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2011 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium

2011 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium. Capitol Hill Briefing Nov. 2, 2011. Introduction. Welcome to the release briefing of the Third Annual Disability Statistics Compendium.

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2011 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium

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  1. 2011 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium Capitol Hill Briefing Nov. 2, 2011

  2. Introduction • Welcome to the release briefing 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). 2

  3. Purpose of this Presentation • 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. 3

  4. Purpose of the Compendium • 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. 4

  5. Design of the Compendium • 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. 5

  6. Topics Covered • 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 6

  7. Cautions • 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. 7

  8. Population Size, 2010 Table 1.3 Civilians Living in the Community People with Disabilities 36.4 million (11.9%) People without Disabilities 267.9 million (88.1%) 8 Source: American Community Survey

  9. Since 2008 Civilians Living in the Community 11.9% 12.0% 12.1% Millions 9 Source: American Community Survey

  10. Numbers, by Disability Type, 2010 Tables 1.8-1.13 Civilians Ages 18-64 Living in the Community 9.9 Millions 7.9 6.7 3.9 3.4 3.2 10 Source: American Community Survey

  11. Employment Rate, 2010 Tables 2.1-2.8 Civilians Ages 18-64 Living in the Community 49.1 37.2 33.4 Percentage 24.4 23.4 16.3 15.8 11 Source: American Community Survey

  12. Employment Rates, Since 2008 Civilians Ages 18-64 Living in the Community Gap 38.6pts Gap 39.0pts Gap 39.4pts Percentage 12 Source: American Community Survey

  13. Recent Unemployment Trend Table 3.3 Civilians Ages 16-64 People with Disabilities People without Disabilities 2008 2009 2010 2011 13 Source: Current Population Survey

  14. Recent Unemployment Trend, Relative Table 3.3 Civilians Ages 16-64 2008 2009 2010 2011 14 Source: Current Population Survey

  15. Applications to SSDI Table 9.10 Monthly Number of SSDI Applications 15 Source: SSA Publications

  16. Vocational Rehabilitation Tables 12.1, 12.3 • 618,000 applicants in FFY 2009. • 177,984 closures with successful employment outcomes in FFY 2009. 16

  17. VR Trends Number of Applications & Competitive Closures 17 Source: RSA-113 Reports

  18. Federal Expenditures Tables 13.1, 13.4 • 2008 Federal Expenditures on Working-Age People with Disabilities - Social Security Administration $131,917,000,000 - Vocational Rehabilitation $1,644,000,000 18

  19. Future Expansion • 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. 19

  20. Accessing the Compendium • www.DisabilityCompendium.org • Accessible pdf and accessible html. • Limited print versions • Technical assistance available at our toll-free number -- 866-538-9521 20

  21. Contact Information Andrew J. Houtenville, Ph.D. Institute on Disability University of New Hampshire 10 West Edge Drive, Suite 201 Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-4004 Andrew.Houtenville@unh.edu 21

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