Disability Data for Massachusetts from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 6,209,000 | 791,000 | 12.7% | 362,000 | 5.8% | 185,000 | 3.0% | |
| Private Insurance | 4,762,000 | 408,000 | 8.6% | 165,000 | 3.5% | 83,000 | 1.7% |
| Medicare | 1,000,000 | 418,000 | 41.8% | 231,000 | 23.1% | 127,000 | 12.7% |
| Medicaid | 1,180,000 | 362,000 | 30.7% | 192,000 | 16.3% | 103,000 | 8.8% |
| Medicare and Medicaid | 270,000 | 168,000 | 62.4% | 109,000 | 40.3% | 68,000 | 25.1% |
| Other government program | 160,000 | 49,000 | 30.7% | 19,000 | 11.7% | 9,000 | 5.5% |
| Uninsured | 280,000 | 19,000 | 6.7% | 5,000 | 1.9% | 2,000 | 0.7% |
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 791,000 | 362,000 | 185,000 | 5,418,000 |
| Coverage type | ||||
| Private Insurance | 51.6% | 45.5% | 44.6% | 80.4% |
| Medicare | 52.8% | 63.8% | 68.4% | 10.7% |
| Medicaid | 45.8% | 53.0% | 55.7% | 15.1% |
| Other government program | 6.2% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 2.0% |
| Uninsured | 2.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 4.8% |
Health coverage status of people with daily activity limitations in Massachusetts, 2009
The above bar chart shows that 63.8% of people with daily activity limitations are covered by Medicare, 53.0% are covered by Medicaid, 5.2% are covered by another government program, 45.5% have private insurance, and 1.5% are uninsured.
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