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In 1990, there were 82,654 persons ages 16+ (or 11.2% of the 16+ population) with work disabilities in Franklin County. 50,828 persons (6.9% of the population) were prevented from working by their work disability. Also in 1990, 27,414 persons ages 16+ (3.7% of the population) had mobility limitations in Franklin County. Persons may have both a work disability and a mobility limitation.
Of persons with a work disability, as the graph above indicates, those prevented from working represent the largest category (61.5% of total), followed by the employed (25.3% of total), those not prevented from working but not in the labor force (9.6%), and the unemployed (3.6%). 52,952 persons with a work disability were between the ages of 16 and 64 in 1990, representing no significant increase over the 52,054 persons in 1980. As a percentage of the population 16 to 64, persons with work disabilities decreased slightly from 8.9% in 1980 to 8.1% in 1990. Persons are identified as having a work disability if they had a health condition that had lasted for 6 or more months and which restricted their choice of jobs or limited them to less than full-time work at a job or business.
The vast majority (87.8%) of persons with mobility limitations were not in the labor force in 1990, and more than half were 65 years or older. This represented 14,377 persons 65+ with mobility limitations in Franklin County. Persons are identified as having a mobility limitation if they had a health condition that had lasted for 6 or more months and which made it difficult to go outside the home alone (e.g. shopping, visiting doctor's office). A temporary health condition expected to heal normally (e.g. broken bone) is not considered a health condition.
1990 1980
Disability & Employment Status Males Females Total Total
16+ Years
With Work Disability 37,727 44,927 82,654 NA
In Labor Force 13,875 10,014 23,889 NA
Employed 12,156 8,813 20,911 NA
Unemployed 1,719 1,259 2,978 NA
Not in Labor Force 23,852 34,913 58,765 NA
Prevented from Working 20,278 30,550 50,828 NA
Not Prevented from Working 3,574 4,363 7,937 NA
No Work Disability 311,660 343,330 654,990 NA
16 to 64 Years
With Work Disability 26,436 26,516 52,952 52,054
In Labor Force 22,856 9,412 22,268 20,638
Employed 11,178 8,211 19,389
Unemployed 1,678 1,201 2,879 NA
Not in Labor Force 13,580 17,104 30,684 31,416
Prevented from Working 11,886 14,651 26,537 26,326
Not Prevented from Working 1,694 2,453 4,147 5,090
No Work Disability 289,740 307,640 597,380 530,115
65+ Years
With a Work Disability 11,291 18,411 29,702 NA
In Labor Force 1,019 602 1,621
Employed 978 544 1,522 NA
Unemployed 41 58 99 NA
Not in Labor Force
Prevented from Working 8,392 15,899 24,291 NA
Not Prevented from Working 1,880 1,910 3,790 NA
No Work Disability 21,920 35,690 57,610 NA
Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census
1990
Limitation & Employment Status Males Females Total
16+ Years
With a Mobility Limitation 9,295 18,119 27,414
In Labor Force 1,555 1,783 3,338
Employed 1,312 1,555 2,867
Unemployed 243 228 471
Not in Labor Force 7,740 16,336 24,076
No Mobility Limitation 340,092 370,138 710,230
16 to 64 Years
With a Mobility Limitation 5,557 7,480 13,037
In Labor Force 1,463 1,586 3,049
Employed 1,227 1,381 2,608
Unemployed 236 205 441
Not in Labor Force 4,094 5,894 9,988
No Mobility Limitation 310,619 326,676 637,295
65+ Years
With a Mobility Limitation 3,738 10,639 14,377
In Labor Force 92 197 289
Employed 85 174 259
Unemployed 7 23 30
Not in Labor Force 3,646 10,442 14,088
No Mobility Limitation 29,473 43,462 72,935
Note: Persons may have both a work disability and a mobility limitation.
Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Filename: CD-039