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222. Disability Status of Persons 15 Years Old and Over
[In thousands, except as noted (202,368 represents 202,368,000). 1994-95, for period October 1994 through January 1995;1997, for period August through November 1997.Covers
civilian noninstitutional population and members ofthe Armed Forces living off post or with their families on post. Thecriteria for presence of disability varied by age. In general,
adisability is considered a reduced ability to performtasks one would normally do at a given stage in life. Basedon the Survey of Income and Program Participation; for details, see
source]
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1994-95
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1994-95
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1997
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1997
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DISABILITY
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STATUS
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Total
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15 to 21
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22 to 44
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45 to 54
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55 to 64
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65 to 79
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80 years
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Total
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15 to 21
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22 to 44
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45 to 54
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55 to 64
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65 to 79
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80 years
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years
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years
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years
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years
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years
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and over
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years
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years
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years
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years
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years
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and over
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Total
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202,368
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25,146
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95,002
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30,316
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20,647
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24,471
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6,785
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208,059
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26,477
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94,307
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33,620
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21,591
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24,827
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7,237
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With any disability
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48,481
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3,047
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14,105
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7,412
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7,497
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11,568
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4,853
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47,836
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2,965
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12,157
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7,566
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7,693
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12,141
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5,314
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Percent of total
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24.0
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12.1
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14.9
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24.5
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36.3
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47.3
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71.5
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23.0
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11.2
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12.9
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22.5
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35.6
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48.9
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73.4
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With a severe disability
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25,309
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813
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6,071
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3,472
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4,528
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6,798
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3,627
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30,576
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1,396
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7,292
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4,647
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5,208
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7,874
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4,160
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Difficulty with one or more ADLs 1
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8,194
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154
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1,425
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952
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1,235
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2,565
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1,864
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8,661
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115
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1,364
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1,292
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1,335
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2,616
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1,939
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Needs personal assistance
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3,806
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91
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663
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324
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509
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1,181
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1,039
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4,048
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90
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613
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514
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527
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1,215
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1,089
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Difficulty with one or more IADLs 2
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12,260
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385
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2,364
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1,360
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1,662
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3,747
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2,743
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12,912
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305
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2,291
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1,691
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1,724
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3,925
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2,977
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Needs personal assistance with one
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or more ADLs or IADLs 1 2
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9,473
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318
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1,777
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984
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1,268
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2,814
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2,312
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10,224
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262
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1,788
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1,295
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1,345
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2,923
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2,611
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1 ADL's are activities of daily living and include getting around insidethe home, getting in or out of a bed or chair, taking a bath or shower,dressing, eating, and
using the toilet.
2 IADL's are instrumental activities of daily living and include goingoutside the home, keeping track of money and bills, preparing meals,doing light housework, and
using the telephone.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,Current Population Reports, P70-61 and unpublished data.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability.html
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/222_disability_status_of_persons_15_years.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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