Disability Data for California from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 34,216,000 | 3,839,000 | 11.2% | 1,762,000 | 5.1% | 955,000 | 2.8% | |
| Household | 33,376,000 | 3,509,000 | 10.5% | 1,545,000 | 4.6% | 792,000 | 2.4% |
| Living alone | 2,983,000 | 671,000 | 22.5% | 308,000 | 10.3% | 148,000 | 5.0% |
| Living with others | 30,393,000 | 2,839,000 | 9.3% | 1,238,000 | 4.1% | 644,000 | 2.1% |
| Institution* | 421,000 | 204,000 | 48.4% | 138,000 | 32.7% | 116,000 | 27.5% |
| Other group quarters† | 419,000 | 126,000 | 30.1% | 79,000 | 18.9% | 47,000 | 11.3% |
* 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 | 3,839,000 | 1,762,000 | 955,000 | 30,377,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 17.5% | 17.5% | 15.5% | 7.6% |
| In household with others | 73.9% | 70.2% | 67.4% | 90.7% |
| Institution | 5.3% | 7.8% | 12.1% | 0.7% |
| Other group quarters | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 1.0% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in California, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 70.2% of California adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 17.5% live alone in households, 7.8% live in institutions, and 4.5% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in California, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 67.4% of California adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 15.5% live alone in households, 12.1% live in institutions, and 5.0% live in other group quarters.
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Living Quarters Data for California from the 2008 American Community Survey
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