Selected Characteristics of Persons 16 to 74: 1998
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 1
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1998
(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 33001 1368 4.1 482 1.5 886 2.7
Less than 7th grade 416 49 11.7 5 1.2 44 10.5
7th to 8th grade 809 91 11.3 14 1.7 78 9.6
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 12214 490 4.0 145 1.2 344 2.8
High school graduate 7945 444 5.6 159 2.0 286 3.6
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 9761 277 2.8 151 1.5 126 1.3
Bachelor's degree or more 1856 17 0.9 9 0.5 9 0.5
25 to 34 years old 39015 2131 5.5 768 2.0 1363 3.5
Less than 7th grade 980 93 9.5 15 1.5 78 8.0
7th to 8th grade 546 76 13.9 18 3.3 58 10.6
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 3228 327 10.1 79 2.4 249 7.7
High school graduate 12474 925 7.4 299 2.4 626 5.0
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 11071 536 4.8 258 2.3 278 2.5
Bachelor's degree or more 10715 174 1.6 99 0.9 75 0.7
35 to 44 years old 44200 4035 9.1 1330 3.0 2705 6.1
Less than 7th grade 1090 200 18.4 23 2.2 177 16.2
7th to 8th grade 668 166 24.9 29 4.4 137 20.5
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 3570 697 19.5 134 3.7 563 15.8
High school graduate 15080 1493 9.9 448 3.0 1045 6.9
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 12193 1041 8.5 438 3.6 602 4.9
Bachelor's degree or more 11599 438 3.8 257 2.2 181 1.6
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 2
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1998
(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 34006 4488 13.2 1580 4.6 2908 8.6
Less than 7th grade 1034 282 27.3 33 3.2 249 24.1
7th to 8th grade 712 244 34.2 44 6.1 200 28.1
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 2593 674 26.0 109 4.2 566 21.8
High school graduate 10934 1486 13.6 481 4.4 1006 9.2
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 8952 1181 13.2 562 6.3 618 6.9
Bachelor's degree or more 9780 620 6.3 351 3.6 269 2.7
55 to 64 years old 22248 5136 23.1 1710 7.7 3426 15.4
Less than 7th grade 987 480 48.6 49 5.0 431 43.6
7th to 8th grade 960 462 48.1 77 8.1 385 40.0
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 2610 917 35.1 240 9.2 676 25.9
High school graduate 8309 1855 22.3 677 8.1 1178 14.2
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 4484 867 19.3 382 8.5 485 10.8
Bachelor's degree or more 4898 555 11.3 284 5.8 271 5.5
65 to 69 years old 9361 2152 23.0 1391 14.9 760 8.1
Less than 7th grade 549 206 37.6 82 15.0 124 22.6
7th to 8th grade 627 250 39.8 159 25.4 90 14.4
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1333 435 32.6 243 18.2 191 14.4
High school graduate 3460 695 20.1 480 13.9 215 6.2
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 1701 353 20.7 256 15.1 97 5.7
Bachelor's degree or more 1691 214 12.6 170 10.1 43 2.6
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 3
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1998
(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 8512 2244 26.4 1572 18.5 672 7.9
Less than 7th grade 565 228 40.4 113 20.1 115 20.4
7th to 8th grade 773 302 39.1 181 23.4 121 15.6
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1327 430 32.4 299 22.5 132 9.9
High school graduate 3038 714 23.5 514 16.9 200 6.6
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 1521 347 22.8 271 17.8 76 5.0
Bachelor's degree or more 1288 222 17.3 195 15.1 28 2.1
16 to 74 years old 190342 21553 11.3 8833 4.6 12719 6.7
Less than 7th grade 5621 1539 27.4 322 5.7 1218 21.7
7th to 8th grade 5097 1591 31.2 523 10.3 1068 21.0
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 26875 3970 14.8 1249 4.6 2721 10.1
High school graduate 61241 7612 12.4 3057 5.0 4555 7.4
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 49682 4600 9.3 2318 4.7 2282 4.6
Bachelor's degree or more 41826 2240 5.4 1365 3.3 875 2.1
16 to 64 years old 172468 17157 9.9 5870 3.4 11288 6.5
Less than 7th grade 4507 1105 24.5 126 2.8 979 21.7
7th to 8th grade 3697 1039 28.1 182 4.9 857 23.2
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 24215 3105 12.8 707 2.9 2398 9.9
High school graduate 54742 6203 11.3 2063 3.8 4140 7.6
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 46460 3901 8.4 1791 3.9 2109 4.5
Bachelor's degree or more 38847 1804 4.6 1000 2.6 804 2.1
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 4
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1998
(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 139468 15789 11.3 5388 3.9 10402 7.5
Less than 7th grade 4091 1056 25.8 121 3.0 935 22.9
7th to 8th grade 2887 948 32.8 169 5.8 780 27.0
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 12001 2615 21.8 562 4.7 2053 17.1
High school graduate 46797 5759 12.3 1904 4.1 3855 8.2
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 36699 3624 9.9 1641 4.5 1984 5.4
Bachelor's degree or more 36991 1787 4.8 992 2.7 795 2.2
65 to 74 years old 17874 4395 24.6 2964 16.6 1432 8.0
Less than 7th grade 1114 435 39.0 196 17.6 239 21.5
7th to 8th grade 1401 552 39.4 341 24.3 211 15.1
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 2660 865 32.5 542 20.4 323 12.1
High school graduate 6498 1409 21.7 994 15.3 415 6.4
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 3222 700 21.7 527 16.3 173 5.4
Bachelor's degree or more 2979 436 14.6 365 12.3 71 2.4
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 5
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1998
(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 16626 675 4.1 197 1.2 477 2.9
Less than 7th grade 258 33 12.9 3 1.2 30 11.7
7th to 8th grade 482 40 8.4 5 1.1 35 7.3
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 6533 293 4.5 70 1.1 223 3.4
High school graduate 4017 201 5.0 74 1.8 127 3.1
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 4547 100 2.2 43 0.9 57 1.2
Bachelor's degree or more 789 8 1.0 2 0.2 6 0.7
25 to 34 years old 19230 987 5.1 335 1.7 652 3.4
Less than 7th grade 583 50 8.5 8 1.3 42 7.2
7th to 8th grade 260 31 12.0 4 1.6 27 10.4
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1736 151 8.7 31 1.8 120 6.9
High school graduate 6506 446 6.9 146 2.3 300 4.6
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 5102 239 4.7 113 2.2 126 2.5
Bachelor's degree or more 5043 70 1.4 32 0.6 37 0.7
35 to 44 years old 21810 2029 9.3 579 2.7 1450 6.6
Less than 7th grade 573 113 19.7 10 1.8 103 17.9
7th to 8th grade 353 91 25.7 19 5.5 71 20.2
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1946 382 19.6 45 2.3 337 17.3
High school graduate 7486 790 10.6 211 2.8 579 7.7
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 5619 465 8.3 182 3.2 283 5.0
Bachelor's degree or more 5833 188 3.2 111 1.9 77 1.3
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 6
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1998
(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 16552 2123 12.8 806 4.9 1317 8.0
Less than 7th grade 531 137 25.9 22 4.2 115 21.7
7th to 8th grade 364 114 31.4 27 7.4 87 24.0
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1337 311 23.3 43 3.2 268 20.1
High school graduate 4692 626 13.3 208 4.4 418 8.9
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 4365 617 14.1 308 7.1 309 7.1
Bachelor's degree or more 5263 318 6.0 198 3.8 120 2.3
55 to 64 years old 10667 2477 23.2 837 7.9 1639 15.4
Less than 7th grade 506 256 50.7 25 5.0 231 45.7
7th to 8th grade 511 233 45.6 50 9.9 183 35.7
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1091 367 33.6 89 8.2 278 25.5
High school graduate 3661 889 24.3 295 8.1 594 16.2
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 2077 403 19.4 198 9.5 205 9.9
Bachelor's degree or more 2821 329 11.6 180 6.4 149 5.3
65 to 69 years old 4286 1007 23.5 720 16.8 286 6.7
Less than 7th grade 248 85 34.2 40 16.1 45 18.1
7th to 8th grade 313 113 36.2 91 29.0 22 7.1
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 562 176 31.2 102 18.1 74 13.1
High school graduate 1286 297 23.1 222 17.3 75 5.8
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 825 202 24.4 153 18.5 49 6.0
Bachelor's degree or more 1052 134 12.7 113 10.7 21 2.0
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 7
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1998
(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 3706 1010 27.2 776 20.9 234 6.3
Less than 7th grade 250 93 37.3 43 17.3 50 20.0
7th to 8th grade 378 150 39.7 109 28.7 42 11.0
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 573 191 33.3 146 25.5 45 7.8
High school graduate 1112 282 25.4 218 19.6 64 5.8
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 634 144 22.7 128 20.1 16 2.5
Bachelor's degree or more 758 149 19.7 133 17.5 17 2.2
16 to 74 years old 92877 10307 11.1 4251 4.6 6056 6.5
Less than 7th grade 2949 768 26.0 152 5.2 616 20.9
7th to 8th grade 2662 774 29.1 306 11.5 468 17.6
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 13778 1871 13.6 526 3.8 1344 9.8
High school graduate 28760 3531 12.3 1375 4.8 2156 7.5
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 23169 2169 9.4 1124 4.8 1046 4.5
Bachelor's degree or more 21559 1195 5.5 768 3.6 426 2.0
16 to 64 years old 84885 8291 9.8 2754 3.2 5536 6.5
Less than 7th grade 2451 590 24.1 69 2.8 521 21.3
7th to 8th grade 1970 510 25.9 106 5.4 404 20.5
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 12643 1504 11.9 278 2.2 1226 9.7
High school graduate 26363 2952 11.2 935 3.5 2017 7.7
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 21710 1823 8.4 843 3.9 980 4.5
Bachelor's degree or more 19749 911 4.6 523 2.6 388 2.0
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 8
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1998
(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 68259 7616 11.2 2557 3.7 5059 7.4
Less than 7th grade 2193 556 25.4 66 3.0 491 22.4
7th to 8th grade 1488 470 31.6 101 6.8 369 24.8
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 6110 1211 19.8 208 3.4 1003 16.4
High school graduate 22346 2751 12.3 861 3.9 1890 8.5
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 17163 1724 10.0 800 4.7 924 5.4
Bachelor's degree or more 18960 904 4.8 521 2.7 383 2.0
65 to 74 years old 7992 2016 25.2 1496 18.7 520 6.5
Less than 7th grade 498 178 35.8 83 16.7 95 19.1
7th to 8th grade 691 264 38.1 200 28.9 64 9.2
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1135 366 32.3 248 21.8 118 10.4
High school graduate 2397 579 24.2 440 18.3 140 5.8
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 1459 346 23.7 280 19.2 65 4.5
Bachelor's degree or more 1810 283 15.7 246 13.6 38 2.1
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 9
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1998
(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 16375 693 4.2 285 1.7 408 2.5
Less than 7th grade 158 15 9.8 2 1.3 13 8.5
7th to 8th grade 327 51 15.5 8 2.6 42 12.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 5681 197 3.5 75 1.3 121 2.1
High school graduate 3928 244 6.2 84 2.1 159 4.1
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 5214 177 3.4 108 2.1 69 1.3
Bachelor's degree or more 1066 10 0.9 7 0.6 3 0.3
25 to 34 years old 19785 1144 5.8 433 2.2 710 3.6
Less than 7th grade 397 44 11.0 7 1.8 36 9.1
7th to 8th grade 287 45 15.6 14 4.8 31 10.8
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1492 176 11.8 48 3.2 128 8.6
High school graduate 5968 478 8.0 152 2.6 326 5.5
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 5969 297 5.0 145 2.4 152 2.5
Bachelor's degree or more 5672 104 1.8 66 1.2 37 0.7
35 to 44 years old 22389 2006 9.0 751 3.4 1255 5.6
Less than 7th grade 517 88 17.0 13 2.6 74 14.4
7th to 8th grade 315 75 24.0 10 3.2 66 20.8
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1624 315 19.4 88 5.4 226 13.9
High school graduate 7594 703 9.3 237 3.1 466 6.1
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 6574 575 8.7 256 3.9 319 4.9
Bachelor's degree or more 5765 250 4.3 146 2.5 104 1.8
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 10
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1998
(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 17454 2365 13.5 774 4.4 1590 9.1
Less than 7th grade 504 145 28.7 11 2.1 134 26.6
7th to 8th grade 349 130 37.2 17 4.8 113 32.3
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1256 363 28.9 66 5.2 297 23.7
High school graduate 6242 860 13.8 272 4.4 588 9.4
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 4587 564 12.3 255 5.5 309 6.7
Bachelor's degree or more 4516 303 6.7 154 3.4 149 3.3
55 to 64 years old 11580 2659 23.0 873 7.5 1786 15.4
Less than 7th grade 481 224 46.5 24 5.0 200 41.5
7th to 8th grade 449 229 51.0 27 6.0 202 44.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1519 550 36.2 151 10.0 398 26.2
High school graduate 4648 966 20.8 382 8.2 584 12.6
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 2406 464 19.3 184 7.7 280 11.6
Bachelor's degree or more 2077 227 10.9 104 5.0 123 5.9
65 to 69 years old 5075 1145 22.6 671 13.2 474 9.3
Less than 7th grade 301 122 40.4 42 14.1 79 26.3
7th to 8th grade 314 136 43.4 68 21.8 68 21.6
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 771 259 33.6 141 18.3 118 15.3
High school graduate 2174 398 18.3 258 11.9 140 6.4
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 875 151 17.2 103 11.8 47 5.4
Bachelor's degree or more 639 80 12.4 57 9.0 22 3.5
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 11
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1998
(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 4807 1234 25.7 796 16.6 438 9.1
Less than 7th grade 314 135 42.9 70 22.3 65 20.7
7th to 8th grade 395 152 38.5 73 18.4 79 20.1
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 754 240 31.8 153 20.2 87 11.5
High school graduate 1926 432 22.4 296 15.4 136 7.0
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 887 203 22.9 143 16.1 60 6.8
Bachelor's degree or more 530 73 13.8 62 11.7 11 2.1
16 to 74 years old 97465 11246 11.5 4583 4.7 6663 6.8
Less than 7th grade 2672 772 28.9 170 6.4 602 22.5
7th to 8th grade 2436 818 33.6 217 8.9 600 24.7
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 13097 2099 16.0 723 5.5 1376 10.5
High school graduate 32481 4081 12.6 1682 5.2 2399 7.4
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 26513 2431 9.2 1195 4.5 1237 4.7
Bachelor's degree or more 20267 1046 5.2 597 2.9 449 2.2
16 to 64 years old 87583 8867 10.1 3115 3.6 5751 6.6
Less than 7th grade 2057 515 25.0 57 2.8 458 22.3
7th to 8th grade 1726 529 30.7 76 4.4 453 26.3
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 11572 1601 13.8 429 3.7 1172 10.1
High school graduate 28380 3251 11.5 1128 4.0 2124 7.5
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 24750 2077 8.4 948 3.8 1129 4.6
Bachelor's degree or more 19098 893 4.7 477 2.5 416 2.2
Table 1. Selected Characteristics of Civilians 16 to 74 Years Old With a Work Disability, 12
by Educational Attainment and Sex: 1998
(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 71208 8173 11.5 2831 4.0 5343 7.5
Less than 7th grade 1899 500 26.3 55 2.9 444 23.4
7th to 8th grade 1399 479 34.2 68 4.8 411 29.4
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 5891 1404 23.8 353 6.0 1050 17.8
High school graduate 24451 3008 12.3 1043 4.3 1964 8.0
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 19536 1900 9.7 840 4.3 1060 5.4
Bachelor's degree or more 18031 883 4.9 471 2.6 413 2.3
65 to 74 years old 9882 2379 24.1 1467 14.8 912 9.2
Less than 7th grade 615 256 41.7 112 18.3 144 23.4
7th to 8th grade 709 288 40.6 141 19.9 147 20.8
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 1525 498 32.7 294 19.3 205 13.4
High school graduate 4101 829 20.2 554 13.5 275 6.7
Associate's degree
or some college with no degree 1763 354 20.1 246 14.0 107 6.1
Bachelor's degree or more 1169 153 13.0 119 10.2 33 2.8
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: September 21, 2009
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