Respondents were asked, 鈥淎re you deaf or do you have serious difficulty hearing?鈥 (hearing); 鈥淎re you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when
wearing glasses?鈥 (vision); 鈥淏ecause of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?鈥
(cognitive); 鈥淒o you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?鈥 (mobility); 鈥淒o you have difficulty dressing or bathing?鈥 (self-care); and 鈥淏ecause of a physical,
mental, or emotional condition, do you have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor鈥檚 office or shopping?鈥 (independent living). Respondents who
refused to answer, reported 鈥渄on鈥檛 know,鈥 and had other missing responses were excluded from the analyses.
Respondents reported being either 鈥渆mployed for wages鈥 or 鈥渟elf-employed鈥 at the time of the interview, excluding active duty military or those missing information
for occupation.
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Prevalence of disabilities among employed U.S. adults, 2016-2020, by veteran status
From 2016 to 2020, it was estimated that around 17.5 percent of employed veterans in the United States had some type of disability. The most common type of disability during this time period was cognitive disability. This statistic shows the percentage of employed adults in the United States with a disability from 2016 to 2020, by type and veteran status
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