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A table showing that adults with disabilities are more likely to have depression, obesity, smoke, or have heart diabetes compared to adults without disabilities.

 

According to DHDS*, compared to adults without disabilities, adults with disabilities in the United states are more likely to:

  • Have Depression
    • With Disabilities = 42.0%
    • Without Disabilities = 11.6%
  • Have Obesity
    • With Disabilities = 39.1%
    • Without Disabilities = 27.6%
  • Smoke
    • With Disabilities = 26.2%
    • Without Disabilities = 12.7%
  • Have Diabetes
    • With Disabilities = 16.7%
    • Without Disabilities = 7.4%
Page last reviewed: September 16, 2020
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention