2017 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium | Annual Disability Statistics Compendium

Section 7: Health

This section presents statistics on health in the United States, especially the health of people with disabilities. Specifically, the data address the prevalence of disabilities, health behaviors such as smoking, binge drinking, obesity, and health insurance coverage by disability status. These statistics were generated by the authors using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. See the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Disability and Health Data System for more detailed information on the health of the population with disabilities. Statistics for people with disabilities (disability status) are based on having responded ‘yes’ to a series of questions within the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. See the glossary for more details.

Tables

Table 7.1: In 2016, there were 239,368,830 individuals ages 18 and over living in the community, and 61,444,813 had a disability (25.7 percent). The state with the largest number of individuals with disabilities was California, with 6,479,729 individuals with disabilities, while the state with the smallest number of individuals with disabilities was Alaska, with 100,857 individuals with disabilities.

Table 7.2: In 2016, individuals (ages 18 years and over) with disabilities were more likely to smoke (24.6 percent) than adults without disabilities (13.5 percent). Adults with disabilities were most likely to smoke in Missouri (34.0 percent) and least likely to smoke in Utah (15.0 percent).

Table 7.3: In 2016, individuals (ages 18 years and over) with disabilities were more likely to be obese (38.9 percent) than adults without disabilities (26.4 percent). Adults with disabilities were most likely to be obese in Alabama (43.8 percent) and least likely to be obese in Hawaii (29.6 percent).

Table 7.4: In 2016, individuals (ages 18 years and over) with disabilities were less likely to binge drink (13.1 percent) than adults without disabilities (18.3 percent). Adults with disabilities were most likely to binge drink in Wisconsin (21.6 percent) and least likely to binge drink in Mississippi (7.0 percent).

Table 7.5: In 2016, individuals ages 18 and over with disabilities in Kentucky were most likely to have health insurance coverage (94.9 percent), while individuals ages 18 and over with disabilities in Texas were least likely to have health insurance coverage (79.8 percent).

State	Total	Disability		No Disability		State	Total	Disability		No Disability
Table 7.1 Persons Ages 18 and Over Living in the Community, by Disability Status: 2016
State	Total	Count	% [1]	Count	% [1]	State	Total	Count	% [1]	Count	% [1]
U.S.	239,368,830	61,444,813	25.7	177,924,017	74.3	MO	4,585,099	1,319,633	28.8	3,265,466	71.2
AL	3,640,055	1,218,125	33.5	2,421,930	66.5	MT	795,300	215,715	27.1	579,585	72.9
AK	536,456	100,857	18.8	435,598	81.2	NE	1,409,913	309,584	22.0	1,100,329	78.0
AZ	5,058,865	1,335,910	26.4	3,722,955	73.6	NV	2,199,372	640,482	29.1	1,558,890	70.9
AR	2,209,009	767,548	34.7	1,441,461	65.3	NH	1,040,213	253,885	24.4	786,328	75.6
CA	28,300,734	6,479,729	22.9	21,821,005	77.1	NJ	6,677,014	1,660,706	24.9	5,016,308	75.1
CO	3,904,017	742,860	19.0	3,161,157	81.0	NM	1,530,046	446,098	29.2	1,083,948	70.8
CT	2,727,152	605,684	22.2	2,121,468	77.8	NY	14,489,676	3,321,032	22.9	11,168,644	77.1
DE	725,097	185,501	25.6	539,596	74.4	NC	7,652,518	1,981,999	25.9	5,670,519	74.1
DC	549,107	122,063	22.2	427,043	77.8	ND	564,903	114,217	20.2	450,686	79.8
FL	15,661,693	4,744,369	30.3	10,917,323	69.7	OH	8,768,183	2,343,380	26.7	6,424,802	73.3
GA	7,520,364	2,033,265	27.0	5,487,099	73.0	OK	2,839,606	915,771	32.2	1,923,835	67.8
HI	1,082,749	236,073	21.8	846,676	78.2	OR	3,018,447	782,790	25.9	2,235,657	74.1
ID	1,195,711	264,474	22.1	931,236	77.9	PA	9,847,625	2,450,613	24.9	7,397,012	75.1
IL	9,582,566	2,025,310	21.1	7,557,255	78.9	RI	813,624	201,338	24.7	612,286	75.3
IN	4,901,833	1,219,518	24.9	3,682,315	75.1	SC	3,750,005	1,118,059	29.8	2,631,946	70.2
IA	2,344,320	531,559	22.7	1,812,761	77.3	SD	636,655	141,365	22.2	495,290	77.8
KS	2,081,961	491,285	23.6	1,590,676	76.4	TN	4,966,893	1,588,738	32.0	3,378,155	68.0
KY	3,350,108	1,176,897	35.1	2,173,212	64.9	TX	19,894,967	4,928,536	24.8	14,966,430	75.2
LA	3,442,616	1,081,030	31.4	2,361,587	68.6	UT	2,065,191	416,818	20.2	1,648,374	79.8
ME	1,049,615	259,082	24.7	790,533	75.3	VT	489,437	109,883	22.5	379,554	77.5
MD	4,477,447	967,871	21.6	3,509,576	78.4	VA	6,352,708	1,468,686	23.1	4,884,021	76.9
MA	5,139,947	1,226,532	23.9	3,913,416	76.1	WA	5,471,897	1,264,635	23.1	4,207,262	76.9
MI	7,503,404	2,254,450	30.0	5,248,953	70.0	WV	1,439,271	573,424	39.8	865,847	60.2
MN	4,103,681	933,297	22.7	3,170,383	77.3	WI	4,268,205	969,073	22.7	3,299,132	77.3
MS	2,198,551	775,664	35.3	1,422,887	64.7	WY	438,355	111,776	25.5	326,579	74.5
Source: Authors' calculations using data from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. U.S. values were calculated based on the summation of state values. Persons living in institutions are not included. See dhds.cdc.gov/methods for more detail. [1] The count of people with or without a disability as a percent of total.

State	Smoking (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Smoking (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]
Table 7.2 Health Behavior—Smoking among Persons Ages 18 and Over by Disability Status: 2016
State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]
U.S.	24.6	13.5	11.0	MO	34.0	17.4	16.6
AL	29.2	17.6	11.6	MT	26.2	15.7	10.5
AK	29.1	16.8	12.3	NE	26.4	14.3	12.1
AZ	22.0	12.0	10.0	NV	23.4	13.7	9.7
AR	32.9	18.8	14.1	NH	28.4	14.7	13.6
CA	16.4	9.4	7.1	NJ	23.1	11.0	12.1
CO	26.4	13.1	13.2	NM	22.3	14.3	8.0
CT	23.3	10.5	12.8	NY	20.1	12.4	7.7
DE	25.5	15.0	10.4	NC	24.9	15.3	9.6
DC	23.0	12.3	10.6	ND	30.4	17.1	13.3
FL	21.9	12.7	9.3	OH	31.8	19.2	12.6
GA	27.6	14.3	13.3	OK	27.9	15.2	12.7
HI	19.8	11.2	8.6	OR	25.2	13.1	12.1
ID	23.6	11.9	11.8	PA	27.9	14.7	13.2
IL	24.1	13.6	10.5	RI	24.0	11.4	12.6
IN	31.9	17.6	14.3	SC	29.4	16.0	13.4
IA	25.8	14.0	11.8	SD	22.1	17.0	5.2
KS	26.8	14.3	12.6	TN	32.1	17.4	14.8
KY	32.4	20.2	12.1	TX	19.9	12.5	7.5
LA	29.2	19.7	9.6	UT	15.0	7.2	7.8
ME	30.2	16.4	13.8	VT	28.5	13.7	14.8
MD	22.7	11.1	11.6	VA	23.8	12.8	10.9
MA	21.2	11.3	10.0	WA	21.8	11.6	10.2
MI	29.2	16.6	12.7	WV	29.9	21.5	8.4
MN	24.5	12.4	12.0	WI	26.8	14.3	12.6
MS	28.8	19.6	9.2	WY	25.0	17.0	8.0
Source: Authors' calculations using data from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. U.S. values were calculated based on the summation of state values. Persons living in institutions are not included. See dhds.cdc.gov/methods for more detail. [1] The difference in percentage points between people who smoke with and without a disability.

State	Obesity (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Obesity (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]
Table 7.3 Health Behavior—Obesity among Persons 18 and Over by Disability Status: 2016
State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]
U.S.	38.9	26.4	12.6	MO	41.9	27.6	14.3
AL	43.8	31.8	12.0	MT	34.5	22.0	12.5
AK	39.7	30.0	9.8	NE	38.2	30.3	7.9
AZ	40.5	25.0	15.5	NV	34.0	22.5	11.5
AR	40.9	32.9	8.0	NH	36.8	23.2	13.6
CA	35.2	22.0	13.2	NJ	38.3	24.1	14.2
CO	31.6	20.0	11.6	NM	34.9	25.8	9.1
CT	37.3	23.1	14.2	NY	38.0	21.9	16.0
DE	41.8	26.8	15.1	NC	42.5	28.3	14.2
DC	35.3	19.0	16.2	ND	40.5	29.9	10.7
FL	35.1	23.9	11.2	OH	42.9	27.2	15.7
GA	39.6	28.5	11.1	OK	40.2	29.5	10.7
HI	29.6	22.1	7.5	OR	39.4	25.1	14.4
ID	37.0	24.6	12.4	PA	38.3	27.7	10.6
IL	41.7	28.6	13.1	RI	39.1	22.3	16.8
IN	40.8	29.7	11.1	SC	41.1	28.2	12.8
IA	40.7	29.1	11.6	SD	37.6	27.6	10.0
KS	39.7	28.5	11.2	TN	42.1	31.5	10.5
KY	41.9	29.9	12.0	TX	40.6	31.0	9.6
LA	40.9	33.6	7.3	UT	36.2	22.7	13.5
ME	40.2	26.3	13.9	VT	38.6	23.4	15.2
MD	41.1	26.9	14.2	VA	37.8	26.5	11.2
MA	34.3	20.7	13.6	WA	39.7	25.5	14.2
MI	40.5	29.0	11.5	WV	43.7	33.4	10.3
MN	37.6	24.9	12.6	WI	36.6	28.5	8.1
MS	41.5	34.2	7.3	WY	37.1	24.5	12.5
Source: Authors' calculations using data from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. U.S. values were calculated based on the summation of state values. Persons living in institutions are not included. See dhds.cdc.gov/methods for more detail. [1] The difference in percentage points between people who are obese with and without a disability.

State	Binge Drinking (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Binge Drinking (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]
Table 7.4 Health Behavior—Binge Drinking among Persons Ages 18 and Over by Disability Status: 2016
State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]
U.S.	13.1	18.3	-5.1	MO	12.6	20.8	-8.2
AL	9.7	14.6	-4.9	MT	13.9	20.9	-7.0
AK	13.7	19.3	-5.6	NE	12.4	22.2	-9.7
AZ	12.6	16.7	-4.2	NV	12.1	17.4	-5.3
AR	13.9	15.7	-1.8	NH	14.3	19.3	-5.0
CA	13.5	17.1	-3.6	NJ	10.6	17.8	-7.1
CO	14.6	20.3	-5.7	NM	11.1	16.7	-5.6
CT	13.5	17.7	-4.2	NY	13.5	18.8	-5.3
DE	12.5	18.6	-6.1	NC	11.1	15.9	-4.8
DC	16.4	28.1	-11.7	ND	17.9	26.7	-8.7
FL	12.1	17.0	-4.8	OH	13.1	19.6	-6.5
GA	10.8	14.3	-3.6	OK	9.1	13.2	-4.1
HI	15.7	19.4	-3.7	OR	13.9	17.2	-3.2
ID	12.7	17.2	-4.5	PA	16.3	20.4	-4.2
IL	16.2	20.8	-4.7	RI	11.2	17.3	-6.1
IN	13.5	18.8	-5.3	SC	12.6	18.7	-6.1
IA	14.7	23.1	-8.3	SD	12.6	21.2	-8.6
KS	11.4	17.5	-6.1	TN	10.5	14.2	-3.7
KY	9.7	17.4	-7.8	TX	15.2	18.9	-3.7
LA	13.4	18.6	-5.1	UT	11.3	12.9	-1.5
ME	13.3	20.0	-6.6	VT	13.4	19.9	-6.5
MD	11.9	16.2	-4.4	VA	12.0	17.1	-5.1
MA	14.6	18.9	-4.3	WA	12.4	17.6	-5.2
MI	14.5	21.0	-6.5	WV	8.2	13.5	-5.3
MN	16.7	22.6	-6.0	WI	21.6	25.4	-3.8
MS	7.0	15.1	-8.2	WY	15.5	19.4	-3.9
Source: Authors' calculations using data from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. U.S. values were calculated based on the summation of state values. Persons living in institutions are not included. See dhds.cdc.gov/methods for more detail. [1] The difference in percentage points between people who binge drink with and without a disability.

State	Health Care Coverage (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Health Care Coverage (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]
Table 7.5 Health Care Coverage—Among Persons Ages 18 and Over by Disability Services: 2016
State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]
U.S.	88.1	88.8	-0.7	MO	87.0	89.8	-2.8
AL	86.7	87.6	-0.9	MT	90.5	89.8	0.6
AK	86.4	90.3	-3.9	NE	85.4	88.5	-3.1
AZ	88.7	87.5	1.2	NV	84.9	85.5	-0.6
AR	91.1	89.3	1.8	NH	92.4	93.8	-1.4
CA	90.7	89.0	1.7	NJ	90.7	89.1	1.6
CO	91.5	89.0	2.5	NM	92.3	89.6	2.6
CT	92.7	93.3	-0.6	NY	91.3	90.7	0.6
DE	90.7	91.5	-0.8	NC	83.6	87.6	-4.0
DC	91.1	95.9	-4.8	ND	89.9	93.1	-3.2
FL	82.9	84.3	-1.4	OH	93.6	93.0	0.5
GA	80.8	84.2	-3.4	OK	84.0	86.2	-2.2
HI	94.1	93.1	0.9	OR	90.8	91.1	-0.3
ID	84.5	84.9	-0.4	PA	93.7	93.1	0.6
IL	89.3	91.6	-2.3	RI	94.0	92.5	1.6
IN	88.1	89.3	-1.2	SC	84.9	88.2	-3.2
IA	94.1	93.4	0.8	SD	89.8	92.3	-2.5
KS	84.3	88.4	-4.0	TN	84.0	90.8	-6.9
KY	94.9	94.0	0.9	TX	79.8	78.3	1.5
LA	85.9	86.7	-0.8	UT	86.7	89.3	-2.6
ME	89.9	91.7	-1.8	VT	94.2	95.1	-0.8
MD	93.0	91.7	1.2	VA	83.9	90.1	-6.2
MA	93.5	94.6	-1.1	WA	92.2	91.2	1.0
MI	91.6	92.1	-0.5	WV	94.1	91.7	2.4
MN	93.3	93.8	-0.5	WI	90.8	91.5	-0.8
MS	83.5	83.7	-0.2	WY	86.3	86.0	0.3
Source: Authors' calculations using data from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. U.S. values were calculated based on the summation of state values. Persons living in institutions are not included. See dhds.cdc.gov/methods for more detail. [1] The difference in percentage points between people with health insurance coverage with and without a disability.