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Persons 65 to 74 Years Old--Work Disability Status, by Employment, Age, and Sex: 2000


 
 Table 4.  Persons 65 to 74 Years Old--Work Disability Status, by Employment, Age, and Sex: 2000                        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                           8049       24.7       2046       10.8       6003       29.5        602        0.1 
Less than 7th grade                   498        9.9        231        0.8        268       17.8        122         -  
7th to 8th grade                      701       15.5        263        6.0        438       21.2         98         -  
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        974       17.4        342        7.1        632       22.9        134         -  
High school graduate                 2511       23.9        642       11.9       1869       28.1        144         -  
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree       1520       27.5        308       16.2       1213       30.4         46        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more            1844       35.0        261       20.6       1583       37.4         57        (B) 
                                                                                                                       
65 to 69 Years Old                                                                                                     
     Total                           4376       30.4       1024       14.7       3352       35.2        364        0.2 
Less than 7th grade                   248       15.1        122        1.5        127       28.1         81         -  
7th to 8th grade                      329       19.8        116        6.3        213       27.2         53        (B) 
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        498       22.2        177       11.2        321       28.3         81         -  
High school graduate                 1413       30.1        311       19.0       1102       33.2         87         -  
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree        863       32.3        147       19.7        716       34.9         23        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more            1023       40.3        151       22.4        872       43.4         38        (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, and Sex: 2000                        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                           3673       18.0       1022        6.9       2651       22.3        239         -  
Less than 7th grade                   250        4.8        109        0.1        141        8.5         41        (B) 
7th to 8th grade                      372       11.6        147        5.7        225       15.4         45        (B) 
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        476       12.3        164        2.6        312       17.4         53        (B) 
High school graduate                 1098       16.0        331        5.2        766       20.7         58        (B) 
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree        657       21.2        160       13.0        496       23.8         23        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more             821       28.3        110       18.0        711       29.9         19        (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, and Sex: 2000                        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                           9747       14.9       2243        6.4       7504       17.5        752         -  
Less than 7th grade                   517        5.9        229        3.9        287        7.6        136         -  
7th to 8th grade                      624        8.4        222        1.2        401       12.3        106         -  
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)       1382       10.2        434        7.1        948       11.7        142         -  
High school graduate                 4138       13.8        829        4.6       3308       16.0        255         -  
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree       1815       20.9        328       12.8       1488       22.7         74        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more            1272       22.2        201       10.5       1071       24.4         39        (B) 
                                                                                                                       
65 to 69 Years Old                                                                                                     
     Total                           4976       19.7       1122       10.1       3854       22.6        407         -  
Less than 7th grade                   270        7.7        125        7.2        146        8.1         73        (B) 
7th to 8th grade                      239       15.2         95        2.8        144       23.5         50        (B) 
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        714       14.4        232       13.2        482       15.0         78         -  
High school graduate                 2162       17.8        408        7.7       1754       20.1        143         -  
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree        883       26.5        152       17.8        731       28.3         41        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more             708       28.9        110       11.1        598       32.2         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, and Sex: 2000                        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                           4771        9.9       1121        2.7       3650       12.1        345         -  
Less than 7th grade                   246        4.0        104         -         142        7.0         62        (B) 
7th to 8th grade                      385        4.1        127         -         258        6.1         56        (B) 
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)        668        5.8        203         -         465        8.3         65        (B) 
High school graduate                 1975        9.4        421        1.6       1555       11.5        112         -  
Associate's degree                                                                                                     
or some college with no degree        932       15.6        175        8.6        757       17.3         33        (B) 
Bachelor's degree or more             564       13.7         91        9.8        473       14.4         16        (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: September 21, 2009