Disabilit y Employ ment Awareness
Demographics
Total People With
Disabilities ( 51. 2 MILLION)
18%
Disability by Gender
WITH A
NON-SEVERE
DISABILITY
16%
20%
17%
WITH A
SEVERE
DISABILITY
2%
WOMEN
MEN
Employment
Number of people ages
16–64 who report having a
condition that makes it hard to
find a job/remain employed (6% of age group)
11. 8
MILLION
PERCENT OF EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE AGES 21–64
Have no
disability
88%
Have some type
of disability
56%
Purchasing Power
ANNUAL BUYING POWER OF
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
$220 BILLION
$175
BILLION
1995
2007
MEDIAN ANNUAL EARNINGS
BY LEVEL OF DISABILITY
(IN THOUSANDS)
$25 People with no disability
$12.8
People
with a
severe
disability
$22
People
with a
non-
severe
disability
Among people ages 15 and older (self-reported)
Types of Disabilities
Unable to see Unable to hear Some difficulty having their speech understood by others Use an ambulatory aid (cane, walker, etc.) Limitations with cognitive
functioning or mental/
emotional illness
1. 8 MILLION
9. 1 MILLION
Education
PERCENT OF COLLEGE GRADUATES
AGES 25–64 BY LEVEL OF DISABILITY
Have no disability
43%
Have a non-severe
disability
33%
Have a severe
disability
22%
Percent of college
graduates with
disabilities rose from
9.4% to 33% from
1997 to 2007
vs. 23% to 27% for
general-population
college graduates in the
same period
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