Number of people who used a wheelchair to assist with mobility. This compares with 12 million people who used a cane, crutches or walker.
*On the Job*
*41%*
Percentage of people 21 to 64 with a disability who were employed.
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*28%*
Percentage of people 21 to 64 with severe disabilities who were employed. This compares with 71 percent for individuals with nonsevere disabilities.
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*Income and Poverty*
*$1,961** *
Median monthly earnings for people 21 to 64 with a disability, compared with $2,724 for those with no disability.
*$1,577*
Median monthly earnings for people 21 to 64 with severe disabilities, while those with nonsevere disabilities had median monthly earnings of $2,402.
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*$2,838*
Median monthly earnings for people 21 to 64 with disabilities associated only with communication, including blindness or difficulty seeing, deafness or difficulty hearing, and difficulty having speech understood.
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*29%*
Percentage of people 15 to 64 with severe disabilities who were in poverty, while 18 percent with nonsevere disabilities were in poverty.
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*Program Participation *
*59%*
Percentage of people 15 to 64 with severe disabilities who receive public assistance. Thirty-three percent receive social security benefits. This compares with 9 percent of adults 15 to 64 with nonsevere disabilities that receive Social Security benefits.
*28%*
Percentage of adults with severe disabilities who receive food stamp benefits, compared with 8 percent for those with no disability.
*11%*
Percentage of people 15 to 64 with severe disabilities who receive public housing assistance. This compares with 9 percent of people 65 and older with severe disabilities.
*Health Insurance *
*48%*
Percentage of adults 15 to 64 with severe disabilities who receive government health coverage.
*40%*
Percentage of adults 15 to 64 with severe disabilities who have private health insurance coverage.
*23%*
Percentage of people with severe disabilities who receive Medicare coverage.
*35%*
Percentage of people 15 to 64 with severe disabilities who receive Medicaid, while 9 percent have dual coverage, receiving Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
*21%*
Percentage of people 15 to 64 with severe disabilities who were uninsured, not statistically different from the 21 percent of those with nonsevere disabilities.
*Editor’s note: *The preceding data were collected from a variety of sources and may be subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. Facts for Features are customarily released about two months before an observance in order to accommodate magazine production timelines. Questions or comments should be directed to the Census Bureau’s Public Information Office: telephone: 301-763-3030; or e-mail: .
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