
Disability Data for Illinois 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 | ||
| 12,024,000 | 1,394,000 | 11.6% | 631,000 | 5.2% | 338,000 | 2.8% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 2,284,000 | 99,000 | 4.3% | 22,000 | 1.0% | 15,000 | 0.7% |
| 18-64 | 8,145,000 | 673,000 | 8.3% | 280,000 | 3.4% | 139,000 | 1.7% |
| 18-44 | 4,842,000 | 244,000 | 5.0% | 101,000 | 2.1% | 44,000 | 0.9% |
| 45-64 | 3,303,000 | 428,000 | 13.0% | 179,000 | 5.4% | 95,000 | 2.9% |
| 65 + | 1,596,000 | 623,000 | 39.0% | 329,000 | 20.6% | 183,000 | 11.5% |
| 65-79 | 1,129,000 | 331,000 | 29.3% | 140,000 | 12.4% | 74,000 | 6.5% |
| 80 + | 466,000 | 292,000 | 62.6% | 188,000 | 40.3% | 110,000 | 23.5% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 5,908,000 | 623,000 | 10.6% | 240,000 | 4.1% | 128,000 | 2.2% |
| 5-17 | 1,171,000 | 62,000 | 5.3% | 13,000 | 1.1% | 9,000 | 0.8% |
| 18-64 | 4,075,000 | 329,000 | 8.1% | 129,000 | 3.2% | 61,000 | 1.5% |
| 65 + | 662,000 | 232,000 | 35.0% | 99,000 | 14.9% | 58,000 | 8.8% |
| Female | 6,116,000 | 771,000 | 12.6% | 390,000 | 6.4% | 209,000 | 3.4% |
| 5-17 | 1,112,000 | 37,000 | 3.3% | 10,000 | 0.9% | 6,000 | 0.6% |
| 18-64 | 4,070,000 | 343,000 | 8.4% | 151,000 | 3.7% | 78,000 | 1.9% |
| 65 + | 934,000 | 391,000 | 41.8% | 230,000 | 24.6% | 125,000 | 13.4% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Illinois, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 3.5% of people with daily activity limitations in Illinois are in the age group 5-17, 15.9% are in the age group 18-44, 28.4% are in the age group 45-64, 22.3% are in the age group 65-79 and 29.8% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 1,394,000 | 631,000 | 338,000 | 10,630,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.1% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 20.6% |
| 18-44 | 17.5% | 15.9% | 13.0% | 43.3% |
| 45-64 | 30.7% | 28.4% | 28.2% | 27.0% |
| 65-79 | 23.7% | 22.3% | 21.8% | 7.5% |
| 80+ | 20.9% | 29.8% | 32.5% | 1.6% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Illinois from the 2008 American Community Survey


