
Disability Data for Nevada from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 2,441,000 | 276,000 | 11.3% | 112,000 | 4.6% | 57,000 | 2.4% | |
| Household | 2,408,000 | 265,000 | 11.0% | 105,000 | 4.4% | 52,000 | 2.2% |
| Living alone | 253,000 | 49,000 | 19.4% | 21,000 | 8.2% | 12,000 | 4.6% |
| Living with others | 2,155,000 | 216,000 | 10.0% | 84,000 | 3.9% | 41,000 | 1.9% |
| Institution* | 22,000 | 8,000 | 35.8% | 5,000 | 22.2% | 4,000 | 20.2% |
| Other group quarters† | 11,000 | 4,000 | 32.8% | 2,000 | 17.1% | 1,000 | 7.1% |
* 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 | 276,000 | 112,000 | 57,000 | 2,165,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 17.8% | 18.6% | 20.1% | 9.4% |
| In household with others | 78.0% | 75.3% | 70.7% | 89.6% |
| Institution | 2.9% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 0.7% |
| Other group quarters | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.3% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Nevada, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 75.3% of Nevada adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 18.6% live alone in households, 4.4% live in institutions, and 1.7% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Nevada, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 70.7% of Nevada adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 20.1% live alone in households, 7.8% live in institutions, and 1.4% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for Nevada from the 2008 American Community Survey

