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QT-P21. Disability Status by Sex: 2000
Disability status of the civilian noninstitutional population Both sexes Male Female
       
         Population 5 years and over 22,861 11,307 11,554
With a disability 6,052 2,948 3,104
      Percent with a disability 26.5% 26.1% 26.9%
       
         Population 5 to 15 years 2,954 1,554 1,400
With a disability 171 99 72
      Percent with a disability 5.8% 6.4% 5.1%
   Sensory 49 15 34
   Physical 32 6 26
   Mental 119 76 43
   Self-care 31 14 17
       
         Population 16 to 64 years 15,719 7,936 7,783
With a disability 3,766 1,980 1,786
      Percent with a disability 24.0% 24.9% 22.9%
   Sensory 551 344 207
   Physical 1,525 744 781
   Mental 754 375 379
   Self-care 383 199 184
   Going outside the home 1,383 742 641
   Employment disability 2,480 1,400 1,080
       
         Population 65 years and over 4,188 1,817 2,371
With a disability 2,115 869 1,246
      Percent with a disability 50.5% 47.8% 52.6%
   Sensory 932 456 476
   Physical 1,388 583 805
   Mental 706 278 428
   Self-care 588 216 372
   Going outside the home 1,054 348 706
       
         Population 18 to 34 years 4,765 2,514 2,251
With a disability 790 444 346
      Percent enrolled in college or graduate school 7.7% 5.2% 11.0%
      Percent not enrolled and with a bachelor's degree or higher 3.3% 1.4% 5.8%
No disability 3,975 2,070 1,905
      Percent enrolled in college or graduate school 11.3% 9.8% 13.0%
      Percent not enrolled and with a bachelor's degree or higher 8.1% 5.9% 10.6%
       
         Population 21 to 64 years 14,366 7,193 7,173
With a disability 3,547 1,884 1,663
      Percent employed 50.6% 57.1% 43.4%
No disability 10,819 5,309 5,510
      Percent employed 78.4% 86.1% 71.1%

 

Date: October 2, 2002

[Data based on a sample]
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P42, PCT26, PCT27, PCT28, PCT29, PCT30, PCT31, PCT32, and PCT33.
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