Disability Data for Tennessee from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 5,874,000 | 970,000 | 16.5% | 425,000 | 7.2% | 222,000 | 3.8% | |
| Private Insurance | 3,757,000 | 416,000 | 11.1% | 165,000 | 4.4% | 84,000 | 2.2% |
| Medicare | 1,031,000 | 499,000 | 48.4% | 270,000 | 26.2% | 151,000 | 14.6% |
| Medicaid | 981,000 | 348,000 | 35.5% | 184,000 | 18.7% | 95,000 | 9.7% |
| Medicare and Medicaid | 250,000 | 173,000 | 69.2% | 108,000 | 43.4% | 62,000 | 24.7% |
| Other government program | 319,000 | 96,000 | 30.0% | 35,000 | 10.9% | 19,000 | 5.9% |
| Uninsured | 894,000 | 110,000 | 12.3% | 34,000 | 3.8% | 15,000 | 1.7% |
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 970,000 | 425,000 | 222,000 | 4,904,000 |
| Coverage type | ||||
| Private Insurance | 42.9% | 38.8% | 37.8% | 68.1% |
| Medicare | 51.5% | 63.6% | 67.9% | 10.8% |
| Medicaid | 35.9% | 43.2% | 43.0% | 12.9% |
| Other government program | 9.9% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 4.6% |
| Uninsured | 11.4% | 7.9% | 6.9% | 16.0% |
Health coverage status of people with daily activity limitations in Tennessee, 2009
The above bar chart shows that 63.6% of people with daily activity limitations are covered by Medicare, 43.2% are covered by Medicaid, 8.2% are covered by another government program, 38.8% have private insurance, and 7.9% are uninsured.
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