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## 2012 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium - Tables by Topic Overview

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**Section 1: 2012 Population and Prevalence**

This section presents statistics on the United States resident population and projected population, as well as disability prevalence. The prevalence statistics describe disability prevalence by age and by disability type. The principal source of these statistics is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the American Community Survey. 

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**Section 2: 2012 Employment**

This section presents statistics on employment and full-time, year-round employment. For both categories of employment, data are presented concerning those with disabilities, those without disabilities, and the employment gap (difference in employment rate) between these two populations. The principal source of these statistics is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the American Community Survey.

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**Section 3: 2012 Time Trend Population Statistics**

This section presents monthly and annual time trends for employment and poverty statistics. There are two sources used in this section. Monthly time trends are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Retrieval System and are based on data from the Current Population Survey-Basic Monthly Survey (CPS-BMS). Annual time trends were produced by the authors using data from the Current Population Survey- Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS- ASEC), which is fielded annually in March.

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**Section 4: 2012 Poverty**

This section presents statistics on poverty. The statistics describe the number and percentage of people with and without disabilities who experience poverty, as well as the gap between the poverty rates of people with and without disabilities. The principal source of these statistics is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the American Community Survey.

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**Section 5: 2012 Earnings**

This section presents statistics on earnings. The statistics describe the earnings of individuals with and without disabilities in the past 12 months, as well as the earnings gap between these two populations. The principal source of these statistics is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the American Community Survey.

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**Section 6: 2012 Veterans**

This section presents statistics on veterans. Specifically, the data address service-connected disability rating; the prevalence of disabilities in the veteran population; the portion of the veteran population that experiences poverty, by disability status; and veterans’ benefits, by disability status. The principal sources of these statistics are the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the American Community Survey (ACS), and the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Annual Benefits Report.

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**Section 7: 2012 Health Insurance Coverage**

This section presents statistics on health insurance coverage, especially the health insurance coverage of people with disabilities. Specifically, the data address the percentage of people with and without disabilities who have some sort of health insurance coverage. This section also addresses the type of health insurance coverage possessed by people with disabilities. The principal source of these statistics is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the American Community Survey.

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**Section 8: 2012 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 Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Disability and Health Data System (DHDS) website for more detailed information on the health of the population with disabilities.

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**Section 9: 2012 Social Security Administration Programs**

This section presents statistics on Social Security Administration  (SSA) Programs. Specifically, these statistics concern the number of beneficiaries served by, and the amount spent on, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), by disability status. Table 9.7 also addresses those who have concurrent benefits (are enrolled in both programs), by disability status. The principal source for this section is the Social Security Administration, specifically the 2010 Annual Statistical Supplement.

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**Section 10: 2012 Medicaid and Medicare**

This section presents statistics concerning Medicaid and Medicare, government run health care programs. Specifically, these statistics concern the number of people with disabilities served under Medicaid and Medicare and the amount spent under each program on people with disabilities. The principal source for this section is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ 2011 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, produced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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**Section 11: 2012 Special Education**

This section presents statistics on Special Education programs, specifically on children served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B. These statistics concern the number of children with disabilities served (by age and by type of disability), inclusive education of children with disabilities, dropout and graduation rates, and state grant awards. The principal source of these statistics is the Office of Special Education Programs’ Data Accountability Center, which produces IDEA 618 Data Tables.

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**Section 12: 2012 Vocational Rehabilitation**

This section presents statistics on federal and state vocational rehabilitation programs. These data concern the number of individuals with disabilities who apply for services, receive services, and find employment (are successfully rehabilitated).  The tables also address the expenditures associated with vocational rehabilitation,  as well as whether vocational rehabilitation  agencies are on order of selection. The principal source for this section is the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s Management Information System.

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**Section 13: 2012 Federal Government Spending and Employment**

This section presents statistics concerning federal government spending and employment. Specifically, these statistics address federal spending on income maintenance; housing and food assistance; health care; education, training, and employment readiness; and other programs, all for people with disabilities. This section also focuses on the number of people with disabilities and people with targeted disabilities employed by the executive branch, including specific data on the employment of people with disabilities and people with targeted disabilities within the departments of the executive branch. The principal sources of these statistics are “Federal Expenditures on Working-age People with Disabilities” for Fiscal Year 2008, a document produced by the Center for Studying Disability Policy, a part of Mathematica Policy Research Inc., as well as the 2007 edition of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Civilian Workforce Statistics Factbook.

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**Section 14: 2012 International Disability Statistics**

This section presents international disability statistics. Specifically, these statistics address international employment rates for people with disabilities and the percentages of total populations receiving disability benefits. Both of the tables in this section face severe limitations. In both of the tables, it is difficult to compare rates across countries because countries often define disabilities differently and have different employment and benefits structures. Additionally, these statistics may come from different sources (for example: from a survey versus from a census) and represent different years. The principal source of this data is a report by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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**Section 15: 2012 Population Statistics: 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.

                    - 2012 Compendium Statistics
                    - 2012 Population and Prevalence
                    - 2012 Employment
                    - 2012 Time Trend Population Statistics
                    - 2012 Poverty
                    - 2012 Earnings
                    - 2012 Veterans
                    - 2012 Health Insurance Coverage
                    - 2012 Health
                    - 2012 Social Security Administration Programs
                    - 2012 Medicaid and Medicare
                    - 2012 Special Education
                    - 2012 Vocational Rehabilitation
                    - 2012 Federal Government Spending and Employment
                    - 2012 International Disability Statistics
                    - 2012 Population Statistics: Disability Type

 

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