2016 State Report for County-Level Data: Prevalence

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2016 New York Report for County-Level Data: Prevalence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Prevalence are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the number of people with disabilities for any given state and county in the United States. This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 1: Population and Prevalence of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Prevalence can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states.

The following report provides county-level statistics for New York. The proportions of people with disabilities, sometimes called prevalence, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for people with disabilities. In this report, the prevalence of people with disabilities is presented as the number of people with disabilities in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from the year of the report and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details).

Specific to New York, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for prevalence statistics are included below. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

 

 

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866.538.9521, or by email, disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Boege, S.L., Lauer, E.A., & Houtenville, A.J., 2019. 2016 State Report for New York County-Level Data: Prevalence. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2016 county-level statistics from New York that are presented:

  • For the number of people with and without disabilities:
    • The range of total people across New York counties, also known as the difference between the largest and smallest counts of people across New York counties, was 2,591,521.
      • The county with the greatest number of total people was Kings (2,596,190 people).
      • The county with the least number of total people was Hamilton (4,669 people).
    • The average number of total people across all counties was 313,767.
    • The median, also known as the middle-most number, of total people across New York counties was 87,531.
  • For the number of people with disabilities: 
    • The range of people with disabilities across New York counties, also known as the difference between the largest and smallest counts of people with disabilities across New York counties, was 261,733.
      • The county with the greatest number of people with disabilities was Kings (262,674 people).
      • The county with the least number of people with disabilities was Hamilton (941 people).
    • The average number of people with disabilities across all counties was 35,287.
    • The median, also known as the middle-most number, of people with disabilities across New York counties was 11,736.
  • For the percentage of people with disabilities:
    • For the entire state of New York, the overall percentage of people with disabilities is 11.2%.
      • The county with the highest percentage of people with disabilities was Hamilton (20.2%).
      • The county with the lowest percentage of people with disabilities was Nassau (8.4%).

 

  • For the number of people without disabilities:
    • The range of people without disabilities across New York counties, also known as the difference between the largest and smallest counts of people without disabilities across New York counties, was 2,329,788.
      • The county with the greatest number of people without disabilities was Kings (2,333,516 people).
      • The county with the least number of people without disabilities was Hamilton (3,728 people).
    • The average number of people without disabilities across all counties was 278,481.
    • The median, also known as the middle-most number, of people without disabilities across New York counties was 74,988.
  • For the percentage of people without disabilities:
    • For the entire state of New York, the overall percentage of people without disabilities is 88.8%.
      • The county with the highest percentage of people without disabilities was Nassau (91.6%).
      • The county with the lowest percentage of people without disabilities was Hamilton (79.8%).
Prevalence of People with and without Disabilities for New York, by County: 2016
County Total Disability No Disability   County Total Disability No Disability
Count % Count % Count % Count %
  New York   19,453,583 2,187,789 11.2 17,265,794 88.8  Livingston      62,084     7,912 12.7     54,172 87.3
   Albany       304,048    33,304 11.0    270,744 89.0   Madison        71,502     8,228 11.5     63,274 88.5
  Allegany       47,207     7,326 15.5     39,881 84.5    Monroe       742,076    96,804 13.0    645,272 87.0
   Bronx      1,414,859   195,430 13.8  1,219,429 86.2  Montgomery      48,884     7,432 15.2     41,452 84.8
   Broome       194,413    29,392 15.1    165,021 84.9    Nassau     1,346,876   112,830  8.4  1,234,046 91.6
Cattaraugus      77,748    11,716 15.1     66,032 84.9   New York    1,624,084   160,552  9.9  1,463,532 90.1
   Cayuga        75,490    10,328 13.7     65,162 86.3   Niagara       211,319    27,983 13.2    183,336 86.8
 Chautauqua     129,115    19,890 15.4    109,225 84.6    Oneida       225,239    34,112 15.1    191,127 84.9
  Chemung        84,179    11,755 14.0     72,424 86.0   Onondaga      462,864    57,167 12.4    405,697 87.6
  Chenango       48,706     8,909 18.3     39,797 81.7   Ontario       108,522    12,886 11.9     95,636 88.1
  Clinton        76,963    11,935 15.5     65,028 84.5    Orange       367,037    44,289 12.1    322,748 87.9
  Columbia       60,143     9,543 15.9     50,600 84.1   Orleans        39,187     6,683 17.1     32,504 82.9
  Cortland       48,238     6,159 12.8     42,079 87.2    Oswego       119,812    17,638 14.7    102,174 85.3
  Delaware       45,975     7,616 16.6     38,359 83.4    Otsego        60,310     7,886 13.1     52,424 86.9
  Dutchess      288,137    37,936 13.2    250,201 86.8    Putnam        98,778    10,364 10.5     88,414 89.5
    Erie        910,418   119,049 13.1    791,369 86.9    Queens     2,294,929   219,943  9.6  2,074,986 90.4
   Essex         36,349     6,104 16.8     30,245 83.2  Rensselaer     158,204    20,533 13.0    137,671 87.0
  Franklin       46,172     6,926 15.0     39,246 85.0   Richmond      469,465    46,943 10.0    422,522 90.0
   Fulton        53,503     8,962 16.8     44,541 83.2   Rockland      320,199    30,129  9.4    290,070 90.6
  Genesee        58,542     7,980 13.6     50,562 86.4   Saratoga      221,645    25,077 11.3    196,568 88.7
   Greene        45,128     6,748 15.0     38,380 85.0 Schenectady     153,116    20,623 13.5    132,493 86.5
  Hamilton        4,669       941 20.2      3,728 79.8  Schoharie       31,594     4,918 15.6     26,676 84.4
  Herkimer       62,918     9,127 14.5     53,791 85.5   Schuyler       18,062     2,829 15.7     15,233 84.3
 Jefferson      105,638    14,277 13.5     91,361 86.5    Seneca        32,261     5,119 15.9     27,142 84.1
   Kings      2,596,190   262,674 10.1  2,333,516 89.9 St. Lawrence    107,906    17,208 15.9     90,698 84.1
   Lewis         26,714     3,760 14.1     22,954 85.9   Steuben        96,973    15,128 15.6     81,845 84.4
Prevalence of People with and without Disabilities for New York, by County: 2016
County Total Disability No Disability   County Total Disability No Disability
Count % Count % Count % Count %
  Suffolk     1,483,117   140,620  9.5  1,342,497 90.5                                                       
  Sullivan       73,437    11,339 15.4     62,098 84.6                                                       
   Tioga         49,274     6,878 14.0     42,396 86.0                                                       
  Tompkins      103,385     9,462  9.2     93,923 90.8                                                       
   Ulster       176,129    24,047 13.7    152,082 86.3                                                       
   Warren        64,348     9,392 14.6     54,956 85.4                                                       
 Washington      59,457     8,211 13.8     51,246 86.2                                                       
   Wayne         90,882    13,331 14.7     77,551 85.3                                                       
Westchester     956,762    87,375  9.1    869,387 90.9                                                       
  Wyoming        37,655     4,920 13.1     32,735 86.9                                                       
   Yates         24,747     3,211 13.0     21,536 87.0                                                       
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
Count of People with Disabilities for New York, by County: 2016

Percentage of People with Disabilities for New York, by County: 2016

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Median — The middlemost value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Prevalence — The proportion of the population with a particular status or condition. Prevalence is usually expressed as a percentage or a number of people per unit of the population.

Prevalence Rate — The prevalence of a particular status or condition estimated over a specific period of time.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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