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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly different than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Adults with Disability
State: Oregon
Measurement Period: 2023
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This indicator shows the percentage of the adult population that are limited in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems.
Why is this important?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 50 million people (approximately 20% of the population) in the United States have a disability, and, of those, more than 34 million (>12%) live with a severe disability. Poverty and underemployment are major problems facing individuals with disabilities.
12.3%
Source:
American Community Survey Supplemental Estimates
Measurement period: 2023
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: October 2024
Measurement period: 2023
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: October 2024
Compared to
Technical note: The data collection issues experienced by the 2020 ACS severely affected the data quality of these statistics, therefore, the Census Bureau decided not to release the standard ACS 1-year data for 2020.
More details:
Data for this indicator can be found in tables K201801 (numerator) and K200104 (denominator) on data.census.gov.
Graph Selections
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Data Source
- American Community Survey Supplemental Estimates
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Health / Disabilities, Health Status, Adults, People with Disabilities