Prevalence of disabilities in employed adults by veteran status U.S. 2020

From 2016 to 2020, it was estimated that around 17.5 percent of employed veterans in the United States had some type of disability. The most common type of disability during this time period was cognitive disability. This statistic shows the percentage of employed adults in the United States with a disability from 2016 to 2020, by type and veteran status

Percentage of employed adults in the United States with a disability from 2016 to 2020, by type and veteran status

Characteristic	Veteran	Nonveteran
Hearing disability	6.5%	2.7%
Vision disability	2.2%	2.7%
Cognitive disability	7.1%	7%
Mobility disability	5.9%	4.5%
Self-care disability	1.4%	0.9%
Independent living disability	2.2%	2.2%
Any disability	17.5%	14.6%

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Release date

May 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2016 to 2020

Age group

18-64 years

Supplementary notes

Respondents were asked, “Are you deaf or do you have serious difficulty hearing?” (hearing); “Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses?” (vision); “Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?” (cognitive); “Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?” (mobility); “Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing?” (self-care); and “Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping?” (independent living). Respondents who refused to answer, reported “don’t know,” and had other missing responses were excluded from the analyses.

Respondents reported being either “employed for wages” or “self-employed” at the time of the interview, excluding active duty military or those missing information for occupation.

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