Disability – How likely is it to
happen?- From 2000 Census Data
49.7 million Americans age 5 and older
are disabled. That is about 1 in every 5
Americans.
7% of boys and 4% of girls are disabled
20% of men and 18% of women ages 16
to 64 have disabilities
43% of women and 40% of men 65 or
older have disabilities.