Table 1. Mobility Device Use, SIPP Data 1990-2010

Survey

Period 

covered Year

Population 

ages 18+

Population 

ages 6+

Number of 

households

Use wheelchair 

(ages 18+)

Use any 

mobility device 

(ages 18+)

SIPP1990 W3 10/90-1/91 1990 183,056,091 NA 94,586,985 0.78 3.45

SIPP1991 W3 & 1990 W6 10/91-1/92 1991 184,705,991 NA 95,742,299 0.79 3.41

SIPP1992 W6 & 1993 W3 10/93-1/94 1993 189,291,807 NA 98,242,774 0.80 3.62

SIPP1992 W9 & 1993 W6 10/94-1/95 1994 191,158,449 NA 99,714,850 0.89 3.60

SIPP1996 W5 8/97-11/97 1997 196,144,980 243,853,755 101,887,248 1.09 4.33

SIPP1996 W11 8/99-11/99 1999 200,667,976 249,246,731 104,852,149 1.14 4.57

SIPP2001 W5 6/02-9/02 2002 210,022,408 259,421,230 109,871,534 1.26 4.76

SIPP2001 W8 6/03-9/03 2003 213,627,306 262,910,968 111,653,310 1.25 4.51

SIPP2004 W5 6/05-9/05 2005 217,569,637 266,752,086 114,320,238 1.50 5.16

SIPP2008 W6 5/10-8/10 2010 229,155,031 278,221,377 118,411,158 1.58 5.46

NA=not applicable.

Percentage of individuals who use mobility dev
Use 

wheelchair 

(ages 6+)

Use any 

mobility device 

(ages 6+)

With 

wheelchair user 

(ages 18+)

With 

any mobilty 

device user 

(ages 18+)

With wheelchair 

user (ages 6+)

With any 

mobility 

device user 

(ages 6+)

Wheelchair 

users (ages 

18+)

Any mobility 

device users 

(ages 18+)

Wheelchair 

users (ages 

6+)

NA NA 1.47 6.31 NA NA 1,425,505 6,317,723 NA 

NA NA 1.52 6.29 NA NA 1,463,911 6,304,905 NA 

NA NA 1.49 6.60 NA NA 1,515,794 6,845,037 NA 

NA NA 1.66 6.62 NA NA 1,700,397 6,880,448 NA 

0.91 3.53 1.99 7.73 2.09 7.84 2,130,477 8,488,495 2,225,440

0.96 3.75 2.09 8.22 2.18 8.35 2,282,629 9,180,192 2,398,313

1.07 3.93 2.29 8.49 2.41 8.64 2,638,706 10,005,863 2,783,453

1.06 3.72 2.30 8.18 2.40 8.30 2,665,291 9,642,035 2,775,901

1.27 4.27 2.76 9.23 2.87 9.37 3,259,920 11,226,069 3,394,297

1.33 4.54 2.96 9.90 3.03 9.98 3,609,584 12,515,881 3,703,859

dividuals who use mobility devices Percentage of households with mobility device users Number of individuals who use mobility devices
Any mobility 

device users 

(ages 6+)

With 

wheelchair user 

(ages 18+)

With any 

mobility 

device user 

(ages 18+)

With wheelchair 

user (ages 

6+)

With any 

mobility 

device user 

(ages 6+)

NA 1,385,884 5,968,326 NA NA 

NA 1,452,857 6,021,552 NA NA 

NA 1,465,159 6,488,250 NA NA 

NA 1,653,999 6,596,420 NA NA 

8,617,284 2,031,160 7,873,189 2,128,489 7,991,690

9,335,013 2,190,109 8,619,038 2,289,497 8,753,724

10,187,417 2,515,919 9,332,061 2,651,815 9,494,331

9,784,962 2,572,642 9,134,316 2,678,355 9,266,204

11,389,621 3,155,766 10,555,095 3,280,928 10,707,253

12,633,769 3,502,987 11,716,846 3,590,292 11,820,703

 use mobility devices Number of households with mobility device users 
Table 2. Hearing Impairments, SIPP Data 1997-2010

Survey

Period 

covered Year

Population 

ages 6+

Number of 

households

Deaf or uses 

hearing aid 

(ages 6+, %)

Any hearing 

impairment 

(ages 6+, %)

Deaf or uses 

hearing aid 

(ages 6+, %)

Any hearing 

impairment 

(ages 6+, %)

SIPP1996 W5 8/97-11/97 1997 243,853,755 101,887,248 1.91 4.30 4.34 9.47

SIPP1996 W11 8/99-11/99 1999 249,246,731 104,852,149 1.85 3.86 4.22 8.59

SIPP2001 W5 6/02-9/02 2002 259,421,230 109,871,534 1.89 4.05 4.25 8.91

SIPP2001 W8 6/03-9/03 2003 262,910,968 111,653,310 1.74 3.56 3.91 7.84

SIPP2004 W5 6/05-9/05 2005 266,752,086 114,320,238 1.89 3.97 4.21 8.65

SIPP2008 W6 5/10-8/10 2010 278,221,377 118,411,158 2.27 4.03 5.04 8.79

Percentage of households 

with members with 

hearing impairments

Percentage of individuals 

with hearing impairments 
Deaf or uses 

hearing aid 

(ages 6+, %)

Any hearing 

impairment 

(ages 6+, %)

Deaf or uses 

hearing aid 

(ages 6+, %)

Any hearing 

impairment 

(ages 6+, %)

4,647,910 10,481,137 4,424,457 9,646,643

4,622,224 9,623,342 4,421,215 9,009,708

4,901,239 10,496,504 4,667,466 9,790,878

4,572,472 9,349,077 4,371,330 8,752,863

5,049,761 10,583,383 4,817,629 9,889,353

6,318,062 11,215,260 5,964,285 10,411,482

Number of individuals with 

hearing impairments

Number of households with 

members with hearing 

impairments