Complete the following using the 2016 Disability Status Report

Demographic Assignment
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Demographic Assignment
DIRECTIONS: Complete the following using the 2016 Disability Status Report. Use as much space as you need to complete the short answer questions. 
1. Prevalence rate of PWD in the United States for all ages: The prevalence for all ages for the people with disability is 12.8 Percent. 
2. Three states with the highest percentage rate of PWD ages 21-64 
a. West Virginia is state with the highest prevalence of PWD, which is 18.5%
b. Puerto Rico is the sate with the second highest prevalence rate, which stands at 18.1%
c. Kentucky is the state with the third highest prevalence rate, which is 17.0%
3. Overall percentage of PWD ages 75 and older in the US 
The prevalence for people aged 75 years and above is 49.6%
4. The overall percentage of PWD by gender reported in US.
a. Males (the prevalence is 12.7%) 
b. Females (the prevalence is 12.9%) 
5. Among working-age people in the US who reported a disability the percentage who 
Were:
a. Whites had a prevalence of 10.9% 
b. African Americans had a prevalence of 14.0%
c. Native Americans had a prevalence of 18.1% 
d. Asians had a prevalence of 4.5% 
e. Other race(s) had a prevalence of 10.1%
6. Employment rate of 21-64 year olds: 
a. PWD in US; employment rate of 36.2 and in PA: 35.2% 
b. PWOD in US; employment rate of 78.9% and in PA: 80.0% 
7. Household Income reported by 
a. PWD: is $ 43,300 
b. PWOD: $68,700
8. Poverty rate of working age individuals:
a. PWD: 26.6%
b. PWOD: 10.9%
9. Percentage of working-age persons who completed some college: 
a. PWD: 31.5%
b. PWOD: 31.5% 
10. Percentage of working-age persons who completed Bachelor’s degree or more 
a. PWD: 14.4
b. PWOD: 33.8%
11. Percentage of working–age civilian veterans reporting a service-connected 
Disability is 25.1%
12. Examine your responses to questions 1-11. 
a. What was expected, what surprised you? 
Concerning the prevalence of people living with disability, I expected the number to be a bit lower than what has been presented in this report. On the other hand, I expected a higher rate of people living with disability who are above 75 years. By gender, the prevalence between male and female does not show a significant difference and this is what I expected. On the basis of race, Native Americans have the highest rate of disability, which is an anticipated result. I expected the rate of employment at both national and state levels for the people with disability to be low compared with that of people living without disability, and this is the result that has been presented in the report.  The high poverty rate among people living with disability can be attributed to low employment rate as well as low rates of income. The rate of people with a college education is equal for both people living with disability and those without. This has surprised me because I expected the rate lower in people with disability than those without. However, for the working people wi...