Disability Data for New Jersey from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 8,156,000 | 920,000 | 11.3% | 440,000 | 5.4% | 228,000 | 2.8% | |
| Household | 7,961,000 | 844,000 | 10.6% | 377,000 | 4.7% | 181,000 | 2.3% |
| Living alone | 826,000 | 199,000 | 24.1% | 92,000 | 11.2% | 42,000 | 5.1% |
| Living with others | 7,135,000 | 645,000 | 9.0% | 284,000 | 4.0% | 139,000 | 1.9% |
| Institution* | 110,000 | 61,000 | 55.7% | 53,000 | 48.1% | 42,000 | 37.8% |
| Other group quarters† | 84,000 | 15,000 | 17.5% | 10,000 | 12.4% | 5,000 | 6.0% |
* 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 | 920,000 | 440,000 | 228,000 | 7,235,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 21.6% | 21.0% | 18.6% | 8.7% |
| In household with others | 70.1% | 64.6% | 60.9% | 89.7% |
| Institution | 6.7% | 12.0% | 18.3% | 0.7% |
| Other group quarters | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 1.0% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in New Jersey, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 64.6% of New Jersey adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 21.0% live alone in households, 12.0% live in institutions, and 2.4% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in New Jersey, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 60.9% of New Jersey adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 18.6% live alone in households, 18.3% live in institutions, and 2.2% live in other group quarters.
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Living Quarters Data for New Jersey from the 2008 American Community Survey
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