| Characteristic | Distribution | Percent employed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No disability |
Disability | No disability |
Disability | Difference | |
Total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 77.1 | 37.6 | -39.5 |
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Education |
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No high school degree |
12.1 | 25.3 | 61.8 | 23.3 | -38.5 |
High school degree |
26.9 | 34.1 | 74.2 | 35.9 | -38.4 |
Some college, no degree |
25.0 | 22.7 | 76.2 | 43.4 | -32.9 |
Associate's degree |
8.0 | 6.3 | 83.7 | 48.8 | -34.9 |
Bachelor's degree |
18.5 | 7.8 | 84.2 | 55.0 | -29.1 |
Graduate degree |
9.6 | 3.8 | 87.2 | 59.9 | -27.3 |
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Age, years |
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Mean |
39.5 | 46.2 | … | … | … |
18-24 |
16.6 | 8.6 | 62.6 | 38.6 | -24.0 |
25-34 |
22.1 | 12.3 | 80.3 | 44.2 | -36.2 |
35-44 |
22.9 | 17.7 | 83.0 | 41.8 | -41.2 |
45-54 |
22.6 | 28.9 | 83.8 | 39.1 | -44.7 |
55-64 |
15.9 | 32.5 | 69.5 | 31.3 | -38.3 |
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Sex |
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Female |
50.2 | 48.9 | 72.1 | 35.1 | -36.9 |
Male |
49.8 | 51.1 | 82.1 | 40.0 | -42.1 |
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Race or ethnicity |
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White |
75.4 | 73.1 | 78.5 | 39.6 | -38.9 |
African American |
11.9 | 17.0 | 71.1 | 28.7 | -42.3 |
Asian |
5.3 | 2.2 | 74.2 | 42.0 | -32.2 |
Native American |
0.8 | 1.4 | 67.6 | 34.4 | -33.2 |
Other or multiracial |
6.7 | 6.3 | 74.6 | 37.6 | -37.0 |
Hispanic(1) |
15.1 | 11.8 | 74.7 | 38.2 | -36.5 |
Non-Hispanic |
84.9 | 88.2 | 77.5 | 37.5 | -40.0 |
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Sample size |
1,643,147 | 195,477 | … | … | … |
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Footnotes: |
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NOTE: All of the differences listed are statistically significant at p < .05. |
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