
Disability Data for Virginia 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 | ||
| 7,358,000 | 917,000 | 12.5% | 399,000 | 5.4% | 221,000 | 3.0% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 1,322,000 | 66,000 | 5.0% | 14,000 | 1.1% | 11,000 | 0.8% |
| 18-64 | 5,082,000 | 488,000 | 9.6% | 200,000 | 3.9% | 109,000 | 2.1% |
| 18-44 | 3,007,000 | 195,000 | 6.5% | 82,000 | 2.7% | 46,000 | 1.5% |
| 45-64 | 2,074,000 | 293,000 | 14.1% | 117,000 | 5.7% | 63,000 | 3.0% |
| 65 + | 955,000 | 363,000 | 38.1% | 185,000 | 19.4% | 102,000 | 10.7% |
| 65-79 | 709,000 | 208,000 | 29.3% | 84,000 | 11.8% | 46,000 | 6.5% |
| 80 + | 245,000 | 155,000 | 63.4% | 101,000 | 41.3% | 56,000 | 22.9% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 3,604,000 | 436,000 | 12.1% | 165,000 | 4.6% | 99,000 | 2.7% |
| 5-17 | 678,000 | 43,000 | 6.3% | 9,000 | 1.3% | 7,000 | 1.0% |
| 18-64 | 2,523,000 | 249,000 | 9.9% | 98,000 | 3.9% | 58,000 | 2.3% |
| 65 + | 403,000 | 144,000 | 35.8% | 58,000 | 14.4% | 34,000 | 8.4% |
| Female | 3,754,000 | 481,000 | 12.8% | 233,000 | 6.2% | 123,000 | 3.3% |
| 5-17 | 644,000 | 23,000 | 3.6% | 5,000 | 0.8% | 4,000 | 0.6% |
| 18-64 | 2,559,000 | 239,000 | 9.3% | 102,000 | 4.0% | 51,000 | 2.0% |
| 65 + | 552,000 | 219,000 | 39.8% | 127,000 | 23.0% | 68,000 | 12.3% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Virginia, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 3.6% of people with daily activity limitations in Virginia are in the age group 5-17, 20.6% are in the age group 18-44, 29.4% are in the age group 45-64, 20.9% are in the age group 65-79 and 25.4% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 917,000 | 399,000 | 221,000 | 6,441,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.2% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 19.5% |
| 18-44 | 21.3% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 43.7% |
| 45-64 | 31.9% | 29.4% | 28.5% | 27.7% |
| 65-79 | 22.7% | 20.9% | 20.7% | 7.8% |
| 80+ | 16.9% | 25.4% | 25.3% | 1.4% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Virginia from the 2008 American Community Survey


