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Age distribution of disability in the U.S. as of 2016
Distribution of disability in the U.S. as of 2016, by age
by John Elflein,
last edited
Feb 21, 2019
This statistic presents the age distribution of disability in the U.S. as of 2016. In that year, just over half of those with a disability were aged between 18 and 64 years, whereas those aged 5 to 17 years accounted for only 7.3 percent of people with a disability.
Distribution of disability in the U.S. as of 2016, by age
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Feb 21, 2019
This statistic presents the age distribution of disability in the U.S. as of 2016. In that year, just over half of those with a disability were aged between 18 and 64 years, whereas those aged 5 to 17 years accounted for only 7.3 percent of people with a disability.
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- Percentage of people in the U.S. with a cognitive disability as of 2017, by stateShare of people in the U.S. with a cognitive disability as of 2017, by state
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- Percentage of people in the U.S. with a cognitive disability as of 2016, by age
- Percentage of people in the U.S. with an ambulatory disability as of 2016, by age
- Percentage of people in the U.S. with a self-care disability as of 2016, by age
- Percentage of people in the U.S. with a vision disability as of 2016, by age
- Number of people in the U.S. with a visual disability as of 2017, by age
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