2011 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium

Capitol Hill Briefing

Nov. 2, 2011

        - Welcome to the release briefing of the Third  Annual Disability Statistics Compendium.
        - Product of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC) at Hunter College.
        - Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).

Introduction

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        - Describe the purpose of the Compendium.
        - Discuss what is new this year.
        - Highlight some of the patterns and trends.
        - Solicit input on additional topics for next year.
        - Talk about potential uses of the Compendium.
        - Mention how to access the Compendium and technical assistance.

Purpose of this Presentation

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        - To provide the disability community with a comprehensive set of the statistics
        - Ready access
        - Up-to-date
        - Variety of topics and sources
        - Population (survey) and administrative statistics
        - Guide to existing sources of data and statistics
        - Modeled after Statistical Abstracts of the U.S.

Purpose of the Compendium

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        - A comprehensive set of tables with descriptive summary pages
        - Based on existing published statistics
        - References to original sources with links
        - Access to technical assistance via a toll free number
        - A particular focus on state-level statistics and national trends.

Design of the Compendium

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        - Population size and prevalence
        - Employment, poverty, and wages/salary
        - New time trends stats this year.
        - Veterans statistics
        - Health insurance coverage, health behaviors, and other health statistics
        - Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid
        - Special education
        - Vocational rehabilitation
        - Federal expenditures

Topics Covered

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        - Definition of Disability: The Compendium contains statistics from different data sources, which have different methods to identify people with disabilities vary by source.
        - See Glossary.
        - Definition of Employment/Unemployment: such statistics are constructed in very specific ways.
        - See Glossary.

Cautions

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Civilians Living in the Community

Population Size, 2010

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People with Disabilities

36.4 million

(11.9%)

People without Disabilities

267.9 million

(88.1%)

Source: American Community Survey

Table 1.3

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Civilians Living in the Community

Since 2008

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12.1%

12.0%

11.9%

Millions

Source: American Community Survey

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Civilians Ages 18-64 Living in the Community

Numbers, by Disability Type, 2010

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Millions

3.9

3.2

7.9

9.9

3.4

6.7

Source: American Community Survey

Tables 1.8-1.13

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Civilians Ages 18-64 Living in the Community

Employment Rate, 2010

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Percentage

33.4

49.1

23.4

24.4

16.3

15.8

37.2

Source: American Community Survey

Tables 2.1-2.8

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Civilians Ages 18-64 Living in the Community

Employment Rates, Since 2008

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Source: American Community Survey

Percentage

Gap 

38.6 pts

Gap 

39.0 pts

Gap 

39.4 pts

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Civilians Ages 16-64

Recent Unemployment Trend

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People with Disabilities

People without Disabilities

2009

2010

2011

2008

Source: Current Population Survey

Table 3.3

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Civilians Ages 16-64

Recent Unemployment Trend, Relative

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2009

2010

2011

2008

Source: Current Population Survey

Table 3.3

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Monthly Number of SSDI Applications

Applications to SSDI

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Table 9.10

Source: SSA Publications

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        - 618,000 applicants in FFY 2009.
        - 177,984 closures with successful employment 		outcomes in FFY 2009.

Vocational Rehabilitation

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Tables 12.1, 12.3

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Number of Applications & Competitive Closures

VR Trends

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Source: RSA-113 Reports

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        - 2008 Federal Expenditures on Working-Age People with Disabilities

      - Social Security Administration	

			$131,917,000,000

      - Vocational Rehabilitation

   			    $1,644,000,000

Federal Expenditures

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Tables 13.1, 13.4

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        - Add more time-trend information.
        - May require estimating our own statistics.
        - Some done --- Tables 3.4 - 3.9
        - Add some additional sources, e.g., EEOC, non-disability programs serving people with disabilities.
        - (Wish) Descriptions of the current policies and programs associated with statistics.

Future Expansion

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        - www.DisabilityCompendium.org
        - Accessible pdf and accessible html.
        - Limited print versions
        - Technical assistance available at our toll-free number -- 866-538-9521

Accessing the Compendium

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	Andrew J. Houtenville, Ph.D.

	Institute on Disability

	University of New Hampshire

	10 West Edge Drive, Suite 201

	Durham, NH  03824

	(603) 862-4004

	Andrew.Houtenville@unh.edu

Contact Information

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