
Disability Data for Illinois from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 12,024,000 | 1,394,000 | 11.6% | 631,000 | 5.2% | 338,000 | 2.8% | |
| Household | 11,679,000 | 1,245,000 | 10.7% | 508,000 | 4.4% | 250,000 | 2.1% |
| Living alone | 1,369,000 | 312,000 | 22.8% | 138,000 | 10.1% | 62,000 | 4.6% |
| Living with others | 10,310,000 | 933,000 | 9.1% | 370,000 | 3.6% | 188,000 | 1.8% |
| Institution* | 171,000 | 111,000 | 64.9% | 95,000 | 55.4% | 73,000 | 42.6% |
| Other group quarters† | 174,000 | 38,000 | 21.8% | 28,000 | 15.9% | 15,000 | 8.4% |
* 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 | 1,394,000 | 631,000 | 338,000 | 10,630,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 22.4% | 21.9% | 18.5% | 9.9% |
| In household with others | 66.9% | 58.7% | 55.6% | 88.2% |
| Institution | 8.0% | 15.0% | 21.6% | 0.6% |
| Other group quarters | 2.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 1.3% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Illinois, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 58.7% of Illinois adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 21.9% live alone in households, 15.0% live in institutions, and 4.4% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Illinois, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 55.6% of Illinois adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 18.5% live alone in households, 21.6% live in institutions, and 4.3% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for Illinois from the 2008 American Community Survey

