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| Census 2000: Disability Status |
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Americans with Disabilities |
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Nearly 1-in-5 U.S. residents* age 5 and over were counted in
the last census as having some type of long lasting condition or disability**. Census
2000 showed that disability rates rise with age and there is a significant difference
between males and females. Seven percent of boys and 4 percent of girls ages 5 to 15 have
disabilities; 20% of men and 18 % of women ages 16 to 64 have disabilities; and, 43% of
women and 40 % of men 65 and over have disabilities. Disabilities were classified as four
different types: Sensory (including Sight or Hearing), with 9.3 million
people: Physical (limiting basic physical activities), with 21.2 million
people; Mental (a physical, mental or emotional condition causing
difficulty in learning, remembering or concentrating) with 12.4 million people; and, Self-care
(a physical, mental or emotional condition causing difficulty in dressing, bathing or
getting around the home), with 6.8 million people. |
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Almost 40% of those counted with a disability lived in the South, with
the proportion of the disabled population in the other three regions closer to 20%. The
highest state disability rate was found in West Virginia (24.4%), a state with the highest
median age in the country. The lowest state disability rate was shared by Alaska, Utah and
Minnesota (15%). |
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*Nineteen percent (49.7 million) of people age 5 and over (in the
civilian noninstitutionalized population). **Individuals are classified as having a
disability if any of the following three conditions are true: (1) they are 5 years old and
over and have a sensory, physical, mental or self-care disability; (2) they are 16 yeaers
old and over and have difficulty going outside the home; or (3) they are 16-to-64 years
old and have an employment disability. |
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Disabilities in the U.S.
Sources: US Census Bureau; Census 2000;
Census 2000 Brief, Disability Status: 2000, [PDF
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2000 DISABLED POPULATION
BY TYPE OF DISABILITY |
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2000 PERCENTAGE POPULATION 5 AND OLDER
WITH DISABILITY BY STATE |
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