Disability Data for Delaware from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 826,000 | 116,000 | 14.0% | 47,000 | 5.7% | 20,000 | 2.5% | |
| Household | 802,000 | 107,000 | 13.4% | 42,000 | 5.2% | 16,000 | 2.0% |
| Living alone | 86,000 | 24,000 | 27.5% | 10,000 | 11.6% | 3,000 | 4.0% |
| Living with others | 717,000 | 84,000 | 11.7% | 32,000 | 4.4% | 13,000 | 1.8% |
| Institution* | 11,000 | 7,000 | 58.6% | 5,000 | 43.9% | 3,000 | 31.0% |
| Other group quarters† | 13,000 | 2,000 | 13.8% | 1,000 | 6.2% | 1,000 | 6.2% |
* 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 | 116,000 | 47,000 | 20,000 | 710,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 20.4% | 20.9% | 16.7% | 8.7% |
| In household with others | 72.5% | 67.1% | 62.5% | 89.1% |
| Institution | 5.6% | 10.3% | 16.8% | 0.6% |
| Other group quarters | 1.5% | 1.7% | 3.9% | 1.6% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Delaware, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 67.1% of Delaware adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 20.9% live alone in households, 10.3% live in institutions, and 1.7% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Delaware, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 62.5% of Delaware adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 16.7% live alone in households, 16.8% live in institutions, and 3.9% live in other group quarters.
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Living Quarters Data for Delaware from the 2008 American Community Survey
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