2010 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
Andrew J. Houtenville, Ph.D.
University of New Hampshire

Introduction
Welcome to the release briefing of the Second Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
Product of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC) at Hunter College
Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)

Purpose of this Presentation
Describe the purpose of the Compendium.
Discuss what is new this year.
Highlight some of the patterns and trends.
Solicit input on additional topics for next year.
Talk about potential uses of the Compendium.
Mention how to access the Compendium and technical assistance.

Purpose of the Compendium
To provide the disability community with a comprehensive set of the statistics
Ready access
Up-to-date
Variety of topics and sources
Population (survey) and administrative statistics
Guide to existing sources of data and statistics
Modeled after Statistical Abstracts of the U.S.

Design of the Compendium
A comprehensive set of tables with descriptive summary pages
Based on existing published statistics
References to original sources with links
Access to technical assistance via a toll free number
A particular focus on state-level statistics and national trends.

Topics Covered
Population size and prevalence
Employment, poverty, and wages/salary
Veterans statistics
Health insurance coverage, health behaviors, and other health statistics
Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid
Special education
Vocational rehabilitation
Federal expenditures
New Topics Covered
Some comparisons to previous year.
Expanded ACS statistics.
Federal employment of people with disabilities
Federal expenditures related to disability.
Some international statistics.

Cautions
Definition of Disability: The Compendium contains statistics from different data sources, which have different methods to identify people with disabilities vary by source.
See Glossary.
Definition of Employment/Unemployment: such statistics are constructed in very specific ways.
See Glossary.

Population Size and Disability Prevalence
Table 1.3 - Civilians Living in the Community: 2009
301.5 million
265.3 million without disabilities
36.2 million with disabilities
12.0 percent disability prevalence rate
0.22 percent increase in population with disabilities from 2008 to 2009
8.9 percent in Utah
18.8 percent in West Virginia

Disability Type
Tables 1.8-1.13 - Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community: 2009
Any Dis.      19.1 million	
Hearing	   3.9 million	20.5%
Vision 	   3.3 million	17.2%
Cognitive	   7.9 million	41.3%
Ambulatory	   9.8 million	51.4%
Self-Care	   3.4 million	17.7%	Ind. Liv.	   6.6 million	34.4%

Employment
Tables 2.1 and 2.2. Employment—Civilians with and without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community: 2009 
19.1 million with disabilities
6.7 million with disabilities employed
35.3 percent employed
170.1 million without disabilities
126.5 million without disabilities employed
74.3 percent employed

Recent Unemployment Trend
Table 3.3. Monthly Unemployment of Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status

Recent Unemployment Trend
Table 3.3. Monthly Unemployment of Civilians Ages 16 to 64—Disability as % of No Disability
Service-Connected Disability
Table 6.1. Service-Connected Disability Rating—Civilians Veterans Ages 18 Years and Over Living in the Community, by Disability Status: 2009 
3.3 million individuals had a disability rating
237,000     ---- 0%
2.1 million  ---- 10-60%
652,000     ---- 70% +
307,900     ---- rating not reported

Health Insurance Coverage
Table 7.1. Health Insurance Coverage—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community, by Disability Status: 2009 

With disabilities: 			82.5% insured
Highest: Massachusetts	95.8%
Lowest: Alaska   			71.0%

Without disabilities: 			79.1% 

Applications to SSDI
Table 9.10. Monthly Number of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Applications
Vocational Rehabilitation
Tables 12.1, 12.3, and12.7. Vocational Rehabilitation Applicants, Successful Closures, and Order of Selection: 2008
616,000 applicants 
202,000 closures with successful employment outcomes
36 agencies on Order of Selection, down from 61 agencies in 2001

Federal Expenditures
Tables 13.1-13.5. Federal Expenditures, in millions—People with Disabilities: 2008 

Social Security Administration		$131,917
Veterans Income Maintenance		$20,113
Veterans Health Care			$13,797
Demonstrations/Systems Change	$176

Federal Employment
Table 13.6 Federal Employment of People with Disabilities and People with Targeted Disabilities: as of September 30, 2006

1,848,000 total employees
123,000 employees with disabilities
6.8% of employees have disabilities
18,000 employees with targeted disabilities
1.0% of employees have targeted disabilities

Future Expansion
Add more time-trend information
May require estimating our own statistics.
Add some additional sources, e.g., EEOC, non-disability programs serving people with disabilities.
(Wish) Descriptions of the current policies and programs associated with statistics.

Accessing the Compendium
www.DisabilityCompendium.org
Accessible pdf and accessible html.
Limited print versions
Technical assistance available at our toll-free number -- 866-538-9521

Contact Information
Andrew J. Houtenville, Ph.D.
Institute on Disability
University of New Hampshire
10 West Edge Drive, Suite 201
Durham, NH  03824
(603) 862-4004
Andrew.Houtenville@unh.edu