TABLE 3.

Disability rates by rural–urban class and demographic and socio-economic attributes

Rural–urban classa	Disability rate		Age groupsb	Disability rate	Racial groupsb	Disability rate
Metro 1	11.2		Under 15 years	3.8	White	13.3
Metro 1–2	13.0		15 to 24	5.9	African American	14.5
Metro 2–3	14.4		25 to 34	6.2	Native American	17.1
Nonmetro 3–4	16.5		35 to 49	9.0	Asian American	6.9
Nonmetro 4–5	17.0		50 to 64	17.4	Other single race	8.2
Nonmetro 5–6	17.3		65 to 74	26.2	Two or more races	11.4
Nonmetro 6–7	17.5		75 and older	52.7
Nonmetro 7–8.3	18.1
Total	13.0		Total	12.9	Total	12.9
N in sample	12,525,440			15,637,457		15,637,457
N weighted	254,040,502			316,515,024		316,515,024
Educational attainmentc	Disability rate		Housing (tenure, group quarters)b	Disability rate	Income-to-poverty ratiod	Disability rate
	Age 3 and olderc	Age 25 and older
Less than HSD	12.9	30.7	Owners	12.2	Under 125e	18.1
HSD or GED	19.1	21.0	Renters	12.6	125–275	14.8
Some college	13.7	16.5	Group quarters	34.8	275–500	10.6
Associates degree	11.7	12.5			500 and higher	7.5
Bachelor’s degree	8.1	8.5
Professional, Masters, PhD	8.4	8.4
Total	13.4	17.0	Total	12.9	Total	12.5
N in sample	15,151,116	10,883,533		15,637,457		14,975,680
N weighted	304,914,162	211,495,175		316,515,024		308,606,359

Abbreviations: GED, General Education Diploma; HSD, High School Diploma.

^aObservations using 2010 Census Geography, years 2012–2015 of ACS PUMS.

^bAll observations in 2011–2015 ACS PUMS.

^cObservations in 2011–2015 ACS PUMS on educational attainment, available for age 3 and older in ACS.

^dObservations in 2011–2015 ACS PUMS for which income-to-poverty ratio has been determined in ACS.

^eIncome-to-poverty ratio is 100 for incomes equal to poverty level; 125 = 25% above poverty level, etc.