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Section 8: **Health****This section presents statistics on health, ****especially the health of people with disabilities. ****Specifically, the data address the prevalence of ****disabilities, health behaviors (such as smoking) ****by disability status, vaccination, and insurance. ****These statistics were generated by the authors ****using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance ****Survey (BRFSS). See the CDC’s Disability and ****Health Data System (DHDS) for more detailed ****information on the health of the population with ****disabilities.**

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**Table 8.1: Persons 18 and Over Living in the Community, by Disability Status**In 2012, there were 232,036,000 individuals aged 18 and over living in the community in the U.S., and 51,892,000 had a disability (22.4 percent). The state with the largest number of individuals with disabilities was California, with 5,669,000 individuals with disabilities, while the state with the smallest number of individuals with disabilities was Wyoming, with 87,000 individuals with disabilities. West Virginia had the highest prevalence rate, 30.6 percent, while the New Jersey had the lowest prevalence rate, 17.3 percent.

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**Table 8.2: Persons 18 and Over Who Experience Disability, by Age**In 2012, the prevalence of disability increased with age in all states. The state with the highest prevalence rate for individuals aged 18-44 years was Oregon (19.3 percent), while the lowest was in New Jersey (9.8 percent). For individuals aged 45-64 years, the highest prevalence rate was in Alabama (38.6 percent), while the lowest was in New Jersey (19.7 percent). For individuals aged 65 years and older, the highest prevalence rate was in Alabama (43.1 percent), while the lowest was in Hawaii (27.4 percent).

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**Table 8.3: Health Behavior - Smoking among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status******In 2012, adults (aged 18 years and older) with disabilities were more likely to smoke (26.0 percent) than adults without disabilities (16.9 percent). This finding was observed in all states. Adults with disabilities were most likely to smoke in Kentucky (36.9 percent) and least likely to smoke in Utah (14.7 percent).****

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**Table 8.4: Health Behavior - Obesity among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status**In 2012, adults (aged 18 years and older) with disabilities were more likely to be obese (39.1 percent) than adults without disabilities (24.5 percent). This finding was observed in all states. Adults with disabilities were most likely to be obese in Louisiana and West Virginia (45.2 percent) and least likely to be obese in Colorado (30.0 percent).

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**Table 8.5: Health Behavior - Binge Drinking among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status**In 2012, adults (aged 18 years and older) with disabilities were less likely to binge drink (11.8 percent) than adults without disabilities (18.5 percent). This finding was observed in all states. Adults with disabilities were most likely to binge drink in Illinois (16.7 percent) and least likely to binge drink in Tennessee (6.0 percent).

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**Table 8.6: Health Care Coverage - Among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status**In 2012, individuals aged 18 and over with disabilities in Massachusetts were most likely to have health insurance coverage (95.7 percent), while individuals aged 18 and over with disabilities in Georgia were least likely to have health insurance coverage (78.6 percent).

                    - Health
                    - 8.1 Persons 18 and Over Living in the Community, by Disability Status
                    - 8.2 Persons 18 and Over Who Experience Disability, by Age
                    - 8.3 Health Behavior - Smoking among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status
                    - 8.4 Health Behavior - Obesity among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status
                    - 8.5 Health Behavior - Binge Drinking among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status
                    - 8.6 Health Care Coverage - Among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status

 

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