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Section 11: Health

This section presents statistics on health in the United States, especially the health of people with disabilities. The data address the prevalence of disabilities, health behaviors such as smoking, obesity, and binge drinking 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 additional 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 glossary for greater detail).

Tables

Table 11.1: In 2018, there were 243,724,770 individuals ages 18 and over living in the community, and 66,288,921 had a disability (27.2 percent). The state with the largest number of individuals with disabilities was California, with 7,130,336 individuals with disabilities, while the state with the smallest number was the District of Columbia, with 114,488 individuals with disabilities.

Table 11.2: In 2018, individuals ages 18 years and over (adults) with disabilities were more likely to smoke (22.9 percent) than adults without disabilities (12.8 percent). Adults with disabilities were most likely to smoke in Arkansas (31.8 percent) and least likely to smoke in California and Utah (15.5 percent).

Table 11.3: In 2018, individuals ages 18 years and over (adults) with disabilities were more likely to be obese (39.6 percent) than adults without disabilities (27.7 percent). Adults with disabilities were most likely to be obese in Iowa (46.0 percent) and least likely to be obese in Hawaii (28.9 percent).

Table 11.4: In 2018, individuals ages 18 years and over (adults) with disabilities were less likely to binge drink (13.1 percent) than adults without disabilities (17.7 percent). Adults with disabilities were most likely to binge drink in Massachusetts (20.0 percent) and least likely to binge drink in West Virginia (8.5 percent).

State	Total	Disability		No Disability		State	Total	Disability		No Disability
Table 11.1 Health — Persons Ages 18 and Over Living in the Community, by Disability Status: 2018
State	Total	Count	% [1]	Count	% [1]	State	Total	Count	% [1]	Count	% [1]
U.S.	243,724,770	66,288,921	27.2	177,435,849	72.8	MO	4,655,622	1,431,670	30.8	3,223,953	69.2
AL	3,662,621	1,230,991	33.6	2,431,630	66.4	MT	815,580	228,561	28.0	587,019	72.0
AK	545,422	144,714	26.5	400,709	73.5	NE	1,408,658	329,299	23.4	1,079,359	76.6
AZ	5,270,859	1,433,998	27.2	3,836,860	72.8	NV	2,305,513	694,366	30.1	1,611,148	69.9
AR	2,234,883	782,742	35.0	1,452,141	65.0	NH	1,064,769	254,039	23.9	810,731	76.1
CA	28,854,775	7,130,336	24.7	21,724,439	75.3	NJ	6,704,814	1,661,572	24.8	5,043,242	75.2
CO	4,087,299	799,353	19.6	3,287,946	80.4	NM	1,537,653	446,002	29.0	1,091,651	71.0
CT	2,726,443	631,251	23.2	2,095,192	76.8	NY	14,784,681	3,869,293	26.2	10,915,388	73.8
DE	737,515	210,343	28.5	527,171	71.5	NC	7,843,310	2,260,357	28.8	5,582,953	71.2
DC	551,725	114,488	20.8	437,237	79.2	ND	564,570	132,133	23.4	432,437	76.6
FL	16,443,242	4,986,851	30.3	11,456,391	69.7	OH	8,878,576	2,599,258	29.3	6,279,318	70.7
GA	7,621,273	2,176,746	28.6	5,444,527	71.4	OK	2,884,969	996,986	34.6	1,887,984	65.4
HI	1,071,762	245,084	22.9	826,678	77.1	OR	3,179,570	900,088	28.3	2,279,482	71.7
ID	1,259,054	329,747	26.2	929,308	73.8	PA	9,735,555	2,645,462	27.2	7,090,093	72.8
IL	9,577,104	2,198,127	23.0	7,378,977	77.0	RI	820,387	221,138	27.0	599,250	73.0
IN	4,935,357	1,396,765	28.3	3,538,592	71.7	SC	3,875,326	1,155,934	29.8	2,719,392	70.2
IA	2,351,866	534,099	22.7	1,817,767	77.3	SD	643,015	165,861	25.8	477,154	74.2
KS	2,119,012	550,538	26.0	1,568,474	74.0	TN	5,041,662	1,690,283	33.5	3,351,379	66.5
KY	3,372,872	1,247,377	37.0	2,125,494	63.0	TX	20,410,673	5,366,445	26.3	15,044,228	73.7
LA	3,415,167	1,171,867	34.3	2,243,300	65.7	UT	2,178,408	491,902	22.6	1,686,507	77.4
ME	1,059,161	304,423	28.7	754,738	71.3	VT	493,102	119,868	24.3	373,234	75.7
MD	4,566,419	1,013,057	22.2	3,553,363	77.8	VA	6,428,367	1,647,478	25.6	4,780,889	74.4
MA	5,338,566	1,323,262	24.8	4,015,304	75.2	WA	5,554,401	1,341,281	24.1	4,213,120	75.9
MI	7,513,072	2,233,163	29.7	5,279,908	70.3	WV	1,408,373	596,274	42.3	812,099	57.7
MN	4,219,257	960,659	22.8	3,258,598	77.2	WI	4,319,246	943,386	21.8	3,375,860	78.2
MS	2,221,430	833,539	37.5	1,387,891	62.5	WY	431,814	116,466	27.0	315,348	73.0
Citation: Authors' calculations using data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 11.1). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. 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 https://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 11.2 Health — Smoking among Persons Ages 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 2018
State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]
U.S.	22.9	12.8	10.1	MO	27.8	15.4	12.4
AL	27.3	15.1	12.2	MT	26.1	14.8	11.3
AK	30.8	14.8	16.0	NE	20.3	14.7	5.6
AZ	20.0	11.9	8.1	NV	19.1	14.3	4.8
AR	31.8	18.0	13.8	NH	26.9	12.1	14.8
CA	15.5	9.8	5.7	NJ	18.6	11.5	7.1
CO	20.5	12.9	7.6	NM	22.9	12.1	10.8
CT	18.2	10.3	7.9	NY	20.0	10.3	9.7
DE	24.3	13.4	10.9	NC	24.3	14.7	9.6
DC	25.9	10.5	15.4	ND	26.8	16.8	10.0
FL	20.2	12.0	8.2	OH	29.3	16.9	12.4
GA	23.4	13.2	10.2	OK	27.0	15.8	11.2
HI	19.1	11.6	7.5	OR	23.8	12.3	11.5
ID	22.8	11.9	10.9	PA	26.7	13.3	13.4
IL	20.6	13.9	6.7	RI	20.7	12.4	8.3
IN	31.0	17.3	13.7	SC	24.8	15.2	9.6
IA	23.9	14.4	9.5	SD	25.5	16.8	8.7
KS	26.8	13.9	12.9	TN	30.1	15.8	14.3
KY	31.4	18.8	12.6	TX	20.0	12.4	7.6
LA	27.4	16.9	10.5	UT	15.5	7.0	8.5
ME	28.8	13.3	15.5	VT	22.8	10.6	12.2
MD	20.7	10.2	10.5	VA	22.9	12.3	10.6
MA	23.6	10.0	13.6	WA	19.8	9.7	10.1
MI	28.0	15.1	12.9	WV	31.7	20.5	11.2
MN	21.5	13.2	8.3	WI	27.3	13.5	13.8
MS	28.5	15.7	12.8	WY	27.3	15.6	11.7
Citation: Authors' calculations using data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 11.2). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. 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 https://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 11.3 Health — Obesity among Persons 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 2018
State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]
U.S.	39.6	27.7	11.9	MO	42.8	31.9	10.9
AL	43.7	32.6	11.1	MT	33.8	24.2	9.6
AK	36.7	26.6	10.1	NE	43.7	31.1	12.6
AZ	36.7	26.4	10.3	NV	33.1	28.0	5.1
AR	43.8	33.7	10.1	NH	41.3	26.4	14.9
CA	34.7	22.9	11.8	NJ	36.1	22.0	14.1
CO	30.7	21.2	9.5	NM	37.2	30.1	7.1
CT	36.8	24.8	12.0	NY	36.8	24.6	12.2
DE	43.9	29.8	14.1	NC	41.0	29.8	11.2
DC	38.5	21.5	17.0	ND	43.9	32.4	11.5
FL	38.8	26.9	11.9	OH	42.6	30.4	12.2
GA	40.7	29.0	11.7	OK	40.9	31.6	9.3
HI	28.9	23.7	5.2	OR	39.1	26.4	12.7
ID	36.3	25.2	11.1	PA	40.1	27.8	12.3
IL	41.7	28.9	12.8	RI	36.2	24.8	11.4
IN	42.0	31.1	10.9	SC	42.2	31.2	11.0
IA	46.0	32.3	13.7	SD	38.1	26.9	11.2
KS	44.5	30.8	13.7	TN	41.0	31.1	9.9
KY	43.2	32.7	10.5	TX	44.7	30.9	13.8
LA	41.7	33.7	8.0	UT	36.6	25.2	11.4
ME	39.6	26.3	13.3	VT	35.1	24.9	10.2
MD	39.0	28.7	10.3	VA	39.1	27.5	11.6
MA	35.2	22.6	12.6	WA	37.6	26.1	11.5
MI	42.9	28.8	14.1	WV	45.1	35.4	9.7
MN	37.8	27.6	10.2	WI	38.5	29.9	8.6
MS	43.0	37.5	5.5	WY	38.4	25.2	13.2
Citation: Authors' calculations using data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 11.3). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. 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 https://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 11.4 Health — Binge Drinking among Persons Ages 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 2018
State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]
U.S.	13.1	17.7	-4.6	MO	11.5	20.5	-9.0
AL	11.0	13.5	-2.5	MT	14.5	19.2	-4.7
AK	12.6	17.1	-4.5	NE	15.5	22.9	-7.5
AZ	12.7	16.6	-4.0	NV	11.7	16.4	-4.7
AR	11.4	16.4	-5.0	NH	10.3	17.9	-7.6
CA	13.6	16.9	-3.3	NJ	11.2	14.3	-3.1
CO	14.0	20.7	-6.7	NM	10.6	16.4	-5.8
CT	13.9	18.1	-4.2	NY	13.7	17.7	-4.0
DE	14.0	17.3	-3.4	NC	10.8	16.3	-5.5
DC	15.3	26.7	-11.3	ND	15.5	23.9	-8.4
FL	12.0	17.4	-5.5	OH	12.5	17.2	-4.7
GA	11.9	15.6	-3.7	OK	8.7	15.3	-6.7
HI	14.9	20.5	-5.6	OR	12.0	17.4	-5.3
ID	12.1	16.2	-4.1	PA	14.4	18.1	-3.8
IL	15.0	20.8	-5.8	RI	14.2	17.3	-3.2
IN	11.7	17.9	-6.1	SC	12.4	16.2	-3.8
IA	15.6	24.7	-9.1	SD	13.5	24.1	-10.6
KS	12.4	17.0	-4.6	TN	9.8	16.6	-6.8
KY	10.4	17.2	-6.8	TX	16.0	18.0	-1.9
LA	14.3	18.7	-4.4	UT	10.2	10.8	-0.6
ME	13.9	18.2	-4.3	VT	13.9	17.5	-3.6
MD	10.0	14.6	-4.6	VA	12.1	16.6	-4.5
MA	20.0	19.7	0.4	WA	12.5	15.4	-2.9
MI	14.5	19.8	-5.3	WV	8.5	14.8	-6.2
MN	15.8	21.6	-5.8	WI	17.5	25.5	-7.9
MS	10.8	13.8	-3.1	WY	13.2	18.9	-5.6
Citation: Authors' calculations using data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 11.4). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. 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 https://dhds.cdc.gov/methods for more detail. [1] The difference in percentage points between people who binge drink with and without a disability.