
Disability Data for Alabama from the 2009 American Community Survey: Age and Gender
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 4,396,000 | 806,000 | 18.3% | 349,000 | 7.9% | 180,000 | 4.1% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 813,000 | 58,000 | 7.2% | 13,000 | 1.6% | 9,000 | 1.1% |
| 18-64 | 2,932,000 | 446,000 | 15.2% | 179,000 | 6.1% | 84,000 | 2.9% |
| 18-44 | 1,704,000 | 166,000 | 9.8% | 64,000 | 3.7% | 27,000 | 1.6% |
| 45-64 | 1,228,000 | 280,000 | 22.8% | 115,000 | 9.4% | 57,000 | 4.7% |
| 65 + | 651,000 | 302,000 | 46.4% | 158,000 | 24.3% | 87,000 | 13.3% |
| 65-79 | 480,000 | 184,000 | 38.4% | 78,000 | 16.2% | 39,000 | 8.1% |
| 80 + | 171,000 | 117,000 | 68.8% | 80,000 | 47.1% | 48,000 | 28.0% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 2,124,000 | 378,000 | 17.8% | 144,000 | 6.8% | 74,000 | 3.5% |
| 5-17 | 417,000 | 37,000 | 8.8% | 8,000 | 2.0% | 6,000 | 1.4% |
| 18-64 | 1,436,000 | 219,000 | 15.3% | 86,000 | 6.0% | 41,000 | 2.8% |
| 65 + | 270,000 | 121,000 | 45.0% | 50,000 | 18.4% | 27,000 | 10.0% |
| Female | 2,272,000 | 428,000 | 18.8% | 205,000 | 9.0% | 106,000 | 4.7% |
| 5-17 | 396,000 | 21,000 | 5.4% | 4,000 | 1.1% | 3,000 | 0.7% |
| 18-64 | 1,496,000 | 227,000 | 15.2% | 92,000 | 6.2% | 43,000 | 2.9% |
| 65 + | 381,000 | 180,000 | 47.3% | 108,000 | 28.4% | 60,000 | 15.7% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Alabama, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 3.6% of people with daily activity limitations in Alabama are in the age group 5-17, 18.3% are in the age group 18-44, 32.9% are in the age group 45-64, 22.2% are in the age group 65-79 and 23.0% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 806,000 | 349,000 | 180,000 | 3,590,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.2% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 21.0% |
| 18-44 | 20.7% | 18.3% | 14.9% | 42.8% |
| 45-64 | 34.7% | 32.9% | 31.9% | 26.4% |
| 65-79 | 22.9% | 22.2% | 21.8% | 8.2% |
| 80+ | 14.6% | 23.0% | 26.6% | 1.5% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Alabama from the 2008 American Community Survey


