Disability Data for West Virginia from the 2009 American Community Survey
Number of people aged 5+ with disabilities and disability rate, by health coverage status in West Virginia, 2009
| |
Total population |
Any disability |
Daily activity limitation |
Self-care limitation |
| |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| |
1,712,000 |
358,000 |
20.9% |
148,000 |
8.7% |
77,000 |
4.5% |
| Private Insurance |
1,100,000 |
165,000 |
15.0% |
63,000 |
5.7% |
34,000 |
3.1% |
| Medicare |
365,000 |
192,000 |
52.5% |
96,000 |
26.1% |
53,000 |
14.5% |
| Medicaid |
295,000 |
121,000 |
41.0% |
62,000 |
21.2% |
34,000 |
11.7% |
| Medicare and Medicaid |
75,000 |
56,000 |
74.5% |
35,000 |
47.0% |
22,000 |
29.2% |
| Other government program |
94,000 |
35,000 |
37.4% |
14,000 |
14.7% |
7,000 |
7.7% |
| Uninsured |
255,000 |
37,000 |
14.6% |
10,000 |
4.1% |
3,000 |
1.4% |
Health coverage status of people with disabilities in West Virginia, 2009
| |
Any disability |
Daily activity limitation |
Self-care limitation |
No disability |
| Number of people |
358,000 |
148,000 |
77,000 |
1,354,000 |
| Coverage type |
| Private Insurance |
46.0% |
42.4% |
43.8% |
69.1% |
| Medicare |
53.6% |
64.4% |
69.1% |
12.8% |
| Medicaid |
33.8% |
42.1% |
44.9% |
12.8% |
| Other government program |
9.8% |
9.3% |
9.5% |
4.3% |
| Uninsured |
10.4% |
7.0% |
4.6% |
16.1% |
Health coverage status of people with daily activity limitations in West Virginia, 2009
The above bar chart shows that 64.4% of people with daily activity limitations are covered by Medicare, 42.1% are covered by Medicaid, 9.3% are covered by another government program, 42.4% have private insurance, and 7.0% are uninsured.
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