indicator
Disability
Disability
Description
Share of Population Age 60 or Older Reporting Difficulty Dressing or Bathing (Self-Care Difficulty) and/or Difficulty Doing Errands Alone (Independent Living Difficulty) Because of a Physical, Mental, or Emotional Condition, by Age, 2023
Data Source
American Community Survey (ACS)
Calculation Methodology
- 1Select records from the dataset where
AGEPis 60 or older. - 2Derive age groups from
AGEPas follows: 60-69 (AGEP≥ 60 and < 70), 70-79 (AGEP≥ 70 and < 80), and 80+ (AGEP≥ 80). - 3Identify disability status using the columns
DDRSandDOUT, where combinations of these indicate difficulty dressing or bathing and/or difficulty doing errands alone. - 4Apply the weight column
PWGTPto each record to account for survey sampling design. - 5Aggregate weighted counts by
STATEand by the derived age groups to calculate the share of the population reporting disability. - 6Present the results as a stacked bar chart showing disability shares by age groups 60-69, 70-79, 80+, and totals for ages 60+ and 65+.
Source Variables using this Indicator (18)
Visuals Using This Indicator (1)
Share of Population Age 60 or Older Reporting Difficulty Dressing or Bathing (Self-Care Difficulty) and/or Difficulty Doing Errands Alone (Independent Living Difficulty) Because of a Physical, Mental, or Emotional Condition, by Age, 2023
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