
Disability Data for Louisiana 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 | ||
| 4,175,000 | 667,000 | 16.0% | 287,000 | 6.9% | 157,000 | 3.8% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 806,000 | 54,000 | 6.7% | 9,000 | 1.1% | 7,000 | 0.8% |
| 18-64 | 2,816,000 | 361,000 | 12.8% | 139,000 | 4.9% | 64,000 | 2.3% |
| 18-44 | 1,668,000 | 136,000 | 8.2% | 50,000 | 3.0% | 20,000 | 1.2% |
| 45-64 | 1,149,000 | 225,000 | 19.6% | 88,000 | 7.7% | 44,000 | 3.8% |
| 65 + | 553,000 | 252,000 | 45.5% | 139,000 | 25.1% | 86,000 | 15.6% |
| 65-79 | 404,000 | 150,000 | 37.0% | 68,000 | 16.7% | 39,000 | 9.7% |
| 80 + | 149,000 | 102,000 | 68.4% | 72,000 | 47.9% | 47,000 | 31.7% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 2,025,000 | 308,000 | 15.2% | 112,000 | 5.5% | 62,000 | 3.0% |
| 5-17 | 414,000 | 34,000 | 8.3% | 6,000 | 1.4% | 4,000 | 1.0% |
| 18-64 | 1,379,000 | 173,000 | 12.6% | 61,000 | 4.4% | 28,000 | 2.0% |
| 65 + | 232,000 | 100,000 | 43.2% | 45,000 | 19.4% | 30,000 | 12.9% |
| Female | 2,151,000 | 359,000 | 16.7% | 175,000 | 8.1% | 96,000 | 4.5% |
| 5-17 | 392,000 | 20,000 | 5.0% | 3,000 | 0.9% | 2,000 | 0.6% |
| 18-64 | 1,437,000 | 187,000 | 13.0% | 78,000 | 5.4% | 37,000 | 2.6% |
| 65 + | 322,000 | 152,000 | 47.1% | 94,000 | 29.2% | 57,000 | 17.6% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Louisiana, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 3.1% of people with daily activity limitations in Louisiana are in the age group 5-17, 17.6% are in the age group 18-44, 30.8% are in the age group 45-64, 23.6% are in the age group 65-79 and 25.0% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 667,000 | 287,000 | 157,000 | 3,509,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 8.1% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 21.4% |
| 18-44 | 20.4% | 17.6% | 12.9% | 43.7% |
| 45-64 | 33.7% | 30.8% | 28.1% | 26.3% |
| 65-79 | 22.4% | 23.6% | 24.8% | 7.3% |
| 80+ | 15.3% | 25.0% | 30.0% | 1.3% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Louisiana from the 2008 American Community Survey


