Disability

Americans with Disabilities: 2002 - Table A

Table A. Selected Disability Measures: 2002 (June-September 2002 data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation)

`Category`	`Number with specified characteristic (In thousands)`		`Percent with specified characteristic`
`Category`	`Number`	`90-percent confidence interval (±)`	`Percent`	`90-percent confidence interval (±)`

`All Ages`	`282,831`	`(NA)`	`100.0`	`(NA)`
`With a disability`	`51,235`	`1,020`	`18.1`	`0.4`
`Severe disability`	`32,532`	`844`	`11.5`	`0.3`

`Ages 6 Years and Older`	`259,387`	`(NA)`	`100.0`	`(NA)`
`Needed personal assistance with an ADL or IADL`	`10,746`	`505`	`4.1`	`0.2`

`Ages 15 Years and Older`	`222,226`	`1,134`	`100.0`	`(NA)`
`Used a wheelchair`	`2,707`	`257`	`1.2`	`0.1`
`Used a cane, crutches or walker`	`9,144`	`467`	`4.1`	`0.2`
`Had difficulty seeing`	`7,868`	`434`	`3.5`	`0.2`
`Unable to see`	`1,806`	`210`	`0.8`	`0.1`
`Had difficulty hearing`	`7,830`	`433`	`3.5`	`0.2`
`Unable to hear`	`972`	`155`	`0.4`	`0.1`

`Ages 25 to 64 Years`	`149,031`	`1,337`	`100.0`	`(NA)`
`With any disability`	`24,350`	`742`	`100.0`	`(NA)`
`In poverty`	`5,098`	`351`	`20.9`	`1.3`
`With a nonsevere disability`	`8,217`	`444`	`100.0`	`(NA)`
`In poverty`	`924`	`151`	`11.2`	`1.7`
`With a severe disability`	`16,133`	`613`	`100.0`	`(NA)`
`In poverty`	`4,174`	`319`	`25.9`	`1.7`
`No disability`	`124,681`	`1,324`	`100.0`	`(NA)`
`In poverty`	`9,590`	`478`	`7.7`	`0.4`

(NA) Not applicable.