Join CDC and its partners as we work together to improve the health of people with disabilities. 1 in 5 adults with disabilities 45 to 64 years did not have a routine check-up in the past year.1 in 4 adults with disabilities 18 to 44 years have an unmet health care need because of cost in the past year.1 in 4 adults with disabilities 18 to 44 years do not have a usual health care provider.Health care access barriers for working-age adults include 15.9 percent of adults with a disability have diabetes while 7.6 percent of adults without a disability have diabetes.9.6 percent of adults with a disability have heart disease while 3.4 percent of adults without a disability have heart disease.21.9 percent of adults with a disability smoke while 10.9 percent of adults without a disability smoke.41.6 percent of adults with a disability are obese while 29.6 percent of adults without a disability are obese.adults have a self-care disability with difficulty dressing or bathing.Īdults with disabilities are more likely to have obesity, smoke, have heart disease, and have diabetes: adults have a vision disability with blindness or serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses. adults are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing. adults have an independent living disability with difficulty doing errands alone.

adults have a cognition disability with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions. adults have a mobility disability with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs. Percentage of adults with functional disability types: Graphic of the United States displaying figures of people with a disability and people with no disability. Up to 1 in 4 (27 percent) adults in the United States have some type of disability. Disability Impacts All of Us Description Title: Disability Impacts all of us

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