Demographics by disability status among Massachusetts adults aged 18 years and older: Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1996–1999
| Not disabled | Disabled | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n=14395 (%) | Total n=2985 (%) | No assistance n=2066 (%) | Needs assistance n=908 (%) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 47.3 | 48.6 | 54.3 | 33.7 |
| Female | 52.7 | 51.4 | 45.7 | 66.3 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–24 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 2.3 |
| 25–34 | 24.4 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 9.7 |
| 35–44 | 22.3 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.6 |
| 45–54 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 19.1 |
| 55–64 | 9.3 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 13.6 |
| 65–74 | 8.7 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 14.2 |
| 75+ | 5.5 | 15.3 | 11.8 | 24.5 |
| Mean age | 42.6 | 52.4 | 50.4 | 57.4 |
| Race | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 87.5 | 90.3 | 90.8 | 88.4 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 |
| Hispanic | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| Other | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| Education | ||||
| Grades 1–11 | 7.1 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 23.1 |
| High school or GED | 28.1 | 31.5 | 29.9 | 35.8 |
| Some college/tech school | 26.2 | 24.4 | 25.3 | 22.1 |
| College grad | 38.6 | 27.6 | 30.8 | 19.0 |
| Income | ||||
| <$35000 | 35.4 | 56.2 | 49.5 | 75.5 |
| $35–75000 | 40.7 | 30.4 | 34.4 | 18.6 |
| $75000 | 23.9 | 13.5 | 16.1 | 5.9 |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 73.0 | 41.1 | 50.1 | 17.7 |
| Unemployed | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 7.2 |
| Homemaker | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Student | 5.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Retired before age 65 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 7.3 |
| Retired at age 65 or older | 11.4 | 26.3 | 23.4 | 33.9 |
| Unable to work | 0.3 | 13.7 | 8.2 | 27.9 |
| Type of disability | ||||
| Orthopaedic | 44.5 | 42.7 | 48.6 | |
| Affective | 5.6 | 6.5 | 3.5 | |
| Sensory | 6.4 | 6.0 | 7.5 | |
| Chronic condition | 20.5 | 21.2 | 18.9 | |
| Other | 23.0 | 23.6 | 21.5 | |
| Age of onset of disability (years) | ||||
| Birth | 6.3 | 7.6 | 3.0 | |
| 1–14 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 1.5 | |
| 15–29 | 18.2 | 19.8 | 13.9 | |
| 30–44 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 24.6 | |
| 45–64 | 29.6 | 29.8 | 29.4 | |
| 65+ | 17.2 | 13.1 | 27.5 | |