Disability and the household context: Findings for the United States from the public Use Microdata Sample of the American Community Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Based on questions about impairments and activity limitations, the American Community Survey shows that roughly 13% of the U.S. population is experiencing disability. As most people live in households with other persons, this study explores disability at the household level. Considering the literature on household decision-making, solidarity, and capabilities in disability, this analysis of the household context of disability takes into account residential settings, household composition, and urban-rural differences.

Method

The 2015-2019 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS), which shows persons with disability (PwD) and persons without disability (PwoD), also indicates household membership, used here to separately identify PwoD as those living in households wi

SUBMITTER: von Reichert C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9397927 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature