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TABLE 1. PREVALENCE OF DISABILITY BY AGE, SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC ORIGIN: 1997
(August-November 1997 data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation.
Numbers in thousands.)
With a disability by severity and need for assistance
All severities Severe Needs assistance
Total Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
BOTH SEXES, ALL RACES
All ages 267,665 52,596 19.7 32,970 12.3 10,076 3.8
Under 15 years 59,606 4,661 7.8 2,256 3.8 224 0.4
15 years and over 208,059 47,935 23.0 30,714 14.8 9,851 4.7
15 to 24 years 36,897 3,961 10.7 1,942 5.3 372 1.0
25 to 44 years 83,887 11,200 13.4 6,793 8.1 1,635 1.9
45 to 54 years 33,620 7,585 22.6 4,674 13.9 1,225 3.6
55 to 64 years 21,591 7,708 35.7 5,233 24.2 1,280 5.9
65 years and over 32,064 17,480 54.5 12,073 37.7 5,339 16.7
65 to 69 years 9,555 4,291 44.9 2,930 30.7 777 8.1
70 to 74 years 8,514 3,967 46.6 2,407 28.3 898 10.5
75 to 79 years 6,758 3,897 57.7 2,565 38.0 1,140 16.9
80 years and over 7,237 5,325 73.6 4,170 57.6 2,525 34.9
MALE, ALL RACES
All ages 130,985 24,331 18.6 14,754 11.3 4,149 3.2
Under 15 years 30,494 3,015 9.9 1,502 4.9 130 0.4
15 years and over 100,491 21,316 21.2 13,252 13.2 4,019 4.0
15 to 24 years 18,663 2,166 11.6 1,007 5.4 216 1.2
25 to 44 years 41,571 5,403 13.0 3,323 8.0 846 2.0
45 to 54 years 16,418 3,427 20.9 2,138 13.0 535 3.3
55 to 64 years 10,342 3,518 34.0 2,364 22.9 584 5.7
65 years and over 13,498 6,801 50.4 4,421 32.8 1,838 13.6
65 to 69 years 4,338 1,813 41.8 1,171 27.0 333 7.7
70 to 74 years 3,722 1,695 45.5 1,022 27.5 392 10.5
75 to 79 years 2,800 1,494 53.4 881 31.5 381 13.6
80 years and over 2,639 1,800 68.2 1,347 51.1 732 27.7
FEMALE, ALL RACES
All ages 136,680 28,265 20.7 18,216 13.3 5,927 4.3
Under 15 years 29,112 1,646 5.7 754 2.6 95 0.3
15 years and over 107,568 26,619 24.7 17,462 16.2 5,832 5.4
15 to 24 years 18,235 1,795 9.8 935 5.1 156 0.9
25 to 44 years 42,316 5,797 13.7 3,470 8.2 789 1.9
45 to 54 years 17,202 4,158 24.2 2,536 14.7 690 4.0
55 to 64 years 11,250 4,190 37.2 2,869 25.5 695 6.2
65 years and over 18,565 10,679 57.5 7,652 41.2 3,502 18.9
65 to 69 years 5,217 2,478 47.5 1,759 33.7 444 8.5
70 to 74 years 4,792 2,272 47.4 1,386 28.9 506 10.5
75 to 79 years 3,958 2,404 60.7 1,684 42.6 759 19.2
80 years and over 4,598 3,525 76.7 2,823 61.4 1,793 39.0
TABLE 1. PREVALENCE OF DISABILITY BY AGE, SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC ORIGIN: 1997
(August-November 1997 data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation.
Numbers in thousands.)
With a disability by severity and need for assistance
All severities Severe Needs assistance
Total Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
BOTH SEXES, WHITE
NOT HISPANIC1
All ages 193,234 39,478 20.4 23,627 12.2 7,413 3.8
Under 15 years 38,505 3,173 8.2 1,492 3.9 127 0.3
15 to 24 years 24,307 2,727 11.2 1,206 5.0 286 1.2
25 to 64 years 103,353 19,239 18.6 11,386 11.0 2,823 2.7
65 years and over 27,069 14,338 53.0 9,544 35.3 4,177 15.4
MALE, WHITE
NOT HISPANIC1
All ages 94,664 18,266 19.3 10,460 11.0 2,988 3.2
Under 15 years 19,642 2,054 10.5 980 5.0 71 0.4
15 to 24 years 12,236 1,502 12.3 611 5.0 157 1.3
25 to 64 years 51,372 9,160 17.8 5,430 10.6 1,354 2.6
65 years and over 11,414 5,550 48.6 3,439 30.1 1,406 12.3
FEMALE, WHITE
NOT HISPANIC1
All ages 98,570 21,212 21.5 13,167 13.4 4,425 4.5
Under 15 years 18,863 1,119 5.9 512 2.7 56 0.3
15 to 24 years 12,071 1,225 10.2 595 4.9 129 1.1
25 to 64 years 51,982 10,079 19.4 5,956 11.5 1,469 2.8
65 years and over 15,655 8,787 56.1 6,105 39.0 2,771 17.7
BOTH SEXES, BLACK
All ages 34,369 7,338 21.3 5,382 15.7 1,495 4.3
Under 15 years 9,584 800 8.4 397 4.1 32 0.3
15 to 24 years 5,589 672 12.0 421 7.5 27 0.5
25 to 64 years 16,538 4,136 25.0 3,187 19.3 776 4.7
65 years and over 2,659 1,729 65.0 1,376 51.8 660 24.8
MALE, BLACK
All ages 16,048 3,380 21.1 2,511 15.6 621 3.9
Under 15 years 4,858 517 10.6 285 5.9 25 0.5
15 to 24 years 2,685 342 12.7 224 8.3 12 0.4
25 to 64 years 7,457 1,879 25.2 1,493 20.0 371 5.0
65 years and over 1,048 643 61.4 509 48.6 214 20.4
FEMALE, BLACK
All ages 18,322 3,957 21.6 2,871 15.7 873 4.8
Under 15 years 4,726 284 6.0 112 2.4 7 0.1
15 to 24 years 2,904 330 11.4 197 6.8 15 0.5
25 to 64 years 9,081 2,257 24.9 1,695 18.7 405 4.5
65 years and over 1,611 1,086 67.4 867 53.8 446 27.7
TABLE 1. PREVALENCE OF DISABILITY BY AGE, SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC ORIGIN: 1997
(August-November 1997 data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation.
Numbers in thousands.)
With a disability by severity and need for assistance
All severities Severe Needs assistance
Total Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
BOTH SEXES, ASIAN OR
PACIFIC ISLANDER
All ages 9,159 1,192 13.0 776 8.5 223 2.4
Under 15 years 2,089 63 3.0 34 1.6 5 0.3
15 to 24 years 1,454 77 5.3 33 2.3 5 0.4
25 to 64 years 4,971 647 13.0 390 7.9 87 1.7
65 years and over 645 404 62.6 317 49.2 125 19.4
MALE, ASIAN OR
PACIFIC ISLANDER
All ages 4,445 537 12.1 337 7.6 87 2.0
Under 15 years 1,117 58 5.2 29 2.6 5 0.5
15 to 24 years 733 52 7.1 18 2.5 5 0.7
25 to 64 years 2,307 257 11.1 158 6.8 26 1.1
65 years and over 288 171 59.4 132 45.7 50 17.3
FEMALE, ASIAN OR
PACIFIC ISLANDER
All ages 4,713 655 13.9 439 9.3 136 2.9
Under 15 years 973 6 0.6 6 0.6 - -
15 to 24 years 720 25 3.5 15 2.1 - -
25 to 64 years 2,664 391 14.7 232 8.7 60 2.3
65 years and over 357 233 65.3 186 52.0 75 21.1
BOTH SEXES, HISPANIC1
All ages 30,086 4,151 13.8 2,906 9.7 820 2.7
Under 15 years 9,133 533 5.8 275 3.0 61 0.7
15 to 24 years 5,398 414 7.7 251 4.7 39 0.7
25 to 64 years 13,966 2,297 16.4 1,632 11.7 391 2.8
65 years and over 1,590 907 57.1 748 47.0 329 20.7
MALE, HISPANIC1
All ages 15,372 1,937 12.6 1,311 8.5 387 2.5
Under 15 years 4,676 329 7.0 174 3.7 32 0.7
15 to 24 years 2,917 230 7.9 138 4.7 29 1.0
25 to 64 years 7,094 1,002 14.1 712 10.0 178 2.5
65 years and over 686 376 54.9 288 42.0 148 21.6
FEMALE, HISPANIC1
All ages 14,714 2,215 15.1 1,594 10.8 433 2.9
Under 15 years 4,457 203 4.6 101 2.3 29 0.6
15 to 24 years 2,481 185 7.4 113 4.6 10 0.4
25 to 64 years 6,872 1,295 18.9 920 13.4 213 3.1
65 years and over 904 531 58.8 460 50.9 181 20.0
- Rounds to zero.
1 Hispanics may be of any race.
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