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According to the U.S. Census Bureau 2001:

• About 54 million Americans — approximately 1 in 5 — report that they have some kind of disability and 26 million of them — 1 in 10 — say they have a severe disability.
• More than half the Americans with a severe disability were between ages 22 and 64.
• 49.7 million people in the U.S. age 5 and over in the civilian no institutionalized population have at least one disability; this is a ratio of nearly 1-in-5 U.S. residents, or 19 percent.
• By age and sex:
  • 7 percent of boys and 4 percent of girls ages 5 to 15 have disabilities.
  • 20 percent of men and 18 percent of women ages 16 to 64 have disabilities.
  • 43 percent of women and 40 percent of men 65 or older have disabilities.
• 46% of people with disabilities report having more than one disability.
• 12% of people age 18 to 34 enrolled in school have some form of disability.

2.4 million veterans receive compensation for service-related disabilities. Of these vets, 440,000 served in World War II; 165,000 in Korea; 799,000 in Vietnam; and 419,000 in the Persian Gulf.