
Disability Data for Virginia from the 2009 American Community Survey: Living quarters
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 7,358,000 | 917,000 | 12.5% | 399,000 | 5.4% | 221,000 | 3.0% | |
| Household | 7,104,000 | 825,000 | 11.6% | 324,000 | 4.6% | 157,000 | 2.2% |
| Living alone | 801,000 | 181,000 | 22.6% | 77,000 | 9.6% | 32,000 | 4.0% |
| Living with others | 6,303,000 | 645,000 | 10.2% | 247,000 | 3.9% | 124,000 | 2.0% |
| Institution* | 113,000 | 78,000 | 69.3% | 67,000 | 59.5% | 60,000 | 53.3% |
| Other group quarters† | 142,000 | 14,000 | 9.8% | 7,000 | 5.2% | 5,000 | 3.4% |
* 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 | 917,000 | 399,000 | 221,000 | 6,441,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 19.7% | 19.3% | 14.6% | 9.6% |
| In household with others | 70.3% | 62.0% | 56.1% | 87.8% |
| Institution | 8.5% | 16.8% | 27.1% | 0.5% |
| Other group quarters | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.0% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Virginia, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 62.0% of Virginia adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 19.3% live alone in households, 16.8% live in institutions, and 1.8% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Virginia, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 56.1% of Virginia adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 14.6% live alone in households, 27.1% live in institutions, and 2.2% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for Virginia from the 2008 American Community Survey


