Fact Sheet
Total Non-Institutionalized Disabled Persons
Total Non-Institutionalized Disabled Persons
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San Antonio
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Bexar County
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Texas
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USA
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| 1995 Total Population | 1,092,300 | 1,310,500 | 18,723,991 | 262,755,270 | |||||||
| Disabled Population Estimate (26%)* | 284,762 | 341,646 | 4,881,322 | 68,499,982 | |||||||
| Impairment Type | Persons/1,000 | . | |||||||||
| Visual | 40.4 | 44,129 | 52,944 | 756,446 | 10,615,260 | ||||||
| Hearing | 82.9 | 90,552 | 108,641 | 1,552,211 | 21,782,306 | ||||||
| Speech | 9.6 | 10,486 | 12,580 | 179,752 | 2,522,477 | ||||||
| Mental | 31.2 | 34,079 | 40,887 | 584,179 | 8,197,833 | ||||||
| Orthopedic** | 96.6 | 105,516 | 126,594 | 1,808,734 | 25,382,106 | ||||||
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Use of Mobility Devices
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| Wheelchairs | 3.3 | 3,605 | 4,325 | 61,797 | 867,198 | ||||||
| Walkers | 3.2 | 3,495 | 4,193 | 59,911 | 840,738 | ||||||
| Crutches | 2.7 | 2,948 | 3,537 | 50,540 | 709,229 | ||||||
| Canes | 12.8 | 14,068 | 16,879 | 241,158 | 3,384,183 | ||||||
| Special Shoes | 7 | 7,646 | 9,173 | 131,062 | 1,839,208 | ||||||
| Leg Braces | 1.9 | 2,075 | 2,489 | 35,566 | 499,104 | ||||||
| Artificial Limbs**** | 1 | 1,092 | 1,311 | 18,724 | 262,755 | ||||||
| Device Use Totals*** | 34,929 | 41,907 | 598,758 | 8,402,415 | |||||||
*Population estimates may reflect double-counting of multi-handicapped individuals.
** Orthopedic impairments include absence or paralysis of extremities or parts of extremities.
*** Assistance device figures reflect some overlaps among individuals who use more than one device.
**** Leg or foot.
Based on:
- National Survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics 1977 through 1981
- Bureau of Census Population estimate (Oct 1, 1994)
- San Antonio Planning Department estimate of population (Dec. 31, 1995)