Data & Statistics
Prevalence of Disability Among Adults, United States 2008
Disability | No Disability | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of People (in millions)* | Percentage of | Number of People (in millions)* | Percentage of | |||
Total | 50.6 | 22.2 | 117.2 | 77.8 | ||
Age | ||||||
18–44 | 15.3 | 13.5 | 98.2 | 86.5 | ||
45–64 | 20.8 | 27.4 | 55.1 | 72.6 | ||
65+ | 14.5 | 37.8 | 23.9 | 62.2 | ||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 23.3 | 21.0 | 87.7 | 79.0 | ||
Female | 27.3 | 23.4 | 89.5 | 76.6 | ||
Source: CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
*Weighted population
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