Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research
What Counts? Latest Disability Statistics from Federal Surveys and Resources
January 25, 2012
3 p.m. Eastern / 2 p.m. Central
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© 2012 by SEDL© 2012 by SEDL
Funded by NIDRR, US Department of Education, PR# H133A100026Funded by NIDRR, US Department of Education, PR# H133A100026
Andrew Houtenville, PhDResearch Director, Institute on Disability
Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire
2011 Annual Disability Statistics
Compendium
• Release of the Third 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).
Introduction
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• 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 this Presentation
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• 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.
Purpose of the Compendium
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• 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.
Design of the Compendium
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• Population size and prevalence• Employment, poverty, and wages/salary
– New time trends stats this year.
• 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
Topics Covered
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• 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.
Cautions
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Civilians Living in the Community
Population Size, 2010
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People with Disabilities36.4 million
(11.9%)
People without Disabilities267.9 million
(88.1%)
Source: American Community Survey
Table 1.3
Civilians Living in the Community
Since 2008
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12.1% 12.0% 11.9%
Mil
lio
ns
Source: American Community Survey
Civilians Ages 18-64 Living in the Community
Numbers, by Disability Type, 2010
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Mil
lio
ns
3.93.2
7.9
9.9
3.4
6.7
Source: American Community Survey
Tables 1.8-1.13
Civilians Ages 18-64 Living in the Community
Employment Rate, 2010
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Per
cen
tag
e
33.4
49.1
23.4 24.4
16.3 15.8
37.2
Source: American Community Survey
Tables 2.1-2.8
Civilians Ages 18-64 Living in the Community
Employment Rates, Since 2008
13Source: American Community Survey
Per
cen
tag
e
Gap 38.6 pts
Gap 39.0 pts
Gap 39.4 pts
Civilians Ages 16-64
Recent Unemployment Trend
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People with Disabilities
People without Disabilities
2009 2010 20112008
Source: Current Population Survey
Table 3.3
Civilians Ages 16-64
Recent Unemployment Trend, Relative
152009 2010 20112008
Source: Current Population Survey
Table 3.3
Monthly Number of SSDI Applications
Applications to SSDI
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Table 9.10
Source: SSA Publications
• 618,000 applicants in FFY 2009.• 177,984 closures with successful employment
outcomes in FFY 2009.
Vocational Rehabilitation
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Tables 12.1, 12.3
Number of Applications & Competitive Closures
VR Trends
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• 2008 Federal Expenditures on Working-Age People with Disabilities
- Social Security Administration
$131,917,000,000
- Vocational Rehabilitation
$1,644,000,000
Federal Expenditures
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Tables 13.1, 13.4
• Add more time-trend information.– May require estimating our own statistics.
• Some done --- Tables 3.4 - 3.9
• 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.
Future Expansion
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• www.DisabilityCompendium.org– Accessible pdf and accessible html.– Limited print versions
• Technical assistance available at our toll-free number -- 866-538-9521
Accessing the Compendium
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Andrew J. Houtenville, Ph.D.
Institute on Disability
University of New Hampshire
10 West Edge Drive, Suite 201Durham, NH 03824(603) 862-4004
Contact Information
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