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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Were in Families Having Problems Paying Medical Bills in the Past 12 Months, by Disability Status and Age Group — United States, 2023

Bar graph showing the percentage of individuals with and without disabilities across different age groups. The age groups are divided into "All ages," "18-44," "45-64," and "65 or older." The bars represent the percentage of individuals, with separate bars for those "Without disabilities" in darker shade and "With disabilities" in lighter shade.

In 2023, the percentage of adults aged ≥18 years who were in families having problems paying medical bills in the past 12 months was higher among those with disabilities (21.2%) compared with those without disabilities (9.6%). This pattern was observed across all age groups. Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164154 Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Read More >

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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Lacked Reliable Transportation for Daily Living in the Past 12 Months, by Disability Status and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2022

The figure is a bar graph illustrating the percentage of adults aged ≥18 years who lacked reliable transportation for daily living in the past 12 months, by disability status and age group, in the United States during 2022 according to the National Health Interview Survey."

In 2022, 5.7% of adults aged ≥18 years lacked reliable transportation for daily living in the past 12 months. The percentage lacking reliable transportation for daily living among those with disability was higher (14.4%) compared with those without disability (4.9%). The percentages among persons with disability were higher than percentages among those without disability in Read More >

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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Rarely or Never Get the Social and Emotional Support They Need, by Sex and Disability Status — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2021

In 2021, 6.9% of adults aged ≥18 years rarely or never got the social and emotional support they needed. Overall, the percentage was higher among those with a disability (11.7%) than among those without disability (6.4%). Among men, 11.3% of those with disability rarely or never got needed support, compared with 7.0% of those without Read More >

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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Diagnosed Diabetes, by Disability Status and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020

In 2020, 25.7% of adults aged ≥18 years with disability had diagnosed diabetes compared with 7.7% of those without disability. For each age group, those with disability were more likely to have diabetes: adults aged 18–44 years (8.3% versus 2.2%), 45–64 years (25.3% versus 9.9%), and ≥65 years (34.2% versus 17.8%). Regardless of disability status, Read More >

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Stressful Life Events Among Children Aged 5–17 Years by Disability Status: United States, 2019

Questions for Heidi Ullman, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Stressful Life Events Among Children Aged 5–17 Years by Disability Status: United States, 2019.” Q: Why did you decide to do a report on stressful life events for children with a disability? HU: Children with disabilities are an important population group that has experienced disadvantage Read More >

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