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Section 15: **Disability Type**

**This section presents statistics that allow for the most detail available in United States disability statistics with respect to disability type and severity. Population size, prevalence, employment, earnings, and family income statistics are provided. These estimates are based on the U.S. Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). These estimates are from Brault (2012), Americans with Disabilities: 2010 (U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Reports, P70-131), which also contains comparisons to 2005 estimates.**

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**Table 15.1: Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Age, Disability Status, and Severity**Based on data from the SIPP, in 2010 (May-August 2010), there were 303,858,000 civilians living in the community, 56,672,000 of which were individuals with disabilities-a prevalence rate of 18.7 percent. Among individuals with disabilities, 38,284,000 had severe disabilities. 

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**Table 15.2: Civilians Ages 21 to 64 Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status and Type**In 2010 (May-August 2010), among the 177,295,000 individuals ages 21 to 64 living in the community, 16.6 percent (29,479,000 individuals) were people with disabilities, 5.0 percent (4,112,000 individuals) had difficulty seeing, 1.9 percent (3,310,000 individuals) had difficulty hearing, 6.6 percent had difficulty walking (11,759,000 individuals), and 6.0 percent (10,661,000 individuals) had mental disabilities. Among individuals reporting an activity limitation and/ or fair/poor health, 8,099,000 individuals reported back or spine problems as the cause.

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**Table 15.3: Employment—Civilians Ages 21 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States, by Disability Type**In 2010 (May-August 2010), among the 29,479,000 individuals with disabilities ages 21 to 64 living in the community, 41.1 percent were employed, compared to 79.1 percent of their counterparts without disabilities. The employment rate varies by disability type: 41.7 percent for those with difficulty seeing, 55.5 percent for those with difficulty hearing, 28.7 percent for those with difficulty walking, and 34.1 percent for those with mental disabilities.

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**Table 15.4: Median Monthly Earnings and Family Income ($)—Civilians Ages 21 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States, by Disability Type**In 2010 (May-August 2010), among the 29,479,000 individuals with disabilities ages 21 to 64 living in the community, median monthly earnings were $1,961, compared to $2,724 for their counterparts without disabilities. Among individuals with disabilities ages 21 to 64 living in the community, median monthly family income was $2,856, compared to $4,771 for their counterparts without disabilities.

                    - Population Statistics: Disability Type
                    - 15.1 Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Age, Disability Status, and Severity
                    - 15.2 Civilians Ages 21 to 64 Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status and Type
                    - 15.3 Employed—Civilians Ages 21 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States, by Disability Type
                    - 15.4 Median Monthly Earnings and Family Income ($)—Civilians Ages 21 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States, by Disability Type

 

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