Friday, August 2, 2019

Memo to Robin Vos: Data show Jimmy Anderson is not alone

Wheelchair-bound and personal helper-dependent State Rep. Jimmy Anderson is not alone, data show.

But WI GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos - - chosen by his party to be two heartbeats away from the Governorship - - is refusing to allow Anderson - - paralyzed from the chest down by a drunk driver who struck Anderson's car - - to participate in committee meetings by phone - - and then made himself into the victim by dimwittingly accusing Anderson of "grandstanding" for having publicly criticized Vos' inflexibility.

Well done, Mr. Speaker: you've made The Washington Post and put Wisconsin in the national spotlight.

I wonder if Vos knows how many tens of thousands and more Wisconsinites report one or more disabilities or circumstances similar to what State Rep. Jimmy Anderson - - 

Image of Jimmy Anderson
- - Vos's target, appears to deal with.

The State Department of Health Services, (DHS) website has posted data by county.

Here are some numbers for Dane County, where Anderson's district lies,  in one chart, among many in a report:


Disability Tallies: Age 18+
Wisconsin
Brown
Dane
Dodge
Eau Claire
Fond du Lac
18 years and over:
4,230,842
181,067
372,112
63,454
76,447
76,553
Number age 18+ with any disability
543,602
17,869
39,693
8,015
8,228
10,309
Percent age 18+ with any disability
12.8%
9.9%
10.7%
12.6%
10.8%
13.5%
With a hearing difficulty
172,620
5,672
10,985
2,685
2,741
2,648
% with a hearing difficulty
4.1%
3.1%
3.0%
4.2%
3.6%
3.5%
With a vision difficulty
81,979
3,333
6,384
854
1,302
1,376
% with a vision difficulty
1.9%
1.8%
1.7%
1.3%
1.7%
1.8%
With a cognitive difficulty
176,886
5,987
16,018
2,687
2,277
3,305
% with a cognitive difficulty
4.2%
3.3%
4.3%
4.2%
3.0%
4.3%
With an ambulatory difficulty
284,414
9,345
18,636
3,758
3,896
5,709
% with an ambulatory difficulty
6.7%
5.2%
5.0%
5.9%
5.1%
7.5%
With a self-care difficulty
101,022
3,577
7,828
908
1,194
1,622
% with a self-care difficulty
2.4%
2.0%
2.1%
1.4%
1.6%
2.1%
With an independent living difficulty
199,860
7,165
15,788
2,286
3,983
3,895
% with an independent living difficulty
4.7%
4.0%
4.2%
3.6%
5.2%
5.1%

And here are the same categories for Racine County, Vos' base:


Disability Tallies: Age 65+
Wisconsin
Racine
Rock
St. Croix
Sheboygan
Walworth
65 years and over, Total
713,214
24,016
19,657
7,356
15,168
12,018
Number age 65+ with any disability
236,200
7,952
7,338
2,661
5,404
3,949
Percent age 65+ with any disability
33.1%
33.1%
37.3%
36.2%
35.6%
32.9%
With a hearing difficulty
102,551
3,314
3,762
1,206
1,996
2,234
% with a hearing difficulty
14.4%
13.8%
19.1%
16.4%
13.2%
18.6%
With a vision difficulty
39,348
1,632
1,396
528
832
676
% with a vision difficulty
5.5%
6.8%
7.1%
7.2%
5.5%
5.6%
With a cognitive difficulty
49,463
1,821
1,740
877
829
842
% with a cognitive difficulty
6.9%
7.6%
8.9%
11.9%
5.5%
7.0%
With an ambulatory difficulty
142,881
4,829
4,678
1,529
3,022
2,085
% with an ambulatory difficulty
20.0%
20.1%
23.8%
20.8%
19.9%
17.3%
With a self-care difficulty
50,053
2,055
1,549
452
825
847
% with a self-care difficulty
7.0%
8.6%
7.9%
6.1%
5.4%
7.0%
With an independent living difficulty
95,320
4,150
2,497
1,039
2,523
1,137
% with an independent living difficulty
13.4%
17.3%
12.7%
14.1%
16.6%
9.5%
Here also from DHS are Census Bureau statewide data I have copied out below in full (if people have later, or better data, please put it in the comments and I will review it:
Disability in Wisconsin, 2008 American Community Survey 2008 Single-Year Estimates
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey is an ongoing survey that covers the same type of information previously collected every ten years by the decennial Census long form questionnaire. The American Community Survey (ACS) will replace the long form survey in the 2010 Census. Because ACS data are collected continuously, the Census Bureau will release new information every year, so it is no longer necessary to rely on a 10-year snapshot that becomes more dated throughout the decade.

NOTE that the ACS definition of disability changed substantially between 2007 and 2008, making it difficult to compare these statistics to those from prior years (including Census 2000). A brief summary of the definition of each category of disability is provided beneath each table. For further information about these definitions and about changes to the ACS disability questions, go to:

:http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/2008ACS_disability.pdf

In the summary below, numbers and percents represent estimated average values for each item over the 12 months of 2008. For complete information about sampling, calculating estimates, and other aspects of the ACS, visit the Census Bureau's ACS website at: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
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Let me pull out three charts with relevancy to what I understand is Rep. Anderson's situation:


Persons reporting "Ambulatory Difficulty," by age group
Population Total
Number with disability
Percent with disability
5-17 years
947,950
4,341
0.5%
18-64 years
3,517,628
141,533
4.0%
65 years or more
713,214
142,881
20.0%
Ambulatory difficulty : Those who report that they have “serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.”
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table C18105

Persons reporting "Self-Care Difficulty," by age group
Population Total
Number with disability
Percent with disability
5-17 years
947,950
7,379
0.8%
18-64 years
3,517,628
50,969
1.4%
65 years or more
713,214
50,053
7.0%
Self-care limitation: Those who report that they have “difficulty dressing or bathing.”
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table C18106


Persons reporting "Independent Living Difficulty," by age group
Population Total
Number with disability
Percent with disability
18-64 years
3,517,628
104,540
3.0%
65 years or more
713,214
95,320
13.4%
Independent-living limitation : Those who report that they have difficulty “doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping.”
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table C18107

Other Data:

Persons reporting "Any Disability," by age group
Population Total
Number with disability
Percent with disability
Under 18 years
1,309,167
50,562
3.9%
18-64 years
3,517,628
307,402
8.7%
65 years or more
713,214
236,200
33.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table C18101

Persons Reporting "Hearing Difficulty," by Age Group
Population Total
Number with disability
Percent with disability
5-17 years
1,309,167
6,868
0.5%
18-64 years
3,517,628
70,069
2.0%
65 years or more
713,214
102,551
14.4%
Hearing limitation those who report that they are “deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.”
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table C18102
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Persons Reporting "Vision Difficulty," by Age Group
Population Total
Number with disability
Percent with disability
5-17 years
1,309,167
6,035
0.5%
18-64 years
3,517,628
42,631
1.2%
65 years or more
713,214
39,348
5.5%
Vision limitation : Those who report that they are “blind or have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses.”
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table C18103

Persons Reporting "Cognitive Difficulty," by Age Group
Population Total
Number with disability
Percent with disability
5-17 years
947,950
38,982
4.1%
18-64 years
3,517,628
127,423
3.6%
65 years or more
713,214
49,463
6.9%
Limitations in cognitive functioning : Those who report that, due to physical, mental, or emotional condition, they have “serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.”
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table C18104
Employment status by ACS disability status and age group
Population Total
Number employed
Percent employed
18-34 years with any disability
64,493
31,600
49.0%
18-34 years with NO disability
1,180,905
952,035
80.6%
35-64 years with any disability
242,909
109,619
45.1%
35-64 years with NO disability
2,029,321
1,701,993
83.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table C18120

Full-time work status, by sex and ACS disability status
Population Total
Number working full-time, year- round
Percent working full-time, year- round
Males reporting any disability
174,137
50,539
29.0%
Males reporting NO disability
1,713,961
1,102,324
64.3%
Females reporting any disability
159,186
32,963
20.7%
Females reporting NO disability
1,678,189
813,411
48.5%
These statistics recorded only for those age 16-64 years of age.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table C23023

Median earnings in past 12 months, by ACS disability status and sex
Total (both sexes)
Males
Females
Annual earnings: Persons reporting any disability
$17,360
$22,545
$13,329
Annual earnings: Persons reporting NO disability
$30,164
$36,435
$24,061
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table C18140

Poverty status by ACS disability status and age group
Population Total
Number w. income below poverty
Percent w. income below poverty
Under 18 years, with any disability
49,533
11,790
23.8%
Under 18 years with NO disability
1,243,622
160,390
12.9%
18-64 years, with any disability
304,677
70,148
23.0%
18-64 years with NO disability
3,157,556
266,613
8.4%
65+ years with any disability
236,200
28,309
12.0%
65+ years with NO disability
477,014
31,632
6.6%
NOTE: Numbers represent persons for whom poverty information is available (and therefore, they do not match numbers in other tables).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table C18130

Food Stamp status of households, by presence of any ACS disability
Total number of households
Number receiving food stamps
Percent receiving food stamps
Households with 1 or more persons with a disability
472,048
62,852
13.3%
Households with NO persons with a disability
1,777,582
84,697
4.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table B22010
Prepared by Cindy Ofstead, DHS Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources, 2/2010.

2 comments:

  1. I use Firefox (happily) but it seems FF may distort the readability of James' charts, so I took the URL to Chrome, which worked.

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  2. Well, done, sir. Salute. I used to use Firefox, but it began to goof up my stuff.

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