Education

28%
Percentage of people 25 and older with a disability who have less than a 
high school graduate education. This compares with 12 percent
for those with no disability.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>

13%
Percentage of people 25 and older with a disability who have a bachelor's 
degree or higher. This compares with 31 percent for
those with no disability.
Source: 2009 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov>





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