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Disability Data for Rhode Island from the 2009 American Community Survey



Number of people with disabilities and disability rate, by family income in Rhode Island, 2009
  Total population Any disability Daily activity limitation Self-care limitation
  Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  956,000 121,000 12.7% 48,000 5.0% 19,000 2.0%
 Less than FPL* 102,000 25,000 24.2% 12,000 11.3% 4,000 4.3%
 100-199% FPL 153,000 35,000 22.7% 15,000 9.9% 5,000 3.3%
 200-299% FPL 141,000 18,000 12.7% 7,000 4.7% 3,000 2.1%
 ≥300% FPL 557,000 44,000 7.9% 15,000 2.6% 7,000 1.3%

*FPL: Federal Poverty Level

Income distribution of people with disibilities in Rhode Island, 2009
  Any Disability Daily activity limitation Self-care limitation No disability
Number of people 121,000 48,000 19,000 834,000
 Family income
In poverty 20.4% 24.1% 22.9% 9.3%
100-199% FPL 28.7% 31.6% 26.0% 14.2%
200-299% FPL 14.7% 13.7% 15.1% 14.8%
≥300% FPL 36.1% 30.6% 36.0% 61.5%

Family income of people with daily activity limitations in Rhode Island, 2009

The above pie chart shows that 24.1% of people with daily activity limitations live in poverty, 31.6% have family incomes between 100 and 199% of the Federal Poverty Level, 13.7% have family incomes between 200 and 299% of the Federal Poverty Level, and 30.6% have family incomes at or above 300% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Family income of people with self-care limitations in Rhode Island, 2009

The above pie chart shows that 22.9% of people with self-care limitations live in poverty, 26.0% have family incomes between 100 and 199% of the Federal Poverty Level, 15.1% have family incomes between 200 and 299% of the Federal Poverty Level, and 36.0% have family incomes at or above 300% of the Federal Poverty Level.

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Income Data for Rhode Island from the 2008 American Community Survey

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