S1801: Disability Characteristics

Data Set: 2004 American Community Survey

Geographic Area: Pennsylvania

NOTE. Data are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.


Subject

Percent of total

 

MOE

 

Percent of male

 

MOE

 

Percent of female

 

MOE

 

Population 5 years and over

11,229,014

+/-6728

5,397,737

+/-10840

5,831,277

+/-8528

Without any disability

84.1

+/-0.4

85.0

+/-0.5

83.4

+/-0.5

With one type of disability

7.3

+/-0.2

7.4

+/-0.3

7.3

+/-0.3

With two or more types of disabilities

8.5

+/-0.3

7.6

+/-0.3

9.4

+/-0.4

 

Population 5 to 15 years

1,774,593

+/-10706

906,159

+/-10044

868,434

+/-9449

With any disability

7.4

+/-0.6

8.9

+/-0.8

6.0

+/-0.8

With a sensory disability

0.9

+/-0.2

0.8

+/-0.2

1.0

+/-0.3

With a physical disability

1.2

+/-0.2

1.3

+/-0.3

1.1

+/-0.4

With a mental disability

6.3

+/-0.5

7.9

+/-0.8

4.6

+/-0.7

With a self-care disability

0.8

+/-0.2

0.9

+/-0.3

0.7

+/-0.3

 

Population 16 to 64 years

7,691,408

+/-11517

3,763,215

+/-11907

3,928,193

+/-10050

With any disability

12.6

+/-0.4

12.6

+/-0.5

12.6

+/-0.6

With a sensory disability

2.4

+/-0.2

2.6

+/-0.3

2.2

+/-0.3

With a physical disability

7.6

+/-0.3

7.2

+/-0.4

8.0

+/-0.4

With a mental disability

4.6

+/-0.3

4.5

+/-0.3

4.6

+/-0.4

With a self-care disability

2.2

+/-0.2

2.0

+/-0.2

2.3

+/-0.2

With a go-outside-home disability

3.1

+/-0.2

2.7

+/-0.3

3.6

+/-0.3

With an employment disability

7.6

+/-0.4

7.5

+/-0.5

7.7

+/-0.5

 

Population 65 years and over

1,763,013

+/-6214

728,363

+/-3646

1,034,650

+/-4730

With any disability

38.6

+/-1.0

35.2

+/-1.4

41.0

+/-1.3

With a sensory disability

14.8

+/-0.6

15.6

+/-0.9

14.3

+/-0.8

With a physical disability

28.8

+/-0.9

24.6

+/-1.3

31.7

+/-1.2

With a mental disability

10.1

+/-0.6

9.0

+/-0.9

10.8

+/-0.8

With a self-care disability

8.4

+/-0.6

6.7

+/-0.7

9.6

+/-0.9

With a go-outside-home disability

16.4

+/-0.8

11.4

+/-0.8

20.0

+/-1.3

 

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 18 to 34 years

2,407,310

+/-13925

1,194,041

+/-9064

1,213,269

+/-8764

With any disability

180,992

+/-14465

98,226

+/-9015

82,766

+/-10215

Enrolled in college or graduate school

8.6

+/-2.5

8.1

+/-3.9

9.2

+/-3.0

Not enrolled and without a bachelor's degree or higher

78.4

+/-3.1

80.9

+/-5.9

75.4

+/-4.7

With a sensory disability

29,346

+/-5949

15,788

+/-3800

13,558

+/-4481

Enrolled in college or graduate school

8.2

+/-4.1

7.7

+/-6.2

8.8

+/-6.4

Not enrolled and without a bachelor's degree or higher

75.1

+/-7.6

78.7

+/-10.4

70.9

+/-11.5

With a physical disability

67,933

+/-7755

32,458

+/-4669

35,475

+/-6458

Enrolled in college or graduate school

6.5

+/-3.3

7.3

+/-4.9

5.7

+/-4.3

Not enrolled and without a bachelor's degree or higher

81.0

+/-4.6

85.3

+/-6.3

77.0

+/-6.6

With a mental disability

93,539

+/-8713

52,444

+/-6306

41,095

+/-5663

Enrolled in college or graduate school

7.1

+/-3.1

7.8

+/-4.5

6.1

+/-4.1

Not enrolled and without a bachelor's degree or higher

76.8

+/-4.1

78.8

+/-7.7

74.4

+/-6.9

No disability

2,226,318

+/-23520

1,095,815

+/-12629

1,130,503

+/-15862

Enrolled in college or graduate school

19.6

+/-0.7

18.0

+/-1.0

21.2

+/-1.0

Not enrolled and without a bachelor's degree or higher

54.9

+/-1.0

58.0

+/-1.4

51.9

+/-1.4

 

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 to 64 years

7,691,408

+/-11517

3,763,215

+/-11907

3,928,193

+/-10050

With any disability

967,383

+/-32876

473,212

+/-18895

494,171

+/-21894

Employed

34.5

+/-1.4

36.1

+/-2.0

32.9

+/-1.9

With a sensory disability

182,055

+/-17041

96,732

+/-10137

85,323

+/-10918

Employed

47.5

+/-3.7

54.1

+/-4.8

40.1

+/-5.0

With a physical disability

582,329

+/-23707

269,589

+/-15343

312,740

+/-15024

Employed

29.9

+/-2.0

28.3

+/-2.7

31.3

+/-2.7

With a mental disability

350,680

+/-20693

170,993

+/-11752

179,687

+/-15564

Employed

26.6

+/-1.9

28.7

+/-3.0

24.6

+/-3.0

No disability

6,724,025

+/-35109

3,290,003

+/-23581

3,434,022

+/-23918

Employed

75.2

+/-0.5

81.3

+/-0.7

69.3

+/-0.7

 

POVERTY STATUS

Population 5 years and over

11,198,588

+/-8374

5,384,708

+/-10648

5,813,880

+/-9669

With any disability

1,777,054

+/-42468

807,841

+/-25021

969,213

+/-29523

Below poverty level

19.9

+/-1.1

18.1

+/-1.3

21.3

+/-1.4

With a sensory disability

459,542

+/-20959

217,694

+/-13528

241,848

+/-13253

Below poverty level

14.6

+/-1.1

10.6

+/-1.8

18.2

+/-1.8

With a physical disability