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 Disability






Selected Characteristics of Persons 65 to 74: 1997


 Table 4. Persons 65 to 74 Years Old--Work Disability Status by Employment, Age, Educational Attainment, and Sex: 1997  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                           8085       22.4       2266       10.7       5819       27.0        623        0.9 
Less than 7th grade                   535       11.9        227        5.1        308       16.9        105        1.8 
7th to 8th grade                      749       18.7        271        9.1        478       24.1         79        2.9 
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)       1163       16.9        443        7.4        721       22.8        150         -  
High school graduate                 2453       20.7        679       13.9       1774       23.2        174        0.8 
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree       1366       22.2        329       10.9       1037       25.8         67        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more            1819       33.1        318       13.5       1502       37.2         49        (B) 
                                                                                                                       
65 to 69 Years Old                                                                                                     
     Total                           4321       26.6       1150       13.4       3171       31.4        348        1.1 
Less than 7th grade                   274       16.8        127        5.2        147       26.8         59        (B) 
7th to 8th grade                      354       20.1        124       10.5        230       25.3         41        (B) 
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        590       21.9        202       11.9        388       27.1         81         -  
High school graduate                 1332       24.6        345       17.1        987       27.2         95        1.5 
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree        772       23.8        199       12.7        573       27.7         45        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more             999       39.2        153       17.2        846       43.2         26        (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: 1997  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                           3764       17.6       1116        7.8       2648       21.7        276        0.7 
Less than 7th grade                   261        6.8        100        5.0        161        7.9         46        (B) 
7th to 8th grade                      395       17.4        147        7.9        247       23.0         37        (B) 
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        573       11.8        240        3.6        333       17.8         69        (B) 
High school graduate                 1121       16.0        334       10.6        787       18.3         80         -  
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree        595       20.1        131        8.1        464       23.5         21        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more             820       25.5        165       10.0        655       29.4         23        (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: 1997  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                           9930       13.4       2675        5.5       7255       16.3        927        0.5 
Less than 7th grade                   570        5.4        266        1.5        304        8.7        162         -  
7th to 8th grade                      822        9.4        355        4.7        467       13.0        181         -  
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)       1653       11.6        621        3.7       1033       16.3        234        0.9 
High school graduate                 3978       12.8        895        5.5       3083       15.0        243        0.2 
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree       1779       17.0        372        8.7       1406       19.2         82        2.9 
Bachelor's degree or more            1128       19.5        166       12.7        962       20.7         25        (B) 
                                                                                                                       
65 to 69 Years Old                                                                                                     
     Total                           5180       18.1       1346        7.1       3833       21.9        501        0.6 
Less than 7th grade                   275        8.4        125        3.2        149       12.8         80         -  
7th to 8th grade                      397       12.9        174        5.2        223       18.9         92         -  
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        872       15.3        337        5.0        535       21.8        135         -  
High school graduate                 2093       16.8        456        5.1       1637       20.1        142        0.4 
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree        896       22.3        165       15.0        730       23.9         40        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more             647       27.2         88       20.4        559       28.3         11        (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: 1997  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                           4750        8.3       1328        3.8       3422       10.1        426        0.5 
Less than 7th grade                   295        2.5        141         -         155        4.8         82         -  
7th to 8th grade                      425        6.2        181        4.3        244        7.6         89         -  
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        781        7.4        283        2.2        498       10.4         99        2.2 
High school graduate                 1885        8.4        439        5.9       1446        9.2        100         -  
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree        883       11.6        207        3.7        676       14.0         42        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more             481        9.1         78        3.9        403       10.1         14        (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