U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act: July 26
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Population Distribution
56.7 million
Number of people in
By age —
- 8 percent of children under 15 had a disability.
- 21 percent of people 15 and older had a disability.
- 17 percent of people 21 to 64 had a disability.
- 50 percent of adults 65 and older had a disability.
Source: Americans with Disabilities: 2010 www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf
20%
Percentage of females with a disability, compared with 17 percent of males.
Source: Americans with Disabilities: 2010 www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf
Where They Live
19%
Percent of the civilian noninstitutionalized population in
Source: 2012
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_1YR_R1810.US01PRF&prodType=table
30%
Percent of the civilian noninstitutionalized population in
Source: 2012
23%
Percent of the civilian noninstitutionalized population in
Source: 2012
Specific Disabilities
7.6 million
Number of people 15 and older who had a hearing impairment. Among people 65 and older, 4 million had hearing impairments.
Source: Americans with Disabilities: 2010 www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf
8.1 million
Number of people 15 and older with a vision impairment.
Source: Americans with Disabilities: 2010 www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf
30.6 million
Number of people 15 and older who had movement impairment, such as walking or climbing stairs.
Source: Americans with Disabilities: 2010 www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf
3.6 million
Number of people 15 and older who used a wheelchair. This compares with 11.6 million people who used canes, crutches or walkers.
Source: Americans with Disabilities: 2010 www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf
2.4 million
Number of people 15 and older who had Alzheimer's disease, senility or any form of neurocognitive disorders.
Source: Americans with Disabilities: 2010 www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf
12.0 million
Number of people 15 and older who required the assistance of others in order to perform one or more basic or instrumental activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, doing housework and preparing meals.
Source: Americans with Disabilities: 2010 www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf
Earnings and Poverty
Median earnings in the past 12 months for people with a disability. This is 66 percent of the median earnings,
Source: 2012
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_1YR_B18140&prodType=table
323,000
Number of employed people with disabilities earning
Source: Disability Employment Tabulation, from 2008-2010
23%
Percentage of people with a disability who were in poverty. By comparison, those without a disability had a poverty rate of 15 percent.
Source: 2012
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_1YR_B18130&prodType=table
Government Assistance
30%
Percentage of people who received income-based government assistance and have a disability; 18 percent of assistance recipients had difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Source: Disability Characteristics of Income-Based Government Assistance Recipients in
http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acsbr11-12.pdf
42%
The percentage of income-based assistance recipients in
Source: Disability Characteristics of Income-Based Government Assistance Recipients in
10%
Percentage of people with a disability who lacked health insurance. Those without a disability were more likely to be without coverage (15 percent).
Source: 2012
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_1YR_B18135&prodType=table
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