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Americans with Disabilities: 2002 - Table 4

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Table 4. Selected Characteristics of Individuals 25 Years and Older by Disability Status: 2002 (June-September 2002 data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation)

Characteristics 25 to 64 years 65 years and older

Severe 90- percent C.I. (±) Not severe 90- percent C.I. (±) None 90- percent C.I. (±) Severe 90- percent C.I. (±) Not severe 90- percent C.I. (±) None 90- percent C.I. (±)

Total (thousands) 16,133 613 8,217 444 124,681 1,324 12,444 542 5,202 355 16,096 612

Percent distribution 100.0 (NA) 100.0 (NA) 100.0 (NA) 100.0 (NA) 100.0 (NA) 100.0 (NA)

Relationship

In married-couple family 50.1 2.0 59.6 2.7 67.6 0.7 47.4 2.2 58.3 3.4 65.8 1.9

Family reference person 45.5 1.9 58.0 2.7 65.0 0.7 43.1 2.2 56.8 3.4 64.3 1.9

In male- or female-headed family 22.1 1.6 17.4 2.1 13.5 0.5 12.6 1.5 9.0 2.0 7.0 1.0

Householder 12.7 1.3 12.7 1.8 8.8 0.4 7.5 1.2 6.1 1.6 4.7 0.8

Unrelated Individual 27.8 1.8 23.0 2.3 18.9 0.6 37.6 2.2 32.7 3.2 27.2 1.7

Lives alone 19.1 1.5 14.5 1.9 11.2 0.4 37.8 2.2 30.7 3.2 25.1 1.7

Perceived Health Status

Very good or excellent 12.7 1.3 33.4 2.6 72.5 0.6 8.7 1.3 22.7 2.9 47.7 2.0

Good 24.2 1.7 41.2 2.7 23.8 0.6 24.7 1.9 45.2 3.4 41.7 1.9

Fair or poor 63.1 1.9 25.4 2.4 3.7 0.3 66.6 2.1 32.1 3.2 10.6 1.2

Health Insurance Coverage Status¹

With health insurance 81.3 1.5 82.8 2.1 84.1 0.5 99.2 0.4 99.5 0.5 99.0 0.4

Private or military 45.5 1.9 76.3 2.3 81.3 0.5 66.1 2.1 78.5 2.8 80.3 1.6

Government (Medicare or Medicaid) 45.9 1.9 8.7 1.5 3.6 0.3 97.4 0.7 97.2 1.1 95.9 0.8

Medicare 22.8 1.6 2.1^‡ 0.8 0.7 0.1 94.0 1.1 96.3 1.3 95.2 0.8

Both Medicare and private or military 7.6 1.0 1.2^‡ 0.6 0.3 0.1 64.1 2.1 76.2 2.9 77.2 1.6

Medicaid 32.9 1.8 7.1 1.4 3.1 0.2 16.2 1.6 6.4 1.7 5.1 0.9

Both Medicaid and Medicare 9.9 1.2 0.6^‡ 0.4 0.1^‡ 0.0 12.8 1.5 5.5 1.6 4.3 0.8

No health insurance 18.7 1.5 17.2 2.1 15.9 0.5 0.8^‡ 0.4 0.5^‡ 0.5 1.0^‡ 0.4

Education

Not a high school graduate 26.6 1.7 14.6 1.9 10.4 0.4 38.6 2.2 25.1 3.0 20.9 1.6

High school graduate 34.2 1.9 32.7 2.6 28.5 0.6 32.5 2.1 36.6 3.3 33.5 1.8

Some college 17.3 1.5 20.2 2.2 18.0 0.5 12.5 1.5 14.3 2.4 15.8 1.4

College graduate 21.9 1.6 32.5 2.6 43.1 0.7 16.5 1.7 23.9 2.9 29.7 1.8

Program Participation

Any form of public assistance 52.7 2.0 14.3 1.9 6.9 0.4 96.5 0.8 96.2 1.3 94.5 0.9

Cash assistance 46.0 1.9 9.5 1.6 3.3 0.3 96.2 0.8 96.2 1.3 94.4 0.9

Supplemental Security Income 20.9 1.6 1.7^‡ 0.7 0.3 0.1 9.0 1.3 3.3^‡ 1.2 2.1 0.6

Social Security 29.2 1.8 6.5 1.3 2.5 0.2 92.8 1.1 95.2 1.5 93.8 0.9

Other cash assistance 3.4 0.7 1.7^‡ 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.3^‡ 0.3 0.3^‡ 0.4 0.2^‡ 0.2

Food stamps 17.2 1.5 5.0 1.2 2.9 0.2 6.1 1.1 2.3^‡ 1.0 1.5 0.5

Public/subsidized housing 10.3 1.2 3.0 0.9 2.0 0.2 6.9 1.1 4.0 1.4 1.8 0.5

Individual Income

Less than $20,000 76.6 1.7 47.6 2.7 39.3 0.7 79.4 1.8 66 3.3 59.5 1.9

$20,000-$39,999 16.1 1.4 31.7 2.5 32.8 0.7 17.1 1.7 25.5 3.0 27.5 1.7

$40,000-$59,999 4.6 0.8 12.5 1.8 15.6 0.5 2.4 0.7 5.3 1.5 7.3 1.0

$60,000-$79,999 1.6 0.5 4.5 1.1 6.2 0.3 0.6^‡ 0.3 1.2^‡ 0.7 2.8 0.6

$80,000 and over 1.2^‡ 0.4 3.7 1.0 6.1 0.3 0.5^‡ 0.3 1.9^‡ 1.0 2.9 0.7

Household Income

Less than $20,000 37.8 1.9 18.3 2.1 12.3 0.5 45.9 2.2 32.3 3.2 26.7 1.7

$20,000-$39,999 27.6 1.7 25.9 2.4 23.1 0.6 32.6 2.1 38.5 3.4 35.7 1.9

$40,000-$59,999 16.1 1.4 22.5 2.3 22.3 0.6 12.6 1.5 14.8 2.4 17.5 1.5

$60,000-$79,999 9.4 1.1 15.1 2.0 16.6 0.5 4.4 0.9 6.1 1.7 9.5 1.1

$80,000 and over 9.2 1.1 18.1 2.1 25.7 0.6 4.5 0.9 8.3 1.9 10.7 1.2

Poverty Status

In poverty 25.9 1.7 11.2 1.7 7.7 0.4 15.0 1.6 8.2 1.9 5.9 0.9

Not in poverty 74.1 1.7 88.8 1.7 92.3 0.4 85.0 1.6 91.8 1.9 94.1 0.9

Working at a Job (X)

Limited in the kind or amount of work that can be done 70.8 1.8 19.6 2.2 2.3 0.2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

Prevented from working 55.0 1.9 5.7 1.3 1.0 0.1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

Not prevented from working 15.8 1.4 13.9 1.9 1.3 0.2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

(NA) Not applicable. (X) Not part of the disability definition. ^‡ Since this estimate is less than 200,000 (implying questionably small sample size), the estimate, its confidence interval estimate, and any other estimate associated with it are unlikely to be accurate enough to reveal useful information. ¹ The estimates by type of coverage are not mutually exclusive; people can be covered by more than one type of health insurance during the year.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division

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