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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Disability - Census Reporter</title> <meta name="description" content=""> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.0/themes/base/jquery-ui.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/vendor/normalize.min.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/app.css"> <script type="application/ld+json"> [{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Census Reporter", "url": "https://censusreporter.org" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Census Reporter", "url": "https://censusreporter.org", "logo": "/static/img/logo.png", "sameAs": [ "http://twitter.com/censusreporter", "http://censusreporter.tumblr.com" ] } ] </script>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-J4KYS0SFEW"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-J4KYS0SFEW'); </script> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/static/img/icons/favicon.ico" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/static/img/icons/touch-icon-144x144.png" sizes="144x144" /> <link href="/static/css/vendor/fontawesome/font-awesome-4.7.0.css" rel="preload" as="style"> <link href="/static/css/vendor/fontawesome/font-awesome-4.7.0.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script> // needed for full-text search among other things so just define it once and for all const MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN = 'pk.eyJ1IjoiY2Vuc3VzcmVwb3J0ZXIiLCJhIjoiQV9hS01rQSJ9.wtsn0FwmAdRV7cckopFKkA'; </script>  </head> <body id="topic-page" class="">  <header id="page-header"> <div id="page-header-title" class="wrapper clearfix"> <i id="menu-toggle" class="fa fa-bars"></i> <a class="title" href="/"> <img src="/static/img/logo.png" width="44" height="21" alt="Census Reporter Logo"> Census Reporter </a> <div id="menu" class="tool-set clearfix"> <form action="/search"> <div class="tool-group"> <input name="q" id="search-header" type="text" placeholder="Search for places, tables, topics, or glossaries" autocomplete="off"> </div> <span class="separator"></span> <div class="tool-group"> <a class="button" onClick="javascript:this.parentNode.parentNode.submit();"> <i class="fa fa-chevron-circle-right"></i> Search </a> </div> </form> </div> </div> </header> <div class="content-container wrapper clearfix"> <p id="help-feedback-solicitation" class="message message-help display-type">In addition to serving data, Census Reporter wants to help you understand how to use it. <a href="http://censusreporter.uservoice.com/" data-uv-trigger>Let us know</a> if there are topics you’d like to see us explain.</p> <article id="topics-disability" class="topic"> <header> <p class="display-type"><a href="/topics/">← Topics</a></p> <h1>Disability</h1> <p>The ACS collects data on six different kinds of difficulty to help communities provide adequate housing, health care, and assistance</p> </header> <aside> <h3>Sample survey questions on this topic</h3> <a href="/static/img/questions/18_disability_1.png" class="lightbox"><img src="/static/img/questions/18_disability_1.png"></a><br> <a href="/static/img/questions/19_disability_2.png" class="lightbox"><img src="/static/img/questions/19_disability_2.png"></a><br> <a href="/static/img/questions/20_disability_3.png" class="lightbox"><img src="/static/img/questions/20_disability_3.png"></a><br> <h3>More information from the Census</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.census.gov/acs/www/about/why-we-ask-each-question/disability/">Why We Ask: Disability</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.census.gov/topics/health/disability/guidance/data-collection-acs.html">Guidance for Data Users: How Disability Data are Collected from The American Community Survey</a></li> </ul> </aside> <section id="topic-overview"> <h2>Overview</h2> <p> Although the word "disability" can be complex in its definition and application, the ACS uses six questions to determine if a person has a disability. Each question asks if a person has difficulty with a specific action or function. For each of these six questions, there's a table which provides responses broken down by sex and age group. <ul style="list-style-type: none"> <li><strong>Hearing difficulty ( <a href="/tables/B18102/">B18102</a>)</strong>: deaf or has serious difficulty hearing</li> <li> <strong>Vision difficulty ( <a href="/tables/B18103/">B18103</a>)</strong>: blind or has serious difficulty seeing even with glasses </li> <li> <strong>Cognitive difficulty ( <a href="/tables/B18104/">B18104</a>)</strong>: has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions </li> <li> <strong>Ambulatory difficulty ( <a href="/tables/B18105/">B18105</a>)</strong>: has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs </li> <li> <strong>Self-care difficulty ( <a href="/tables/B18106/">B18106</a>)</strong>: has difficulty dressing or bathing </li> <li> <strong>Independent Living difficulty ( <a href="/tables/B18107/">B18107</a>)</strong>: has difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping </li> </ul> </p> <h3> Disability Status </h3> <p> Disability status is simply defined as having one or more of the difficulties listed above. However, for children under five, only hearing and vision difficulties are considered. Independent living difficulty is also only applied to adults. </p> <p>The Census Bureau uses <a href="/topics/table-codes/">table codes</a> beginning with <strong>18</strong> to organize the main tables on disability. Most of these tables simply indicate ‘With a disability/No disability,’ but a few tables are further broken down by type of disability. </p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Code</th> <th>Title</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18101/">B18101</a></strong><sup>‡†</sup></td> <td>Sex by Age by Disability Status</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18102/">B18102</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Sex by Age by Hearing Difficulty</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18103/">B18103</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Sex by Age by Vision Difficulty</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18104/">B18104</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Sex by Age by Cognitive Difficulty</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18105/">B18105</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Sex by Age by Ambulatory Difficulty</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18106/">B18106</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Sex by Age by Self-care Difficulty</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18107/">B18107</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Sex by Age by Independent Living Difficulty</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18108/">B18108</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Age by Number of Disabilities</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18120/">B18120</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Employment Status by Disability Status and Type</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18121/">B18121</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Work Experience by Disability Status and Type</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18130/">B18130</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Age by Disability Status by Poverty Status</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18131/">B18131</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Age by Ratio of Income to Poverty Level by Disability Status and Type</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18135/">B18135</a></strong></td> <td>Age by Disability Status by Health Insurance Coverage Status</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B18140/">B18140</a></strong></td> <td>Median Earnings by Disability Status by Sex for the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population With Earnings</td> </tr> </tbody> <tfoot> <tr class="help-text"> <td colspan="2"> <sup>‡</sup>Table also available in "collapsed" version: change "B" to "C" for table code.<br><sup>†</sup>Also available in <a href="/topics/race-latino/#topic-elsewhere">racial iterations</a>. </td> </tr> </tfoot> </table> </section> <section id="topic-elsewhere"> <h3>Other tables</h3> <p>Disability status is included in a small number of tables in other subject areas.</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Code</th> <th>Title</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B10052/">B10052</a></strong></td> <td>Disability Status of Grandparents Living With Own Grandchildren by Responsibility for Own Grandchildren and Age of Grandparent</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B21007/">B21007</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Age by Veteran Status by Poverty Status by Disability Status for the Civilian Population 18 Years and Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B21100/">B21100</a></strong><sup>‡</sup></td> <td>Service-connected Disability-rating Status and Ratings for Civilian Veterans 18 Years and Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B22010/">B22010</a></strong></td> <td>Receipt of Food Stamps/SNAP by Disability Status for Households</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B23024/">B23024</a></strong></td> <td>Poverty Status by Disability Status by Employment Status for the Population 20 to 64 Years</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B26108/">B26108</a></strong></td> <td>Group Quarters Type (3 Types) by Age by Disability Status</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="/tables/B26208/">B26208</a></strong></td> <td>Group Quarters Type (5 Types) by Age by Disability Status</td> </tr> </tbody> <tfoot> <tr class="help-text"> <td colspan="2"> <sup>‡</sup>Table also available in "collapsed" 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