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Disability Statistics Florida
Information provided by Sandi Baker - Visual Innovation and Solutions - Published: 2009-01-06
In a previous article I wrote about the newest disability statistics in the United States. We will take a brief look at them, with some of them being in Florida as this is my principal place of office. Also we will discuss what the importance is of these statistics.
The Statistics:
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN FLORIDA:
The median household income among households with men and women with a work limitation in Florida in averages adjusted for inflation to 2007 dollars:
Year 2000-2004 2007 Dollars 30,300
Year 2001-2005 2007 Dollars 30,600
Year 2002-2006 2007 Dollars 30,800
Year 2003-2007 2007 Dollars 31,100
Overall Rates:
Household Income:
Without a Disability $61,000
With a Disability $38,400
Difference $22,600
Poverty Rates:
In the United States:
Without a Disability 9.0%
With a Disability 24.7%
Poverty Rates in Florida:
POVERTY NUMBER IN FLORIDA:
The number of men and women, aged 21-64 with a work limitation in Florida who lived in families with incomes below the poverty line in:
Year 2000-2004 Number 195,000
Year 2001-2005 Number 198,000
Year 2002-2006 Number 192,000
Year 2003-2007 Number 200,000
Employment: Florida-22.2%
Florida Annual Earnings-$32,300
Florida Poverty Rate-21.8%
In the United States there is a 42.8% gap in Employment!
The valuable information that is in these statistics has several factors for those that serve in the field of the disability population whether that is health care or in a separate agency.
What are they?
Characteristics of complex processes in disability facts and figures across the board
Characterization of issues
Verification and support of existing evidence
Relevance of patterns that may be unknown and their associations
As professionals we need to understand these matters for these particulars:
Evaluations of our programs and their impacts
Evaluation of outcome of programs
Planning of programs
These statistics aid us with the provisions of source material of the disabled population.
Reference: Cornell University. 2008. 2007 Disability Status Report. Author: Sandi Baker Visual Innovations & Solutions. I am the Co-Founder of Visual Innovations & Solutions. We are a Non-Profit Foundation dedicated to providing visual aids and technology to the visually impaired and disabled. Please visit us at: http://visualinnovations.org
- This web page is from the Disabled World Facts & Statistics section which provides: World health and disability statistics and facts including country and state population with disabilities.
