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

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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

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Per

cen

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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

Andrew.Houtenville@unh.edu

Contact Information

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