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Selected Characteristics of Persons 65 to 74: 1998


 Table 4. Persons 65 to 74 Years Old--Work Disability Status by Employment, Age, Educational Attainment, and Sex: 1998  1
(Numbers in thousands.)

Sex=Male

                                                        With a disability       No disability       Severe disability  
                                             Percent               Percent               Percent               Percent 
                                   Number   employed     Number   employed     Number   employed     Number   employed 
Age and Educational Attainment                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
65 to 74 Years Old                                                                                                     
     Total                           7992       20.7       2016        9.5       5976       24.5        520         -  
Less than 7th grade                   498       11.9        178        1.2        320       17.8         95         -  
7th to 8th grade                      691       14.3        264        5.5        428       19.7         64        (B) 
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)       1135       14.1        366        7.0        769       17.5        118         -  
High school graduate                 2397       17.6        579        7.4       1818       20.9        140         -  
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree       1459       22.8        346       12.5       1114       26.0         65        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more            1810       32.2        283       22.1       1527       34.1         38        (B) 
                                                                                                                       
65 to 69 Years Old                                                                                                     
     Total                           4286       25.3       1007        9.9       3280       30.1        286         -  
Less than 7th grade                   248       10.2         85         -         163       15.5         45        (B) 
7th to 8th grade                      313       14.8        113        4.4        200       20.7         22        (B) 
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        562       17.7        176        5.3        387       23.3         74        (B) 
High school graduate                 1286       22.1        297        9.2        989       25.9         75         -  
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree        825       27.2        202       15.5        624       31.0         49        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more            1052       38.6        134       19.5        918       41.4         21        (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census, Housing Household and Economic Statistics Division

Table 4. Persons 65 to 74 Years Old--Work Disability Status by Employment, Age, Educational Attainment, and Sex: 1998  2
(Numbers in thousands.)

Sex=Male

                                                        With a disability       No disability       Severe disability  
                                             Percent               Percent               Percent               Percent 
                                   Number   employed     Number   employed     Number   employed     Number   employed 
                                                                                                                       
70 to 74 Years Old                                                                                                     
     Total                           3706       15.4       1010        9.1       2696       17.8        234         -  
Less than 7th grade                   250       13.5         93        2.3        157       20.2         50        (B) 
7th to 8th grade                      378       13.8        150        6.3        228       18.7         42        (B) 
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        573       10.6        191        8.5        382       11.7         45        (B) 
High school graduate                 1112       12.5        282        5.5        830       14.9         64        (B) 
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree        634       17.1        144        8.3        490       19.7         16        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more             758       23.4        149       24.4        609       23.2         17        (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census, Housing Household and Economic Statistics Division

Table 4. Persons 65 to 74 Years Old--Work Disability Status by Employment, Age, Educational Attainment, and Sex: 1998  3
(Numbers in thousands.)

Sex=Female

                                                        With a disability       No disability       Severe disability  
                                             Percent               Percent               Percent               Percent 
                                   Number   employed     Number   employed     Number   employed     Number   employed 
Age and Educational Attainment                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
65 to 74 Years Old                                                                                                     
     Total                           9882       14.0       2379        4.9       7503       16.8        912        0.1 
Less than 7th grade                   615        5.0        256        2.0        359        7.1        144         -  
7th to 8th grade                      709        8.2        288        2.2        421       12.4        147         -  
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)       1525       11.8        498        3.3       1026       15.9        205         -  
High school graduate                 4101       13.0        829        4.3       3271       15.3        275        0.4 
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree       1763       15.5        354        7.4       1409       17.5        107         -  
Bachelor's degree or more            1169       25.8        153       17.6       1017       27.1         33        (B) 
                                                                                                                       
65 to 69 Years Old                                                                                                     
     Total                           5075       18.5       1145        6.6       3930       22.0        474        0.3 
Less than 7th grade                   301        8.6        122        3.2        179       12.2         79         -  
7th to 8th grade                      314        7.3        136         -         178       12.8         68        (B) 
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        771       14.9        259        5.0        512       20.0        118         -  
High school graduate                 2174       17.7        398        5.8       1777       20.3        140        0.8 
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree        875       21.1        151       12.3        725       22.9         47        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more             639       32.7         80       21.6        560       34.2         22        (B) 
 
 
 Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census, Housing Household and Economic Statistics Division


Table 4. Persons 65 to 74 Years Old--Work Disability Status by Employment, Age, Educational Attainment, and Sex: 1998  4
(Numbers in thousands.)

Sex=Female

                                                        With a disability       No disability       Severe disability  
                                             Percent               Percent               Percent               Percent 
                                   Number   employed     Number   employed     Number   employed     Number   employed 
                                                                                                                       
70 to 74 Years Old                                                                                                     
     Total                           4807        9.1       1234        3.3       3573       11.1        438         -  
Less than 7th grade                   314        1.5        135        0.9        179        1.9         65        (B) 
7th to 8th grade                      395        9.0        152        4.1        243       12.0         79         -  
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        754        8.6        240        1.4        514       11.9         87         -  
High school graduate                 1926        7.8        432        2.9       1495        9.3        136         -  
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree        887       10.0        203        3.8        684       11.9         60        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more             530       17.6         73        (B)        457       18.3         11        (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census, Housing Household and Economic Statistics Division


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: November 16, 2005