
Disability Data for Alabama from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 4,396,000 | 806,000 | 18.3% | 349,000 | 7.9% | 180,000 | 4.1% | |
| Household | 4,273,000 | 757,000 | 17.7% | 314,000 | 7.4% | 152,000 | 3.6% |
| Living alone | 529,000 | 168,000 | 31.7% | 75,000 | 14.3% | 33,000 | 6.2% |
| Living with others | 3,745,000 | 589,000 | 15.7% | 239,000 | 6.4% | 119,000 | 3.2% |
| Institution* | 69,000 | 40,000 | 57.9% | 30,000 | 43.9% | 25,000 | 36.2% |
| Other group quarters† | 54,000 | 9,000 | 17.2% | 5,000 | 9.2% | 3,000 | 4.7% |
* Institution: Nursing homes, hospital facilities, and correctional and
juvenile institutions.
† Group homes, college dormitories, military barracks and other
group housing, hostels, shelters, religious group housing, and work-related group living arrangements.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 806,000 | 349,000 | 180,000 | 3,590,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 20.8% | 21.6% | 18.3% | 10.1% |
| In household with others | 73.1% | 68.3% | 66.4% | 87.9% |
| Institution | 4.9% | 8.7% | 13.9% | 0.8% |
| Other group quarters | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Alabama, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 68.3% of Alabama adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 21.6% live alone in households, 8.7% live in institutions, and 1.4% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Alabama, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 66.4% of Alabama adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 18.3% live alone in households, 13.9% live in institutions, and 1.4% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for Alabama from the 2008 American Community Survey

