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Section 3: Factors Related to Work Disability
3.6. How does work disability differ by gender?
There is little difference in the percentage of working-age men and women with a work disability. The 8.3 million men with a work disability make up 9.8% of the male population age 16 - 64. The 8.9 million women with a work disability comprise 9.9% of the working-age female population.
The rate of severe work disability is nearly the same for men and women -- 6.5% or 5.5 million men and 6.6% or 5.8 million women.
Do not compare these data to earlier data as the question asked in the CPS was rephrased in 1994. This has resulted in more people with a work disability being identified, and particularly increases the numbers in the 35-44 and 45-54 year age groups.
Men and women have similar rates of work disability at all ages.
| Age Groups |
Men | Women | Total | |||
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| Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | |
| 16-24 | 4.1% | 675,000 | 4.2% | 693,000 | 4.1% | 1,368,000 |
| 25-34 | 5.1% | 987,000 | 5.8% | 1,144,000 | 5.5% | 2,131,000 |
| 35-44 | 9.3% | 2,029,000 | 9.0% | 2,006,000 | 9.1% | 4,035,000 |
| 45-54 | 12.8% | 2,123,000 | 13.5% | 2,365,000 | 13.2% | 4,488,000 |
| 55-64 | 23.2% | 2,477,000 | 23.0% | 2,659,000 | 23.1% | 5,136,000 |
| Total | 9.8% | 8,291,000 | 10.1% | 8,867,000 | 9.9% | 17,157,000 |
Table 4: Percentage and number with work disability, by gender and age group, 16-64 years
Source: U. S. Bureau of the Census Website, Table 198.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disable/cps/cps198.html
Surveys: CPS, 1998.
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