2010 annual disability statistics compendium andrew j. houtenville, ph.d. university of new...
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2010 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
Andrew J. Houtenville, Ph.D.University of New Hampshire
• Welcome to the release briefing of the Second 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• 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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• Some comparisons to previous year.• Expanded ACS statistics.• Federal employment of people with disabilities• Federal expenditures related to disability.• Some international statistics.
New 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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• Table 1.3 - Civilians Living in the Community: 2009
301.5 million
265.3 million without disabilities
36.2 million with disabilities
12.0 percent disability prevalence rate
0.22 percent increase in population with disabilities from 2008 to 2009
8.9 percent in Utah
18.8 percent in West Virginia
Population Size and Disability Prevalence
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• Tables 1.8-1.13 - Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community: 2009
Any Dis. 19.1 million
Hearing 3.9 million 20.5%
Vision 3.3 million 17.2%
Cognitive 7.9 million 41.3%
Ambulatory 9.8 million 51.4%
Self-Care 3.4 million 17.7% Ind. Liv. 6.6 million34.4%
Disability Type
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• Tables 2.1 and 2.2. Employment—Civilians with and without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community: 2009
19.1 million with disabilities
6.7 million with disabilities employed
35.3 percent employed
170.1 million without disabilities
126.5 million without disabilities employed
74.3 percent employed
Employment
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• Table 3.3. Monthly Unemployment of Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status
Recent Unemployment Trend
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People with Disabilities
People without Disabilities
• Table 3.3. Monthly Unemployment of Civilians Ages 16 to 64—Disability as % of No Disability
Recent Unemployment Trend
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People with Disabilities
People without Disabilities
• Table 6.1. Service-Connected Disability Rating—Civilians Veterans Ages 18 Years and Over Living in the Community, by Disability Status: 2009
3.3 million individuals had a disability rating
237,000 ---- 0%
2.1 million ---- 10-60%
652,000 ---- 70% +
307,900 ---- rating not reported
Service-Connected Disability
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• Table 7.1. Health Insurance Coverage—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community, by Disability Status: 2009
With disabilities: 82.5% insured
Highest: Massachusetts 95.8%
Lowest: Alaska 71.0%
Without disabilities: 79.1%
Health Insurance Coverage
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• Table 9.10. Monthly Number of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Applications
Applications to SSDI
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• Tables 12.1, 12.3, and12.7. Vocational Rehabilitation Applicants, Successful Closures, and Order of Selection: 2008
616,000 applicants
202,000 closures with successful employment outcomes
36 agencies on Order of Selection, down from 61 agencies in 2001
Vocational Rehabilitation
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• Tables 13.1-13.5. Federal Expenditures, in millions—People with Disabilities: 2008
Social Security Administration $131,917
Veterans Income Maintenance $20,113
Veterans Health Care $13,797
Demonstrations/Systems Change $176
Federal Expenditures
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• Table 13.6 Federal Employment of People with Disabilities and People with Targeted Disabilities: as of September 30, 2006
1,848,000 total employees
123,000 employees with disabilities
6.8% of employees have disabilities
18,000 employees with targeted disabilities
1.0% of employees have targeted disabilities
Federal Employment
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• Add more time-trend information– May require estimating our own statistics.
• 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 201Durham, NH 03824(603) 862-4004
Contact Information
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