Disability Data for Massachusetts from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 6,209,000 | 791,000 | 12.7% | 362,000 | 5.8% | 185,000 | 3.0% | |
| Household | 5,962,000 | 710,000 | 11.9% | 296,000 | 5.0% | 130,000 | 2.2% |
| Living alone | 741,000 | 187,000 | 25.2% | 85,000 | 11.4% | 35,000 | 4.7% |
| Living with others | 5,221,000 | 523,000 | 10.0% | 211,000 | 4.0% | 95,000 | 1.8% |
| Institution* | 91,000 | 65,000 | 71.2% | 56,000 | 62.3% | 50,000 | 55.6% |
| Other group quarters† | 157,000 | 17,000 | 10.6% | 10,000 | 6.3% | 5,000 | 3.3% |
* 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 | 791,000 | 362,000 | 185,000 | 5,418,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 23.6% | 23.3% | 19.0% | 10.2% |
| In household with others | 66.1% | 58.4% | 51.1% | 86.7% |
| Institution | 8.2% | 15.6% | 27.2% | 0.5% |
| Other group quarters | 2.1% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.6% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Massachusetts, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 58.4% of Massachusetts adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 23.3% live alone in households, 15.6% live in institutions, and 2.7% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Massachusetts, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 51.1% of Massachusetts adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 19.0% live alone in households, 27.2% live in institutions, and 2.8% live in other group quarters.
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Living Quarters Data for Massachusetts from the 2008 American Community Survey
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