
Disability Data for Kentucky 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 | ||
| 4,025,000 | 761,000 | 18.9% | 324,000 | 8.1% | 158,000 | 3.9% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 729,000 | 59,000 | 8.1% | 13,000 | 1.8% | 8,000 | 1.1% |
| 18-64 | 2,727,000 | 435,000 | 16.0% | 172,000 | 6.3% | 73,000 | 2.7% |
| 18-44 | 1,578,000 | 166,000 | 10.5% | 70,000 | 4.4% | 24,000 | 1.5% |
| 45-64 | 1,149,000 | 270,000 | 23.5% | 102,000 | 8.9% | 49,000 | 4.3% |
| 65 + | 570,000 | 267,000 | 46.8% | 139,000 | 24.4% | 77,000 | 13.5% |
| 65-79 | 421,000 | 163,000 | 38.6% | 68,000 | 16.2% | 35,000 | 8.3% |
| 80 + | 148,000 | 104,000 | 70.1% | 71,000 | 47.7% | 42,000 | 28.1% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 1,966,000 | 366,000 | 18.6% | 138,000 | 7.0% | 70,000 | 3.6% |
| 5-17 | 373,000 | 38,000 | 10.1% | 10,000 | 2.6% | 6,000 | 1.5% |
| 18-64 | 1,354,000 | 219,000 | 16.2% | 84,000 | 6.2% | 38,000 | 2.8% |
| 65 + | 239,000 | 109,000 | 45.8% | 44,000 | 18.6% | 27,000 | 11.1% |
| Female | 2,059,000 | 395,000 | 19.2% | 186,000 | 9.0% | 88,000 | 4.3% |
| 5-17 | 356,000 | 21,000 | 6.0% | 4,000 | 1.0% | 2,000 | 0.6% |
| 18-64 | 1,373,000 | 216,000 | 15.8% | 88,000 | 6.4% | 35,000 | 2.6% |
| 65 + | 330,000 | 157,000 | 47.6% | 95,000 | 28.6% | 50,000 | 15.2% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Kentucky, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.0% of people with daily activity limitations in Kentucky are in the age group 5-17, 21.6% are in the age group 18-44, 31.5% are in the age group 45-64, 21.1% are in the age group 65-79 and 21.8% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 761,000 | 324,000 | 158,000 | 3,264,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.8% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 20.5% |
| 18-44 | 21.8% | 21.6% | 15.2% | 43.3% |
| 45-64 | 35.4% | 31.5% | 31.3% | 26.9% |
| 65-79 | 21.4% | 21.1% | 22.2% | 7.9% |
| 80+ | 13.7% | 21.8% | 26.4% | 1.4% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Kentucky from the 2008 American Community Survey


