Table 3. People with a work-limiting health condition or difficulty by sex, age, educational attainment, and whether the condition is expected to last more than 3 months, July 2024

Table 3. People with a work-limiting health condition or difficulty by sex, age, educational attainment, and whether the condition is expected to last more than 3 months, July 2024 [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Civilian noninstitutional population	People with a health condition or difficulty that limits work	Percent of population with a health condition or difficulty that limits work	People whose work-limiting health condition or difficulty is expected to last more than 3 months	Percent of population whose work-limiting health condition or difficulty is expected to last more than 3 months
Total, ages 16 to 75	246,596	30,661	12.4	25,921	10.5
Men	121,405	14,659	12.1	12,425	10.2
Women	125,192	16,002	12.8	13,497	10.8
16 to 24 years	38,993	2,258	5.8	1,888	4.8
25 to 34 years	44,447	3,021	6.8	2,459	5.5
35 to 44 years	44,207	3,331	7.5	2,814	6.4
45 to 54 years	40,020	4,755	11.9	3,978	9.9
55 to 64 years	41,205	7,911	19.2	6,772	16.4
65 to 75 years	37,724	9,385	24.9	8,011	21.2
Total, ages 25 to 75	207,603	28,403	13.7	24,033	11.6
Less than a high school diploma	16,147	4,026	24.9	3,390	21.0
High school graduates, no college(1)	56,256	10,567	18.8	8,979	16.0
Some college or associate degree	51,705	8,224	15.9	6,942	13.4
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	83,494	5,587	6.7	4,722	5.7
People with a health condition or difficulty that limits work	30,661	30,661	100.0	25,921	84.5
With a disability	15,804	15,804	100.0	13,743	87.0
With no disability	14,857	14,857	100.0	12,179	82.0
Footnotes (1) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes people with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

Last Modified Date: September 30, 2025