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Orleans Parish: Disabilities

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The numbers on this page come from the U.S. Census. We've interspersed commentary throughout the page to explain terms that can sometimes be misleading and to give you some ideas on how to use this data.

Who determines what counts as a disability? Each person who filled out a Census form determined their own disability status; disabilities were not determined by a healthcare professional. Visit the definitions, or click on the term in the data table to learn more about what each type of disability includes.

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People reporting disabilities (2000)			Orleans Parish	Louisiana	United States
Total civilian noninstitutionalized population 5 years and over			440,111	4,045,963	257,167,527
	With a disability		23.2%	21.8%	19.3%
	Without a disability		76.8%	78.2%	80.7%
Source Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 Sample Characteristics (SF3). From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> Disabilities by life stage The data below is broken out into age categories because services for children with disabilities will be different than those for people of working age and, likewise, those past retirement age. Definitions and source links
Multiple disabilities by age (2000)			Orleans Parish	Louisiana	United States
Total civilian noninstitutionalized population 5 to 15			81,524	757,341	45,133,667
	With only one type of disability:		5.5%	5.5%	4.6%
	With two or more types of disabilities:		2.1%	1.5%	1.2%
	With no disabilities:		92.4%	93.0%	94.2%
Total civilian noninstitutionalized population 16 to 20			38,047	353,374	19,555,690
	With only one type of disability:		10.4%	9.7%	8.8%
	With two or more types of disabilities:		5.4%	4.7%	4.5%
	With no disabilities:		84.2%	85.6%	86.7%
Total civilian noninstitutionalized population 21 to 64			266,436	2,445,674	159,131,544
	With only one type of disability:		12.1%	11.7%	10.2%
	With two or more types of disabilities:		11.5%	10.4%	9.0%
	With no disabilities:		76.4%	77.9%	80.8%
Total civilian noninstitutionalized population 65 years and over			54,104	489,574	33,346,626
	With only one type of disability:		21.9%	21.3%	20.1%
	With two or more types of disabilities:		28.2%	26.8%	21.8%
	With no disabilities:		49.9%	51.9%	58.1%
Types of disability by age (2000)			Orleans Parish	Louisiana	United States
Total civilian noninstitutionalized population 5 to 15			81,524	757,341	45,133,667
	Sensory disability		1.2%	1.3%	1.0%
	Physical disability		1.8%	1.3%	1.0%
	Mental disability		5.8%	5.5%	4.6%
	Self-care disability		1.6%	1.1%	0.9%
Total civilian noninstitutionalized population 16 to 64			304,483	2,799,048	178,687,234
	Sensory disability		2.7%	3.0%	2.3%
	Physical disability		7.7%	7.8%	6.2%
	Mental disability		5.1%	4.7%	3.8%
	Self-care disability		2.5%	2.3%	1.8%
	Go-outside-home disability		8.6%	7.0%	6.4%
	Employment disability		13.6%	12.9%	11.9%
Total civilian noninstitutionalized population 65 years and over			54,104	489,574	33,346,626
	Sensory disability		15.3%	16.4%	14.2%
	Physical disability		35.0%	34.3%	28.6%
	Mental disability		14.7%	12.4%	9.5%
	Self-care disability		26.6%	23.7%	20.4%
	Go-outside-home disability		14.9%	13.5%	10.8%
Source Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 Sample Characteristics (SF3). From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> Note: Within each age group, the different types of disabilities will not equal 100% because a single person can have more than one type of disability, and many persons have no disabilities.

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