Disability Data for Delaware 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 | ||
| 826,000 | 116,000 | 14.0% | 47,000 | 5.7% | 20,000 | 2.5% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 148,000 | 7,000 | 5.0% | 1,000 | 0.5% | 1,000 | 0.4% |
| 18-64 | 553,000 | 61,000 | 11.0% | 23,000 | 4.2% | 10,000 | 1.8% |
| 18-44 | 320,000 | 23,000 | 7.3% | 10,000 | 3.1% | 4,000 | 1.4% |
| 45-64 | 232,000 | 37,000 | 16.0% | 13,000 | 5.8% | 6,000 | 2.4% |
| 65 + | 126,000 | 48,000 | 37.9% | 23,000 | 18.5% | 10,000 | 8.0% |
| 65-79 | 90,000 | 24,000 | 26.6% | 9,000 | 9.8% | 5,000 | 5.4% |
| 80 + | 35,000 | 24,000 | 67.0% | 14,000 | 40.6% | 5,000 | 14.8% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 400,000 | 54,000 | 13.5% | 20,000 | 5.0% | 10,000 | 2.5% |
| 5-17 | 77,000 | 4,000 | 5.4% | — | 0.6% | — | 0.5% |
| 18-64 | 269,000 | 31,000 | 11.4% | 11,000 | 4.2% | 6,000 | 2.2% |
| 65 + | 54,000 | 19,000 | 35.7% | 8,000 | 15.2% | 4,000 | 6.9% |
| Female | 426,000 | 62,000 | 14.5% | 28,000 | 6.5% | 10,000 | 2.5% |
| 5-17 | 71,000 | 3,000 | 4.6% | — | 0.5% | — | 0.2% |
| 18-64 | 284,000 | 30,000 | 10.6% | 12,000 | 4.3% | 4,000 | 1.4% |
| 65 + | 72,000 | 28,000 | 39.6% | 15,000 | 21.0% | 6,000 | 8.9% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Delaware, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 1.7% of people with daily activity limitations in Delaware are in the age group 5-17, 20.9% are in the age group 18-44, 28.3% are in the age group 45-64, 18.7% are in the age group 65-79 and 30.3% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 116,000 | 47,000 | 20,000 | 710,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 6.4% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 19.8% |
| 18-44 | 20.3% | 20.9% | 21.2% | 41.8% |
| 45-64 | 32.1% | 28.3% | 26.9% | 27.5% |
| 65-79 | 20.7% | 18.7% | 23.8% | 9.3% |
| 80+ | 20.5% | 30.3% | 25.6% | 1.6% |
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Age and Gender Data for Delaware from the 2008 American Community Survey
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