Selected Characteristics of Persons 16 to 64: 1995
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 1
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1995
(Numbers in thousands.)
-------------------- With a work disability --------------------
------ Total ------- ---- Not severe ---- ------ Severe ------
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Number of total Number of total
16 to 24 years old 32357 1357 4.2 535 1.7 822 2.5
Less than 7th grade 512 69 13.5 6 1.1 63 12.4
7th to 8th grade 802 61 7.7 22 2.7 40 4.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 11648 508 4.4 179 1.5 328 2.8
High school graduate 7789 435 5.6 190 2.4 245 3.1
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 9658 240 2.5 113 1.2 127 1.3
Bachelor's degree or more 1948 43 2.2 25 1.3 18 0.9
25 to 34 years old 40967 2654 6.5 1124 2.7 1530 3.7
Less than 7th grade 1054 134 12.7 20 1.9 114 10.8
7th to 8th grade 604 80 13.2 16 2.7 63 10.5
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 3668 520 14.2 130 3.5 390 10.6
High school graduate 13911 1060 7.6 431 3.1 629 4.5
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 11478 680 5.9 418 3.6 262 2.3
Bachelor's degree or more 10253 180 1.8 109 1.1 71 0.7
35 to 44 years old 42043 3993 9.5 1568 3.7 2425 5.8
Less than 7th grade 1083 228 21.0 25 2.3 203 18.8
7th to 8th grade 664 171 25.7 22 3.3 149 22.4
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 3179 697 21.9 144 4.5 553 17.4
High school graduate 14047 1458 10.4 564 4.0 895 6.4
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 11911 1006 8.4 547 4.6 459 3.9
Bachelor's degree or more 11159 434 3.9 267 2.4 166 1.5
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 2
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1995
(Numbers in thousands.)
-------------------- With a work disability --------------------
------ Total ------- ---- Not severe ---- ------ Severe ------
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Number of total Number of total
45 to 54 years old 30639 4089 13.3 1616 5.3 2473 8.1
Less than 7th grade 938 264 28.1 38 4.1 226 24.0
7th to 8th grade 798 287 36.0 43 5.3 245 30.6
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 2485 693 27.9 177 7.1 516 20.8
High school graduate 9958 1445 14.5 539 5.4 906 9.1
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 7874 888 11.3 478 6.1 410 5.2
Bachelor's degree or more 8585 512 6.0 341 4.0 171 2.0
55 to 64 years old 20750 4752 22.9 1626 7.8 3126 15.1
Less than 7th grade 1040 530 50.9 76 7.3 453 43.6
7th to 8th grade 1194 520 43.5 98 8.2 422 35.3
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 2491 849 34.1 196 7.9 653 26.2
High school graduate 7743 1627 21.0 621 8.0 1006 13.0
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 4331 787 18.2 382 8.8 405 9.4
Bachelor's degree or more 3949 440 11.1 253 6.4 187 4.7
65 to 69 years old 9658 2698 27.9 1729 17.9 969 10.0
Less than 7th grade 611 285 46.7 94 15.4 191 31.3
7th to 8th grade 837 370 44.2 182 21.7 188 22.5
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1475 571 38.7 338 22.9 233 15.8
High school graduate 3501 832 23.8 619 17.7 213 6.1
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 1764 407 23.1 291 16.5 116 6.6
Bachelor's degree or more 1471 233 15.8 205 14.0 27 1.9
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 3
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1995
(Numbers in thousands.)
-------------------- With a work disability --------------------
------ Total ------- ---- Not severe ---- ------ Severe ------
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Number of total Number of total
70 to 74 years old 8555 2578 30.1 1844 21.6 734 8.6
Less than 7th grade 626 302 48.2 144 23.1 157 25.1
7th to 8th grade 877 379 43.2 257 29.3 121 13.8
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1236 441 35.7 334 27.1 107 8.7
High school graduate 3132 848 27.1 611 19.5 237 7.6
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 1567 387 24.7 309 19.7 78 5.0
Bachelor's degree or more 1116 221 19.8 189 16.9 32 2.9
16 to 74 years old 184969 22122 12.0 10043 5.4 12079 6.5
Less than 7th grade 5865 1811 30.9 404 6.9 1407 24.0
7th to 8th grade 5777 1868 32.3 640 11.1 1228 21.3
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 26182 4279 16.3 1498 5.7 2781 10.6
High school graduate 60082 7706 12.8 3574 5.9 4132 6.9
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 48584 4395 9.0 2537 5.2 1858 3.8
Bachelor's degree or more 38480 2063 5.4 1389 3.6 674 1.8
16 to 64 years old 166756 16846 10.1 6469 3.9 10377 6.2
Less than 7th grade 4628 1225 26.5 165 3.6 1059 22.9
7th to 8th grade 4063 1119 27.5 201 5.0 918 22.6
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 23471 3267 13.9 826 3.5 2441 10.4
High school graduate 53448 6025 11.3 2344 4.4 3681 6.9
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 45253 3601 8.0 1938 4.3 1663 3.7
Bachelor's degree or more 35894 1609 4.5 995 2.8 614 1.7
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 4
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1995
(Numbers in thousands.)
-------------------- With a work disability --------------------
------ Total ------- ---- Not severe ---- ------ Severe ------
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Number of total Number of total
25 to 64 years old 134399 15489 11.5 5935 4.4 9554 7.1
Less than 7th grade 4116 1155 28.1 160 3.9 996 24.2
7th to 8th grade 3261 1058 32.4 179 5.5 878 26.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 11823 2759 23.3 646 5.5 2113 17.9
High school graduate 45659 5590 12.2 2154 4.7 3436 7.5
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 35594 3361 9.4 1825 5.1 1536 4.3
Bachelor's degree or more 33946 1566 4.6 970 2.9 596 1.8
65 to 74 years old 18213 5276 29.0 3574 19.6 1703 9.3
Less than 7th grade 1237 587 47.5 239 19.3 348 28.2
7th to 8th grade 1714 749 43.7 439 25.6 310 18.1
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 2711 1012 37.3 673 24.8 339 12.5
High school graduate 6633 1681 25.3 1230 18.5 451 6.8
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 3331 794 23.8 599 18.0 195 5.8
Bachelor's degree or more 2586 454 17.5 394 15.2 60 2.3
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 5
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1995
(Numbers in thousands.)
Sex=Male
-------------------- With a work disability --------------------
------ Total ------- ---- Not severe ---- ------ Severe ------
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Number of total Number of total
16 to 24 years old 16160 661 4.1 264 1.6 397 2.5
Less than 7th grade 321 42 13.2 3 1.0 39 12.2
7th to 8th grade 412 15 3.6 3 0.7 12 3.0
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 6053 285 4.7 98 1.6 187 3.1
High school graduate 4084 227 5.6 112 2.7 116 2.8
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 4489 86 1.9 42 0.9 43 1.0
Bachelor's degree or more 801 6 0.7 6 0.7 - -
25 to 34 years old 20195 1272 6.3 542 2.7 730 3.6
Less than 7th grade 631 82 13.0 12 1.8 71 11.2
7th to 8th grade 306 44 14.5 5 1.7 39 12.8
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1930 253 13.1 66 3.4 187 9.7
High school graduate 7034 517 7.3 208 3.0 309 4.4
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 5207 306 5.9 208 4.0 98 1.9
Bachelor's degree or more 5087 71 1.4 43 0.9 27 0.5
35 to 44 years old 20695 2089 10.1 836 4.0 1254 6.1
Less than 7th grade 582 149 25.7 23 3.9 127 21.8
7th to 8th grade 385 112 29.2 16 4.3 96 25.0
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1625 377 23.2 85 5.2 292 18.0
High school graduate 6822 727 10.7 281 4.1 447 6.5
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 5519 514 9.3 290 5.3 223 4.0
Bachelor's degree or more 5763 210 3.6 141 2.4 69 1.2
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 6
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1995
(Numbers in thousands.)
Sex=Male
-------------------- With a work disability --------------------
------ Total ------- ---- Not severe ---- ------ Severe ------
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Number of total Number of total
45 to 54 years old 14970 2094 14.0 831 5.6 1262 8.4
Less than 7th grade 507 161 31.8 22 4.4 139 27.5
7th to 8th grade 423 155 36.6 24 5.7 131 30.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1157 292 25.2 59 5.1 232 20.1
High school graduate 4341 713 16.4 258 6.0 455 10.5
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 3655 453 12.4 247 6.8 206 5.6
Bachelor's degree or more 4888 319 6.5 220 4.5 99 2.0
55 to 64 years old 9872 2327 23.6 853 8.6 1475 14.9
Less than 7th grade 554 295 53.3 36 6.5 259 46.9
7th to 8th grade 581 259 44.5 41 7.0 218 37.5
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1093 342 31.3 69 6.3 273 24.9
High school graduate 3179 737 23.2 316 9.9 421 13.2
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 2028 395 19.5 206 10.1 189 9.3
Bachelor's degree or more 2438 300 12.3 186 7.6 114 4.7
65 to 69 years old 4395 1284 29.2 860 19.6 424 9.6
Less than 7th grade 327 148 45.2 53 16.4 94 28.8
7th to 8th grade 424 197 46.4 101 23.9 96 22.6
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 609 251 41.2 168 27.6 83 13.6
High school graduate 1382 336 24.3 244 17.7 92 6.6
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 780 198 25.3 155 19.9 43 5.5
Bachelor's degree or more 873 155 17.8 139 15.9 17 1.9
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 7
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1995
(Numbers in thousands.)
Sex=Male
-------------------- With a work disability --------------------
------ Total ------- ---- Not severe ---- ------ Severe ------
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Number of total Number of total
70 to 74 years old 3701 1198 32.4 917 24.8 281 7.6
Less than 7th grade 290 140 48.3 79 27.4 60 20.9
7th to 8th grade 394 181 46.0 142 36.2 39 9.8
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 548 230 42.0 169 30.9 61 11.1
High school graduate 1135 335 29.5 259 22.9 76 6.7
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 653 181 27.8 151 23.2 30 4.6
Bachelor's degree or more 681 130 19.0 115 16.9 15 2.2
16 to 74 years old 89988 10926 12.1 5103 5.7 5823 6.5
Less than 7th grade 3211 1018 31.7 228 7.1 790 24.6
7th to 8th grade 2923 963 32.9 333 11.4 630 21.6
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 13015 2029 15.6 715 5.5 1314 10.1
High school graduate 27978 3593 12.8 1678 6.0 1915 6.8
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 22331 2132 9.5 1300 5.8 832 3.7
Bachelor's degree or more 20530 1191 5.8 849 4.1 342 1.7
16 to 64 years old 81893 8444 10.3 3326 4.1 5118 6.2
Less than 7th grade 2595 731 28.2 95 3.7 635 24.5
7th to 8th grade 2106 585 27.8 89 4.2 496 23.5
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 11858 1548 13.1 378 3.2 1170 9.9
High school graduate 25460 2922 11.5 1174 4.6 1747 6.9
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 20898 1753 8.4 994 4.8 759 3.6
Bachelor's degree or more 18976 906 4.8 596 3.1 310 1.6
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 8
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1995
(Numbers in thousands.)
Sex=Male
-------------------- With a work disability --------------------
------ Total ------- ---- Not severe ---- ------ Severe ------
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Number of total Number of total
25 to 64 years old 65732 7783 11.8 3062 4.7 4720 7.2
Less than 7th grade 2274 688 30.3 92 4.1 596 26.2
7th to 8th grade 1694 570 33.7 87 5.1 484 28.5
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 5805 1263 21.8 280 4.8 983 16.9
High school graduate 21376 2694 12.6 1063 5.0 1631 7.6
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 16409 1667 10.2 951 5.8 716 4.4
Bachelor's degree or more 18175 900 5.0 590 3.2 310 1.7
65 to 74 years old 8095 2482 30.7 1777 22.0 705 8.7
Less than 7th grade 616 287 46.6 133 21.5 155 25.1
7th to 8th grade 818 378 46.2 244 29.8 134 16.4
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1157 481 41.6 337 29.2 144 12.4
High school graduate 2518 671 26.7 504 20.0 168 6.7
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 1433 379 26.5 306 21.4 73 5.1
Bachelor's degree or more 1554 285 18.3 253 16.3 32 2.0
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 9
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1995
(Numbers in thousands.)
Sex=Female
-------------------- With a work disability --------------------
------ Total ------- ---- Not severe ---- ------ Severe ------
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Number of total Number of total
16 to 24 years old 16197 696 4.3 271 1.7 425 2.6
Less than 7th grade 191 27 14.1 3 1.3 24 12.8
7th to 8th grade 390 46 11.9 19 4.9 27 7.0
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 5595 223 4.0 82 1.5 142 2.5
High school graduate 3705 207 5.6 78 2.1 129 3.5
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 5169 155 3.0 71 1.4 84 1.6
Bachelor's degree or more 1147 38 3.3 19 1.7 18 1.6
25 to 34 years old 20772 1382 6.7 582 2.8 800 3.9
Less than 7th grade 423 52 12.2 9 2.0 43 10.2
7th to 8th grade 298 36 11.9 11 3.8 24 8.2
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1738 267 15.4 64 3.7 204 11.7
High school graduate 6877 543 7.9 223 3.2 321 4.7
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 6271 374 6.0 210 3.3 164 2.6
Bachelor's degree or more 5166 110 2.1 66 1.3 44 0.9
35 to 44 years old 21348 1904 8.9 733 3.4 1171 5.5
Less than 7th grade 501 78 15.6 2 0.4 76 15.2
7th to 8th grade 280 58 20.8 6 2.0 53 18.8
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1555 320 20.6 58 3.8 262 16.8
High school graduate 7225 731 10.1 283 3.9 448 6.2
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 6391 492 7.7 257 4.0 235 3.7
Bachelor's degree or more 5396 224 4.1 127 2.3 97 1.8
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 10
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1995
(Numbers in thousands.)
Sex=Female
-------------------- With a work disability --------------------
------ Total ------- ---- Not severe ---- ------ Severe ------
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Number of total Number of total
45 to 54 years old 15668 1996 12.7 784 5.0 1211 7.7
Less than 7th grade 431 102 23.8 16 3.7 86 20.0
7th to 8th grade 376 132 35.2 18 4.9 114 30.3
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1328 401 30.2 118 8.9 284 21.4
High school graduate 5617 732 13.0 280 5.0 451 8.0
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 4220 435 10.3 231 5.5 204 4.8
Bachelor's degree or more 3697 193 5.2 121 3.3 72 1.9
55 to 64 years old 10878 2425 22.3 774 7.1 1651 15.2
Less than 7th grade 487 234 48.1 41 8.3 194 39.8
7th to 8th grade 613 261 42.6 58 9.4 204 33.2
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1398 507 36.3 127 9.1 380 27.2
High school graduate 4564 890 19.5 306 6.7 585 12.8
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 2304 393 17.0 176 7.6 217 9.4
Bachelor's degree or more 1512 139 9.2 67 4.4 73 4.8
65 to 69 years old 5263 1414 26.9 869 16.5 545 10.4
Less than 7th grade 284 137 48.4 41 14.3 97 34.1
7th to 8th grade 413 173 42.0 81 19.5 93 22.5
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 866 320 36.9 170 19.7 150 17.3
High school graduate 2119 496 23.4 375 17.7 122 5.7
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 984 210 21.3 136 13.8 74 7.5
Bachelor's degree or more 597 78 13.0 67 11.2 11 1.8
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 11
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1995
(Numbers in thousands.)
Sex=Female
-------------------- With a work disability --------------------
------ Total ------- ---- Not severe ---- ------ Severe ------
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Number of total Number of total
70 to 74 years old 4854 1380 28.4 928 19.1 452 9.3
Less than 7th grade 336 162 48.2 65 19.4 97 28.8
7th to 8th grade 483 198 40.9 115 23.8 83 17.1
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 687 211 30.7 165 24.0 46 6.7
High school graduate 1997 513 25.7 351 17.6 161 8.1
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 914 205 22.4 157 17.2 48 5.3
Bachelor's degree or more 435 91 21.0 74 17.0 17 4.0
16 to 74 years old 94981 11197 11.8 4940 5.2 6257 6.6
Less than 7th grade 2653 793 29.9 176 6.6 618 23.3
7th to 8th grade 2854 905 31.7 307 10.8 597 20.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 13167 2250 17.1 783 6.0 1467 11.1
High school graduate 32104 4113 12.8 1896 5.9 2217 6.9
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 26253 2263 8.6 1238 4.7 1026 3.9
Bachelor's degree or more 17950 872 4.9 540 3.0 332 1.9
16 to 64 years old 84864 8402 9.9 3143 3.7 5259 6.2
Less than 7th grade 2033 494 24.3 70 3.4 424 20.8
7th to 8th grade 1958 534 27.3 112 5.7 422 21.6
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 11613 1719 14.8 448 3.9 1271 10.9
High school graduate 27988 3104 11.1 1169 4.2 1934 6.9
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 24354 1849 7.6 945 3.9 904 3.7
Bachelor's degree or more 16918 703 4.2 399 2.4 304 1.8
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 12
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1995
(Numbers in thousands.)
Sex=Female
-------------------- With a work disability --------------------
------ Total ------- ---- Not severe ---- ------ Severe ------
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Number of total Number of total
25 to 64 years old 68667 7706 11.2 2872 4.2 4834 7.0
Less than 7th grade 1842 467 25.3 67 3.7 399 21.7
7th to 8th grade 1567 488 31.1 93 5.9 395 25.2
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 6018 1496 24.9 366 6.1 1129 18.8
High school graduate 24283 2896 11.9 1091 4.5 1805 7.4
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 19185 1694 8.8 874 4.6 820 4.3
Bachelor's degree or more 15771 666 4.2 380 2.4 286 1.8
65 to 74 years old 10117 2794 27.6 1797 17.8 998 9.9
Less than 7th grade 620 300 48.3 106 17.1 194 31.2
7th to 8th grade 896 371 41.4 196 21.8 175 19.6
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1554 531 34.2 335 21.6 196 12.6
High school graduate 4116 1009 24.5 726 17.6 283 6.9
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 1899 415 21.8 293 15.4 122 6.4
Bachelor's degree or more 1032 169 16.4 141 13.6 28 2.7
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: September 21, 2009