Disability Data for Mississippi from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 2,731,000 | 482,000 | 17.7% | 217,000 | 8.0% | 117,000 | 4.3% | |
| Household | 2,631,000 | 446,000 | 16.9% | 188,000 | 7.2% | 96,000 | 3.6% |
| Living alone | 298,000 | 93,000 | 31.2% | 45,000 | 15.0% | 22,000 | 7.4% |
| Living with others | 2,334,000 | 353,000 | 15.1% | 144,000 | 6.2% | 74,000 | 3.2% |
| Institution* | 57,000 | 31,000 | 54.4% | 24,000 | 42.1% | 19,000 | 32.8% |
| Other group quarters† | 43,000 | 6,000 | 13.0% | 5,000 | 11.7% | 2,000 | 5.0% |
* 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 | 482,000 | 217,000 | 117,000 | 2,249,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 19.2% | 20.5% | 18.9% | 9.1% |
| In household with others | 73.2% | 66.2% | 63.3% | 88.1% |
| Institution | 6.4% | 11.0% | 16.0% | 1.1% |
| Other group quarters | 1.2% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.7% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Mississippi, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 66.2% of Mississippi adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 20.5% live alone in households, 11.0% live in institutions, and 2.3% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Mississippi, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 63.3% of Mississippi adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 18.9% live alone in households, 16.0% live in institutions, and 1.9% live in other group quarters.
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Living Quarters Data for Mississippi from the 2008 American Community Survey
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