Including that population through extrapolation has led to the commonly cited figures of 43 to 48 million Americans with disabilities. U. S. Bureau of the Census. More refined data are needed to assess the needs for medical and health care, vocational rehabilitation and employment assistance, supports for living in the community, and assistive technology. Age, Gender, Race, Education, Income, and Geography Disability is distributed differently in the population according to characteristics of age, gender, race, and ethnicity, and both region and size of locality in which a person resides. Educational level is inversely correlated with the prevalence of disability.
Poverty is a key factor both as a contributing cause and a result of disability.
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