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The data are compiled by the Office of Research, Information and Planning from data reported via the quarterly reconciled Data Summary Reports and compiled from EEOC's Charge Data System and, from FY 2004 forward, EEOC's Integrated Mission System.
| IMPAIRMENT BASIS* | FY 1997 | FY 1998 | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | CUMULATIVE TOTAL (7/26/92 - 9/30/07) |
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| ALCOHOLISM | 435 | 1.8% | 366 | 1.6% | 279 | 1.3% | 228 | 1.1% | 184 | 1.0% | 223 | 1.2% | 141 | 0.7% | 151 | 0.9% | 123 | 0.8% | 141 | 0.9% | 129 | 0.8% | 3,773 | 1.4% | ALCOHOLISM |
| ALLERGIES | 178 | 0.7% | 135 | 0.6% | 147 | 0.7% | 124 | 0.6% | 108 | 0.6% | 122 | 0.6% | 83 | 0.4% | 61 | 0.4% | 53 | 0.3% | 45 | 0.3% | 54 | 0.3% | 1,542 | 0.6% | ALLERGIES |
| ALZHEIMERS | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 36 | 0.0% | ALZHEIMERS |
| ANXIETY DISORDER | 557 | 2.3% | 609 | 2.6% | 653 | 2.9% | 672 | 3.3% | 611 | 3.2% | 720 | 3.8% | 639 | 3.8% | 459 | 2.7% | 358 | 2.3% | 358 | 2.4% | 348 | 2.2% | 6,876 | 2.6% | ANXIETY DISORDER |
| ASTHMA | 398 | 1.6% | 440 | 1.9% | 390 | 1.8% | 375 | 1.8% | 319 | 1.7% | 324 |
1.7% |
260 | 1.5 | 264 | 1.6% | 220 | 1.4% | 256 | 1.7% | 223 | 1.4% | 4,444 | 1.7% | ASTHMA |
| AUTISM | 6 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.0% | 9 |
0.0% |
12 | 0.1% | 10 | 0.1% | 12 | 0.1% | 15 | 0.1% | 14 | 0.1% | 128 | 0.0% | AUTISM |
| BRAIN-HEAD IMPAIRMENT | 169 | 0.7% | 201 | 0.9% | 130 | 0.6% | 172 | 0.8% | 164 | 0.9% | 168 |
0.9% |
62 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,382 | 0.5% | BRAIN-HEAD IMPAIRMENT |
| BRAIN-HEAD INJURY - TRAUMATIC | 160 | 0.7% | 133 | 0.6% | 129 | 0.6% | 133 | 0.6% | 120 | 0.6% | 114 |
0.6% |
104 | 0.6% | 141 | 0.8% | 124 | 0.8% | 119 | 0.8% | 137 | 0.9% | 1,853 | 0.7% | BRAIN-HEAD INJURY - TRAUMATIC |
| CANCER | 514 | 2.1% | 539 | 2.3% | 509 | 2.3% | 526 | 2.6% | 490 | 2.6% | 516 |
2.7% |
481 | 2.8% | 473 | 2.8% | 401 | 2.6% | 449 | 3.0% | 476 | 3.0% | 6,829 | 2.6% | CANCER |
| CEREBRAL PALSY | 117 | 0.5% | 90 | 0.4% | 119 | 0.5% | 76 | 0.4% | 86 | 0.5% | 90 |
0.5% |
91 | 0.5% | 90 | 0.5% | 90 | 0.6% | 92 | 0.6% | 78 | 0.5% | 1,340 | 0.5% | CEREBRAL PALSY |
| FY 1997 | FY 1998 | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | CUMULATIVE | ||||||||||||||
| CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY | 131 | 0.5% | 101 | 0.4% | 87 | 0.4% | 80 | 0.4% | 61 | 0.3% | 55 |
0.3% |
45 | 0.3% | 29 | 0.2% | 29 | 0.2% | 23 | 0.2% | 23 | 0.1% | 874 | 0.3% | CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY |
| CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER | 356 | 1.5% | 325 | 1.4% | 284 | 1.3% | 192 | 0.9% | 136 | 0.7% | 170 |
0.9% |
117 | 0.7% | 79 | 0.5% | 52 | 0.3% | 52 | 0.3% | 43 | 0.3% | 2,311 | 0.9% | CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS | 5 | 0.0% | 10 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.0% | 8 |
0.0% |
8 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.0% | 13 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.0% | 101 | 0.0% | CYSTIC FIBROSIS |
| DEPRESSION | 1,637 | 6.8% | 2,052 | 8.8% | 1,692 | 7.6% | 1,595 | 7.8% | 1,381 | 7.2% | 1,429 |
7.6% |
1,301 | 7.7% | 1,181 | 7.0% | 1,064 | 6.9% | 926 | 6.2% | 969 | 6.2% | 17,679 | 6.6% | DEPRESSION |
| DIABETES | 858 | 3.5% | 866 | 3.7% | 853 | 3.9% | 795 | 3.9% | 758 | 4.0% | 880 |
4.7% |
788 | 4.7% | 788 | 4.6% | 686 | 4.5% | 697 | 4.6% | 730 | 4.6% | 10,723 | 4.0% | DIABETES |
| DISFIGUREMENT | 60 | 0.2% | 50 | 0.2% | 56 | 0.3% | 53 | 0.3% | 57 | 0.3% | 32 |
0.2% |
39 | 0.2% | 24 | 0.1% | 25 | 0.2% | 27 | 0.2% | 43 | 0.3% | 692 | 0.3% | DISFIGUREMENT |
| DRUG ADDICTION | 221 | 0.9% | 173 | 0.7% | 121 | 0.5% | 110 | 0.5% | 79 | 0.4% | 111 |
0.6% |
90 | 0.5% | 86 | 0.5% | 62 | 0.4% | 57 | 0.4% | 79 | 0.5% | 1,916 | 0.7% | DRUG ADDICTION |
| DWARFISM | 5 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.0% | 56 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.0% | 8 |
0.0% |
6 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.0% | 156 | 0.1% | DWARFISM |
| EPILEPSY | 423 | 1.7% | 414 | 1.8% | 398 | 1.8% | 360 | 1.8% | 317 | 1.7% | 379 |
2.0% |
276 | 1.6% | 269 | 1.6% | 279 | 1.8% | 263 | 1.7% | 279 | 1.8% | 4,871 | 1.8% | EPILEPSY |
| GASTROINTESTINAL IMPAIRMENTS | 188 | 0.8% | 187 | 0.8% | 200 | 0.9% | 163 | 0.8% | 160 | 0.8% | 196 |
1.0% |
135 | 0.8% | 148 | 0.9% | 118 | 0.8% | 120 | 0.8% | 133 | 0.8% | 2,255 | 0.8% | GASTROINTESTINAL IMPAIRMENTS |
| HEARING IMPAIRMENT | 628 | 2.6% | 678 | 2.9% | 619 | 2.8% | 614 | 3.0% | 543 | 2.8% | 591 |
3.1% |
543 | 3.2% | 520 | 3.1% | 521 | 3.4% | 465 | 3.1% | 525 | 3.3% | 7,906 | 3.0% | HEARING IMPAIRMENT |
| FY 1997 | FY 1998 | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | CUMULATIVE | ||||||||||||||
| HEART CARDIOVASCULAR IMPAIRMENTS | 918 | 3.8% | 888 | 3.8% | 836 | 3.8% | 720 | 3.5% | 679 | 3.6% | 730 |
3.9% |
630 | 3.7% | 646 | 3.8% | 535 | 3.5% | 448 | 3.0% | 482 | 3.1% | 10,007 | 3.7% | HEART CARDIOVASCULAR IMPAIRMENTS |
| HIV | 344 | 1.4% | 343 | 1.5% | 342 | 1.5% | 311 | 1.5% | 283 | 1.5% | 274 |
1.5% |
231 | 1.4% | 218 | 1.3% | 190 | 1.2% | 223 | 1.5% | 161 | 1.0% | 4,064 | 1.5% | HIV |
| KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT | 127 | 0.5% | 168 | 0.7% | 167 | 0.8% | 140 | 0.7% | 145 | 0.8% | 145 |
0.8% |
131 | 0.8% | 136 | 0.8% | 108 | 0.7% | 104 | 0.7% | 141 | 0.9% | 1,894 | 0.7% | KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT |
| LEARNING DISABILITIES | 358 | 1.5% | 368 | 1.6% | 319 | 1.4% | 329 | 1.6% | 299 | 1.6% | 310 |
1.6% |
283 | 1.7% | 258 | 1.5% | 282 | 1.8% | 300 | 2.0% | 307 | 2.0% | 4,280 | 1.6% | LEARNING DISABILITIES |
| MANIC DEPRESSIVE DISORDER | 386 | 1.6% | 453 | 1.9% | 452 | 2.0% | 438 | 2.1% | 385 | 2.0% | 397 |
2.1% |
350 | 2.1% | 422 | 2.5% | 387 | 2.5% | 444 | 3.0% | 509 | 3.2% | 5,360 | 2.0% | MANIC DEPRESSIVE DISORDER |
| MENTAL RETARDATION | 85 | 0.4% | 79 | 0.3% | 79 | 0.4% | 73 | 0.4% | 90 | 0.5% | 65 |
0.3% |
85 | 0.5% | 46 | 0.3% | 70 | 0.5% | 57 | 0.4% | 72 | 0.5% | 1,036 | 0.4% | MENTAL RETARDATION |
| MISSING DIGITS OR LIMBS | 254 | 1.0% | 227 | 1.0% | 235 | 1.1% | 186 | 0.9% | 161 | 0.8% | 183 |
1.0% |
146 | 0.9% | 119 | 0.7% | 121 | 0.8% | 139 | 0.9% | 167 | 1.1% | 2,615 | 1.0% | MISSING DIGITS OR LIMBS |
| MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | 313 | 1.3% | 284 | 1.2% | 264 | 1.2% | 251 | 1.2% | 257 | 1.3% | 307 |
1.6% |
295 | 1.7% | 273 | 1.6% | 271 | 1.8% | 257 | 1.7% | 279 | 1.8% | 3,766 | 1.4% | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
| NON-PARALYTIC ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT | 2,405 | 9.9% | 2,195 | 9.4% | 2,312 | 10.4% | 2,114 | 10.3% | 1,850 | 9.7% | 1,929 |
10.3% |
1,509 | 8.9% | 1,317 | 7.8% | 1206 | 7.9% | 1,094 | 7.3% | 1,093 | 7.0% | 23,066 | 8.6% | NON-PARALYTIC ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT |
| ORTHOPEDIC AND STRUCTURAL IMPAIRMENTS of the BACK | 3,869 | 16.0% | 3,263 | 14.0% | 2,867 | 12.9% | 2,327 | 11.4% | 1,792 | 9.4% | 1,847 |
9.8% |
1,533 | 9.1% | 1,401 | 8.3% | 1254 | 8.2% | 1,270 | 8.4% | 1,199 | 7.6% | 33,461 | 12.5% | ORTHOPEDIC AND STRUCTURAL IMPAIRMENTS of the BACK |
| OTHER BLOOD DISORDERS | 190 | 0.8% | 229 | 1.0% | 222 | 1.0% | 241 | 1.2% | 257 | 1.3% | 247 |
1.3% |
215 | 1.3% | 186 | 1.1% | 163 | 1.1% | 155 | 1.0% | 140 | 0.9% | 2,737 | 1.0% | OTHER BLOOD DISORDERS |
| FY 1997 | FY 1998 | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | CUMULATIVE | ||||||||||||||
| OTHER DISABILITY | 4,876 | 20.1% | 4,742 | 20.3% | 4,609 | 20.8% | 4,554 | 22.2% | 4,403 | 23.1% | 4,370 |
23.2% |
3,611 | 21.3% | 2,575 | 15.2% | 2297 | 15.0% | 2,422 | 16.1% | 2,580 | 16.4% | 54,253 | 20.3% | OTHER DISABILITY |
| OTHER NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS | 650 | 2.7% | 611 | 2.6% | 592 | 2.7% | 562 | 2.7% | 493 | 2.6% | 523 |
2.8% |
509 | 3.0% | 565 | 3.3% | 484 | 3.2% | 485 | 3.2% | 476 | 3.0% | 7,818 | 2.9% | OTHER NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS |
| OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS | 746 | 3.1% | 722 | 3.1% | 622 | 2.8% | 559 | 2.7% | 480 | 2.5% | 485 |
2.6% |
457 | 2.7% | 288 | 1.7% | 235 | 1.5% | 176 | 1.2% | 194 | 1.2% | 8,002 | 3.0% | OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY - PULMONARY DISORDERS | 202 | 0.8% | 204 | 0.9% | 189 | 0.9% | 156 | 0.8% | 484 | 2.5% | 168 |
0.9% |
145 | 0.9% | 185 | 1.1% | 141 | 0.9% | 157 | 1.0% | 148 | 0.9% | 2,655 | 1.0% | OTHER RESPIRATORY - PULMONARY DISORDERS |
| PARALYSIS | 160 | 0.7% | 180 | 0.8% | 168 | 0.8% | 126 | 0.6% | 107 | 0.6% | 133 |
0.7% |
101 | 0.6% | 87 | 0.5% | 105 | 0.7% | 86 | 0.6% | 84 | 0.5% | 2,163 | 0.8% | PARALYSIS |
| RECORD OF DISABILITY | 664 | 2.7% | 693 | 3.0% | 810 | 3.7% | 947 | 4.6% | 929 | 4.9% | 939 |
5.0% |
889 | 5.3% | 868 | 5.1% | 738 | 4.8% | 791 | 5.3% | 857 | 5.5% | 10,090 | 3.8% | RECORD OF DISABILITY |
| REGARDED AS DISABLED | 2,484 | 10.3% | 2,457 | 10.5% | 2,428 | 11.0% | 2,557 | 12.5% | 2,441 | 12.8% | 2,540 |
13.5% |
2,527 | 14.9% | 2,964 | 17.5% | 2668 | 17.4% | 2,543 | 16.9% | 2,778 | 17.7% | 31,665 | 11.8% | REGARDED AS DISABLED |
| RELATIONSHIP-ASSOCIATION | 252 | 1.0% | 218 | 0.9% | 253 | 1.1% | 222 | 1.1% | 235 | 1.2% | 224 |
1.2% |
224 | 1.3% | 218 | 1.3% | 216 | 1.4% | 200 | 1.3% | 214 | 1.4% | 2,850 | 1.1% | RELATIONSHIP-ASSOCIATION |
| SCHIZOPHRENIA | 92 | 0.4% | 90 | 0.4% | 102 | 0.5% | 99 | 0.5% | 68 | 0.4% | 81 |
0.4% |
81 | 0.5% | 83 | 05.% | 71 | 0.5% | 79 | 0.5% | 92 | 0.6% | 1,085 | 0.4% | SCHIZOPHRENIA |
| SPEECH IMPAIRMENT | 114 | 0.5% | 131 | 0.6% | 124 | 0.6% | 122 | 0.6% | 108 | 0.6% | 93 |
0.5% |
103 | 0.6% | 79 | 0.5% | 76 | 0.5% | 88 | 0.6% | 65 | 0.4% | 1,431 | 0.5% | SPEECH IMPAIRMENT |
| TUBERCULOSIS | 9 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.0% | 12 | 0.1% | 9 | 0.0% | 15 | 0.1% | 4 |
0.0% |
5 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.0% | 140 | 0.1% | TUBERCULOSIS |
| VISION IMPAIRMENT | 550 | 2.3% | 556 | 2.4% | 536 | 2.4% | 490 | 2.4% | 419 | 2.2% | 434 |
2.3% |
468 | 2.8% | 404 | 2.4% | 352 | 2.3% | 352 | 2.3% | 367 | 2.3% | 6,461 | 2.4% | VISION IMPAIRMENT |
| TOTAL | 24,200 | 100.0% | 23,324 | 100.0% | 22,152 | 100.0% | 20,475 | 100.0% | 19,084 | 100.0% | 18,804 |
100.0% |
16,915 | 100.0% | 16,949 | 100.0% | 15,357 | 100.0% | 15,045 | 100.0% | 15,708 | 100.00% | 267,477 | 100.0% | TOTAL |
*Charges may be filed alleging multiple impairments or bases.