This statistic presents the age distribution of disability in the U.S. as of 2016. In that year, just over half of those with a disability were aged between 18 and 64 years, whereas those aged 5 to 17 years accounted for only 7.3 percent of people with a disability.
Distribution of disability in the U.S. as of 2016, by age
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Percentage of people with a disability
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Institute on Disability. (January 15, 2018). Distribution of disability in the U.S. as of 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/793958/disability-in-the-us-age-distribution/
Institute on Disability. "Distribution of disability in the U.S. as of 2016, by age." Chart. January 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793958/disability-in-the-us-age-distribution/
Institute on Disability. (2018). Distribution of disability in the U.S. as of 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793958/disability-in-the-us-age-distribution/
Institute on Disability. "Distribution of Disability in The U.S. as of 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793958/disability-in-the-us-age-distribution/
Institute on Disability, Distribution of disability in the U.S. as of 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793958/disability-in-the-us-age-distribution/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Distribution of disability in the U.S. as of 2016, by age [Graph], Institute on Disability, January 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/793958/disability-in-the-us-age-distribution/