What Percentage Of People Have Renters Insurance? 
Over 36 million Americans are classified as disabled ; about 12 % of the total population . More than 50 % of those disabled Americans are in their working years , from 18-64 . New Social Security Disability Insurance -LRB- SSDI -RRB- applications increased 21 % from 2.3 million in 2008 to 2.8 million in 2009 . In December of 2010 , there were over 2.5 million disabled workers in their 20s , 30s , and 40s receiving SSDI benefits . One in seven workers will be disabled for more than five years . These are statistic and disability claims from Social Security Administration , Disabled Worker Beneficiary Statistics , ssa.gov and the U.S. Census Bureau . If these numbers are any indication , then individual disability insurance claims may be similar . 