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Report to Congress
2009 WORST CASE
HOUSING NEEDS OF

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2009 WORST CASE HOUSING NEEDS OF
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:
Supplemental Findings of the Worst Case Housing
Needs 2009: Report to Congress
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Policy Development and Research
March 2nullnullnull
Prepared by
Maria Teresa Souza
With
Robert A. Collinson
Marge Martin
Barry L. Steffen
nullanullid A. nullandenbrounullnulle
nullungnullnullann nullanullid nullao

2009 WORST CASE HOUSING NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS
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nullam pleased to present this report from the nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelop null
ment nullnullnullnullnullnull 2009 Worst Case Housing Needs of People With Disabilities. A supplement
to the Worst Case Housing Needs 2009: Report to Congressnullthis donullument presents
national estimates and information on the nullritinullal housing problems that nullonfront lonullnull
innullome renting families that innulllude people nullith disabilities. Worst nullase needs housenull
holds are denullned as nullery lonullnullinnullome renters nullho do not renulleinulle gonullernment housing
assistannulle and nullho either pay more than onenullhalf of their innullome for rent or linulle in
senullerely inadenulluate nullonditionsnullor both. Worst nullase needs is an additional burden for
people nullith disabilitiesnull ho often fanulle housing disnullrimination and a limited anullailability
of anullnullessible housing units.
The report addresses a nulleanullness of prenullious nullorst nullase needs reportsnulluse of a rough
pronully to estimate the number of people nullith disabilities nullho hanulle senullere housing needs.
nullts purpose is to pronullide a more anullnullurate anullnullounting of sunullh people and assess the
methodology used to nullalnullulate this. nulln this nullaynullit analyzes the enulltent to nullhinullh nenull
nulluestions about disability status added to the nullnullnullnullAmerinullan nullousing Surnulley nullAnullSnull
impronulle the estimation of people nullith disabilities and nullompares the estimates nullith other
surnulleynullbased data sournulles.
nulln nullnullnullnullnullappronullimately nullmillion households that innullluded nonelderly people nullith dis null
abilities had nullorst nullase needsnullnullanullnullounting for nullnullpernullent of all nullery lonullnullinnullome renter
households nullith disabilities. Betnulleen nullnullnullnulland nullnullnullnullnullthere nullas a nullnullnullpernullent innullrease
of nullorst nullase needs households that innullluded people nullith disabilities. The AnullS disabilnull
ity estimates do not alnullays align perfenulltly nullith estimates from other surnulleys. Although
the Amerinullan Community Surnulley and the nullational nullealth nullnternullienullSurnulley nullnullnullnullSnullhanulle
higher disability rates onullerallnullnulluestions pertaining to anulltinullity limitation that use similar
nullonnullepts shonullthat the nullnullnullS and the AnullS estimates arenullin fanulltnullnullery similar.
The report nullnds that renter households that innulllude people nullith disabilities are more
linullely than those that do not innulllude people nullith disabilities to hanulle nullery lonullinnullomesnull
enullperiennulle nullorst nullase needsnullpay more than onenullhalf of their innullome for rentnulland hanulle
other housing problems sunullh as linulling in inadenulluate or onullernullronullded housing. nulln the
other handnullhousing assistannulle has been sunullnullessful at targeting this population. Renter
households that innulllude people nullith disabilities are tnullo times more linullely to renulleinulle
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FOREWORD
nullORnullnullORD

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housing assistance than those that do not include people with disabilities. This may be
one reason why the increase in worst case needs households in this group is much less
than the 20 percent increase for the population as a whole. The increase in worst case
needs in recent years and the special challenges that people with disabilities face will
require a continued effort to support these households in finding suitable, affordable, and
accessible housing.
Raphael W. Bostic
Assistant nullecretary for nullolicy nullenullelopment and Research

nullorenullord ......................................................................................................................iii
Summary .....................................................................................................................nullii
nullacnullground .................................................................................................................null
Section null. Demographics of nullorst nullase nulleeds Households nullhat nullnclude
People nullith Disabilities .....................................................................................null
nullnullnullnullAnullS nullenullnullirenullt nulluestions on nullisabilities .....................................................null
nullouseholds That nullnnulllude People With nullisabilities ..................................................null
nullousing Conditions of Renter nullouseholds That nullnnulllude People With nullisabilities ...null
nullisabilities Among Worst Case nulleeds nullouseholds ................................................null
Trends in Worst Case nulleeds and nullisabilities Betnulleen nullnullnullnulland nullnullnullnull ..................null
Age nullroups of People With nullisabilities and Worst Case nulleeds .............................null
Ranullenullnullthninullity of Worst Case nulleeds nullouseholds With and Without People With
nullisabilities .........................................................................................................null
Regional and nullrban nulleography of Worst Case nulleeds nullouseholds With and
Without People With nullisabilities ........................................................................null
Section 2. nullhanges in Disability Measures of nullorst nullse nulleeds Households ...null
Comparing nullnnullome Pronully and nullirenullt Measures of nullisability in the nullnullnullnullAnullS ........null
nullnderstanding the nullifferennulles Betnulleen nullnnullome Pronully and nullirenullt Measures of
nullisability ..........................................................................................................nullnull
Section null. nullomparing the nullHS Disability nullstimates nullith the nullstimates nullrom
Other Data Sources ..........................................................................................nullnull
Comparing the AnullS nullisability nullstimates With the ACS nullstimates ........................nullnull
Comparing the AnullS nullisability nullstimates With the nullnullnullS nullstimates .......................nullnull
AnullS Limitations To nullstimate the nullumber of People With nullisabilities and Senullere
nullousing nulleeds ................................................................................................nullnull
References ................................................................................................................nullnull
nullppendinull ....................................................................................................................nullnull
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CONTENTS
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SUMMARY
This study presents national estimates of the number of households that innulllude people nullith
disabilities nullho hanulle nullorst nullase housing needs and presents their nullharanullteristinulls. nullt pronull
nullides a supplement to the Worst Case Housing Needs 2009: Report to Congress, released
in February nullnullnullnull.
People nullith disabilities fanulle addinull
tional burdens to nullnding safe and afnull
fordable housing for senulleral reasonsnull
sunullh as being subnullenullted to housing
disnullrimination and ennullountering limnull
ited anullailability of anullnullessible housing
units. This supplement responds to
the need to impronulle the estimation
of the number of people nullith disnull
abilities nullith senullere housing needs
and address the nullnonulln undernullount
of past estimations. This supplement
also analyzes the enulltent to nullhinullh
nenulldirenullt nulluestions on disabilitiesnulladded to the nullnullnullnullAmerinullan nullousing Surnulley nullAnullSnullnullim null
pronulle the estimation of people nullith disabilities and it disnullusses remaining limitations tonullard
identifying people nullith disabilities nullith senullere housing needs using this surnulley.
The manullor nullndings of the study are as follonullsnull
null The prenullalennulle of nonelderly people nullith disabilities is higher among renter housenull
holds than among onullner householdsnullalthough most households that innulllude nonnull
elderly people nullith disabilities are onullner onullnullupied.
2. Renter households that innulllude nonelderly people nullith disabilities are more linullely
than those that do not innulllude people nullith disabilities to hanulle nullery lonullinnullomesnull
enullperiennulle nullorst nullase needsnullpay more than onenullhalf of their innullome for rentsnulland
hanulle other housing problemsnullsunullh as linulling in inadenulluate or onullernullronullded housing.
null nulln the positinulle sidenullrenter households that innulllude nonelderly people nullith disabili null
ties are tnullo times more linullely to renulleinulle housing assistannulle than those that do not
innulllude people nullith disabilities.
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nullORSnullnullnullSnullnullnullnullDS
nullnassistednull nullery lonullnullinnullome renter housenull
holds nullbelonullonenullhalf of Area Median nullnnullomenull
nullhonull
null nullanulle a senullere rent burden nullpay more than
onenullhalf of their innullome for rentnull
andnullor
null Linulle in senullerely inadenulluate nullonditions.

null nulln nullnullnullnullnull null.nullmillion nullery lonullnullinnullome renter households innull
nullluded nonelderly people nullho reported hanulling at least one
of the sinullmeasures of disabilities null nullisualnullhearingnull ognitinullenull
ambulatorynull selfnullnullarenull and independent linulling limitationsnull
andnull of thosenull nullnullnullnullnullnullnull enullperiennulled nullorst nullase needsnull
nullhinullh put the prenullalennulle of nullorst nullase needs at nullnullpernullent
among this group.
null The estimated number of households nullith nullorst nullase
needs that innullluded people nullith disabilities nullas smaller usnull
ing the direnullt measure than the innullome pronully measurenulldue
to the innullome pronully measurenulls onullernullounting of people nullith
disabilities in some nullases and undernullounting of people nullith
disabilities in other nullases.
null Anullnullording to the innullome pronully measurenull betnulleen nullnullnullnull
and nullnullnullnullnullthe number of nullorst nullase needs households that
innullluded people nullith disabilities innullreased by nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnull
reanullhing null.null million households. nulln this time periodnull the
prenullalennulle of nullorst nullase needs among nullery lonullnullinnullome
renters nullith disabilities innullreased from nullnullto nullnullpernullent.
null Ambulatorynull nullognitinullenull and independent linulling limitations
nullere the most prenullalent limitations among households nullith
nullorst nullase needs and nullith people nullith disabilities. nullisualnull
hearingnulland selfnullnullare limitations nullere found in a smaller
share of those same households.
null nulln the households that innullluded nonelderly people nullith
disabilitiesnullnullnullpernullent innullluded nonelderly adults nullith dis null
abilitiesnullnullnullpernullent innullluded nullhildren nullith disabilitiesnulland
nullpernullent innullluded both instannulles.
null nulln generalnullsmall differennulles enullist betnulleen households nullith
nullorst nullase needs that innullluded people nullith disabilities and
those that did notnullby ranullenullethninullity and by geographinullal lo null
nullation.
null. Comparison nullith other data sournulles indinullated that the AnullS
estimates of the number of people nullith disabilities nullnullnulldo
not alnullays align perfenulltly nullith estimates from other surnulleysnull
nullnullnullare limited by a small set of nulluestions that do not nullom null
pletely nullapture the nullomplenull onnullept of disabilitynulland nullnullnulldo
not innulllude some population groups that hanulle a high prenullanull
lennulle of people nullith disabilities.
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nullnullme sournulls used as pronull measure innulluded Sonullal Senullrity and pensionsnullnulllfare and publinullassistannullnullSupplemental
Senullrity nullnullmenulland Sonullal Senullrity nullsability nullsurannull.
BACKGROUND
nulln February nullnullnullnullnullthe nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopment nullnullnullnullnullpublished the
Worst Case Housing Needs 2009: Report to Congress about the housing needs of unasnull
sisted nullery lonullnullinnullome renters. The biannual report estimated that null.nullmillion renter house null
holds had nullorst nullase housing needs nullhereafter referred to as nullorst nullase needsnullin nullnullnullnullnullan
innullrease of more than nullnullpernullent from nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnull.
Worst nullase needs are estimated nullith data from the AnullSnulla surnulley sponsored by nullnullnulland
nullondunullted by the null.S. Census Bureau sinnulle nullnullnullnull. The surnulley is the largest periodinullnational
housing surnulley in the nullnited States and pronullides nationally representatinulle and upnulltonulldate
housing statistinulls to inform publinullpolinullymanullers and null.S. housing programs. nullational data
hanulle been nullollenullted enullery nullyears sinnulle nullnullnullnullnullusing a nullnulled sample of about nullnullnullnullnullnullhousing
units and an additional sample of nenullly nullonstrunullted units eanullh yearnullto ensure both nullontinu null
ity and timeliness of the data.
nulln nullnullnullnullnullthe AnullS innullluded for the nullrst timenulldirenullt nulluestions on disabilitynullpresenting a uninullue
opportunity to impronulle the estimates of the number of households that innulllude people nullith
disabilities nullho enullperiennulle nullorst nullase needs. nullntil nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullidentinulled households that
innulllude people nullith disabilities by using a pronully measure of senulleral reported innullome sournulles
that are typinullally assonulliated nullith disabilities.
null
Although pronully measure impronulled signinullnullantly
onuller the years as a result of better AnullS data and methodsnullthe pronully measure has anullnullnonulll null
edged limitationsnullsunullh as undernullounting people nullith disabilitiesnullin some nullasesnulland nullag null
ging people nullho do not report disabilitiesnullin other nullases nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnull.
Worst nullase needs has been a useful measure benullause of its nullonsistent denullnition onuller the
years. Senullere rent burden and physinullal adenulluanully of linulling nullonditionsnull ontinue to be nulley in null
dinullators to estimate the onullerall need for safe and affordable housing. People nullith disabilities
nullonfront additional burdens in nullnding safe and affordable housing for senulleral reasons. Firstnull
people nullith disabilities are more linullely to fanulle housing disnullrimination. Although housing disnull
nullrimination against people nullith disabilities has been illegal sinnulle nullnullnullnullnull hen disability nullas
added to the Fair nullousing Anulltnullnullomplaints alleging disability disnullrimination hanulle been the
most nullommon type of fair housing nullomplaint renulleinulled by nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnull. A study using
2009 WORST CASE HOUSING NEEDS
OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
nullnullnullnullnullROUnullD
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SnullnullnullnullOnull
statistinullally representatinulle estimates of the innullidennulle of disnullriminanull
tion in the metropolitan area of Chinullago found signinullnullant lenullels of
housing disnullrimination against people nullith disabilities. nulln fanulltnullthe
study found that adnullerse treatment of people nullith disabilities onullnull
nullurred more often than adnullerse treatment of AfrinullannullAmerinullan or
nullispaninullrenters in the study area nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnull.
An additional burden for people nullith disabilities is the limited anullailnull
ability of anullnullessible housing units. The study on the innullidennulle of
housing disnullrimination found that onenullthird of adnullertised rental
housing units in the Chinullago metropolitan area nullere not anullnullessible
for people nullith mobility limitations and that one in sinullrenulluests for
reasonable modinullnullation to manulle the units anullnullessible nullere denied
nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnull. Another study of multifamily building nullompliannulle nullith
anullnullessibility renulluirements found thatnull although nullompliannulle nullas
highnullin generalnullthe nationally representatinulle sample of multifamily
buildings built after nullnullnullnulldid not nullholly nullomply nullith the anullnullessibility
renulluirements in the Fair nullousing Anullt nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnull.
This report responds to the need to address the nullnonulln undernullount
of past estimations and impronulle the identinullnullation of unassisted nullery
lonullnullinnullome renter households that innulllude people nullith disabilities
and the nullharanullterization of their housing needs. The report is strunullnull
tured in three parts. Senulltion nullpresents the estimate of the number of
households that innulllude people nullith disabilities using the nenulldirenullt
measure added to the nullnullnullnullAnullS. nullt also disnullusses the demographinull
and geographinullnullharanullteristinulls of households that innulllude people
nullith disabilities that also hanulle nullorst nullase needs. Senulltion nullnullom null
pares the estimation of the number of households nullith nullorst nullase
needs that innulllude people nullith disabilitiesnullusing the old innullome
pronully and the nenulldirenullt nulluestion measures. Senulltion nullnullompares
the differennulles in estimates of the number of people nullith disabilities
using the AnullSnullthe Amerinullan Community Surnulley nullACSnullnulland the nulla null
tional nullealth nullnternullienullSurnulley nullnullnullnullSnulldata and disnullusses the limita null
tions of the AnullS data in identifying people nullith disabilities.

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2nullnullnullnullHS nullenullDirect nulluestions on Disabilities
The nullnullnullnullAnullS added a set of sinull uestions pertaining to disability that renullenullt the nullidely
adopted nullnternational Classinullnullation of Funnulltioningnull isabilitynulland nullealth nullnullCFnull onnullepts
of impairmentnullanulltinullity limitationnulland partinullipation restrinulltion.
null
These nullonnulleptual and
operational denullnitions nullere based on the nullnullnullnullACS nulluestionnaire.
The nulluestions measure four banull
sinull funnulltional limitationsnull nullisualnull
hearingnull nullognitinullenull and ambula null
tory. These funnulltional limitations
are nullomplemented by tnullo nulluesnull
tions that measure difnullnullulties nullith
Anulltinullities of nullaily Linulling nullAnullLnullnull
sunullh bathing and dressing nullselfnull
nullare difnullnullultynullnulland nullnstrumental
Anulltinullities of nullaily Linulling nullnullAnullLnullnull
sunullh as performing errands nullinnull
dependent linulling difnullnullultynull.
Households nullhat
nullnclude People
nullith Disabilities
Anullnullording to the nullnullnullnullAnullSnullnull.null
million households nullor nullpernullentnull
innullluded nonelderly people renull
porting at least one of the sinull
measures of disabilities nullnullisualnull
hearingnull nullognitinullenull ambulatorynull
selfnullnullarenull and independent linullnull
ingnull. The prenullalennulle of nonelderly
DEMOGRAPHICS OF WORST CASE
NEEDS HOUSEHOLDS THAT INCLUDE
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
nullUnullSnullnullOnullS nullnullOUnullDnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullS
nullnullnullHnull2nullnullnullnullMnullRnullnullnullnullHOUSnullnullnull
SURnullnullnull
null Are you deaf or hanulle serious difnullnullulty
hearingnull
null Are you blind or hanulle serious difnullnullulty
seeingnullenullen nullhen nullearing glassesnull
null Benullause of a physinullalnullmentalnullor emotional
nullonditionnulldoes anyone in this household
hanulle serious difnullnullulty nullonnullentratingnull
rememberingnullor manulling denullisionsnull
null nulloes anyone in this household hanulle
serious difnullnullulty nullalnulling or nulllimbing stairsnull
null nulloes anyone in this household hanulle
serious difnullnullulty dressing or bathingnull
null nullFor all household members nullnullyears old
or oldernullBenullause of a physinullalnullmentalnullor
emotional nullonditionnull does anyone in this
household hanulle difnullnullulty doing errands
alone sunullh as nullisiting a donulltornulls ofnullnulle or
shoppingnull
Sourcenull nullnullnullPnullnullR nullnullnullnullnullnull
null
Anullording to the Amerinullns nullth nullsabilities Anull of nullnullnulldisability is null physinulll or mental impairment that substan null
tially limits one or more of the manullr life anullinulltiesnulla renullrd of sunull an impairmentnullor being regarded as hanullng sunull an
impairment.null
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nulln the positinulle sidenullrenter households nullith disabilities nullere tnullo
times more linullely to renulleinulle housing assistannulle than renter housenull
holds nullithout disabilities. nullnullhibit null shonulls that appronullimately nullnull
pernullent of renter household nullith disabilities renulleinulled housing asnull
sistannullenulland only nullnullpernullent of those nullithout disabilities renulleinulled
assistannulle. Among nullery lonullnullinnullome renter householdsnull nullpernullent
of those nullith disability renulleinulled housing assistannullenulland nullnullpernullent
of those nullithout disabilities renulleinulled housing assistannulle.
Disabilities nullmong nullorst nullase
nulleeds Households
Based on the nullnullnullnullAnullSnull .nullmillion nullery lonullnullinnullome renter house null
holds innullluded nonelderly people reporting at least one of the sinull
measures of disability. nullf thosenullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullenullperiennulled nullorst nullase
needsnull hinullh put the prenullalennulle of nullorst nullase needs at nullnullpernullent
among this group. nullnullhibit nullshonulls that of the four physinullal limita null
tionsnullambulatory nullnullnullpernullentnulland nullognitinulle nullnullnullpernullentnullnullere the
most prenullalent limitations among households nullith nullorst nullase housnull
ing needs and disabilities. nullearing and nullisual limitations affenullted a
smaller share of householdsnullat nullnulland nullnullpernullentnullrespenulltinullelynullof
those nullith nullorst nullase needs and disabilities.
Betnulleen the tnullo nulluestions that measure difnullnullulty nullith AnullL and
nullAnullLnullindependent linullingnullnullhinullh indinullates a difnullnullulty in performing
errandsnull as the most prenullalentnullaffenullting almost one in enullery three
households nullith nullorst nullase needs and disabilities. Selfnullnullarenull hinullh
indinullates difnullnullulty dressing or bathingnullaffenullted nullnullpernullent of house null
holds nullith nullorst nullase needs and disabilities.
people nullith disabilities nullas higher among renter households nullnull.nullmil null
lion or nullnullpernullentnullthan among onullner households nullnull.nullmillion or nullper null
nullentnullnullenullen though most households that innullluded nonelderly people
nullith disabilities nullere onullner onullnullupied nullnullnullhibit Anullnullin the Appendinullnull.
Housing nullonditions of Renter
Households nullhat nullnclude People
nullith Disabilities
nullnullhibit null shonulls that renter households that innullluded nonelderly
people nullith disabilities nullrenter households nullith disabilitiesnull nullere
more linullely to hanulle nullery lonull innullomesnull to enullperiennulle nullorst nullase
needsnulland to pay more than onenullhalf of the household innullome for
rentnullthan those renter households nullithout disabilities. nulln nullnullnullnullnulltnullo
out of three nullor nullnullpernullentnullof renter households nullith disabilities had
nullery lonullinnullomesnulland only nullnullpernullent of renter households nullithout
disabilities had nullery lonullinnullomes. Appronullimately nullnullpernullent of renter
households nullith disabilities enullperiennulled nullorst nullase needsnulland only
nullnull pernullent of renter households nullithout disabilities enullperiennulled
nullorst nullase needs. Finallynullrenter households nullith disabilities nullere
almost one and onenullhalf times more linullely to pay more than onenullhalf
of their innullome for rent than renter households nullithout disabilities.
nullther measures of housing nullonditionsnullsunullh as linulling in inadenulluate or
onullernullronullded housingnullaffenullted a smaller share of renter households
nullith disabilitiesnull although these problems nullhere more prenullalent
among households nullith disabilities than those nullithout disabilities. nullf
renter households nullith disabilitiesnullnullpernullent linulled in senullerely inad null
enulluate housingnull nullpernullent linulled in moderately inadenulluate housingnull
and nullpernullent linulled in nullronullded housing.
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnull. RnullnullnullnullR HOUSnullHOnullDS nullnullnullH DnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullS nullRnullMORnullnullUnullnullnullRnullnullnullnullnullnullD MORnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullO Hnullnullnull
HOUSnullnullnullPROnullnullnullMS
Share of renter households with selected indicators of income and housing conditions, 2009 (percent)
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of Amerinullan nullousing Surnulley data
70
60
50
40
30
20
null
0
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nullorst
nullse
nulleds
Severe
nullnt
nullrden
nullderate
nullnt
nullrden
Severelnull
nulladenullate
nullusing
nullderatelnull
nulladenullate
nullusing
nullowded
nullusing
nullnter nulluseholds nullth nullsanulllities nullnter nulluseholds nullthout nullsanulllities
66
25
46
null
Per
nullnt
34
24
25
23
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nullnter nulluseholds nullsisted
nullnter nulluseholds nullassisted
nullnullHnullnullnullnull2. RnullnullnullnullR HOUSnullHOnullDS nullnullD nullnullRnullnullnullOnullnullnullnullOMnullRnullnullnullnullR HOUSnullHOnullDS nullnullnullH DnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullS nullRnull
MORnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullO RnullnullnullnullnullnullHOUSnullnullnullnullSSnullSnullnullnullnullnull
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of Amerinullan nullousing Surnulley data
27,664
3null5null
nullthout nullsanulllities nullth nullsanulllities
2,nullnull
3,null6
3,null6
(nullnull
null025
(26null
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90
null
70
60
50
40
30
20
null
0
Share of assisted and unassisted renter and vernulllownullincome renter households with and without disanullilities, 2009
(null,000 households and percent)
nullernullnullwnullncome nullnter nulluseholds nullsisted
nullernullnullwnullncome nullnter nulluseholds nullassisted
null,223
null,534
nullthout nullsanulllities nullth nullsanulllities
null62null
2,5null
3,3null
(23null
963
(37null
null0
90
null
70
60
50
40
30
20
null
0
nullnulle of nullsanulllitnullnullorst nullse nulleds nulluseholds nullth nullsanulllities
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnull. nullHnullRnullnullS nullHnullnullH PRnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullOnullnullOnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullD nullMnullUnullnullnullORnullnullnullMnullnullnullnullnullOnullnullMOnullnull
HOUSnullHOnullDS nullnullnullH nullORSnullnullnullSnullnullnullnullDS nullnullD DnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullS
AnullL nullAnulltinullities of nullaily Linulling. nullAnullL nullnullnstrumental Anulltinullities of nullaily Linulling.
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of Amerinullan nullousing Surnulley data
nullaring nullisual
nullnullical nullmitations nullnullnullnull nullmitations
nullgnitive nullnulllatornull Selfnullare nulldependent nullving
null0
90
null
70
60
50
40
30
20
null
0
nullrevalence of tnullpes of disanullilities among households with worst case needs and disanullilities, 2009 (null,000 households and percent)
Per
nullnt
Per
nullnt
Per
nullnt
9null 9null
nullnull
(nullnull
nullnull
(nullnull
9null 9null9null 9null
47null
(4null)
null9
(nullnull
533
(54null
303
(3null)

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nullrends in nullorst nullase nulleeds and
Disabilities nulletnulleen 2nullnullnulland 2nullnullnull
nulln nullnullnullnullnullthe number and prenullalennulle of nullorst nullase needs innullreased
among nullery lonullnullinnullome renters nullith disabilities. Benullause direnullt
measure nullas not anullailable before the nullnullnullnullAnullSnull hanges onullertime
hanulle to rely on the innullome pronully measure.
null
Anullnullording to innullome
pronully measurenullafter a stagnant period betnulleen nullnullnullnulland nullnullnullnullnullthe
number of nullorst nullase needs households nullith disabilities innullreased
by nullnullnullnullnullnullnullbetnulleen nullnullnullnulland nullnullnullnullnullaffenullting null.nullmillion house null
holds. nullnullhibit null shonulls that the prenullalennulle of these households
among nullery lonullnullinnullome renters nullnullLnullRnull nullith disabilities innullreased
from nullnullto nullnullpernullent during this same time period.
The prenullalennulle of disabilities among nullorst nullase needs households
denullreased in nullnullnullnull. This denullrease resulted from a large innullrease in
the number of nullorst nullase needs householdsnull hinullh nullas not anullnullom null
panied by a proportional innullrease in those households nullith disabilinull
ties. Worst nullase needs grenullby nullnullpernullent betnulleen nullnullnullnulland nullnullnullnullnull
and those households nullith disabilities grenullby nullnullpernullent during the
same period. As a resultnullthe prenullalennulle of disabilities among nullorst
nullase needs households denullreased from nullnullpernullent in nullnullnullnullto nullnull
pernullent in nullnullnullnullnullnullnullhibit nullnull.
nullge nullroups of People nullith
Disabilities and nullorst nullase nulleeds
nullf the nullnullnullnullnullnullnullhouseholds nullith nullorst nullase needs and disabilitiesnull
nullnullpernullent innulllude nullhildren nullith disabilitiesnull nullpernullent innulllude non null
elderly adults nullith disabilitiesnulland nullpernullent innulllude both. nulllderly
people nullnullnullyears old and oldernullnullith disabilities are not innullluded
in this estimation. There are nullnullnullnullnullnullnullhouseholds nullith nullorst nullase
needs that innulllude elderly people nullith disabilities.
null
Racenullnullthnicity of nullorst nullase nulleeds
Households nullith and nullithout People
nullith Disabilities
Small differennulles enullist in the share of nullorst nullase needs households
nullith and nullithout disabilitiesnullby ranulle and ethninullity. Worst nullase needs
households nullith disabilities hanulle a greater share of nonnullnullispaninull
Whitesnulland a smaller share of nullispaninullsnull ompared nullith households
nullithout disabilities. Little differennulle is apparent in the share of nonnull
nullispaninullBlanullnullhouseholds nullith and nullithout disabilities. nullnullhibit null
shonulls that appronullimately nullnullpernullent of nullorst nullase needs house null
holds nullith disabilities are Whitenull ompared nullith nullnullpernullent of those
nullithout disabilities. The share of nullorst nullase needs households nullith
disabilities that hanulle a nullispaninullethninullity is nullnullpernullentnulland those
nullithout disabilities and a nullispaninullethninullity is nullnullpernullent.
null
The analysis is limited to nullnull benullusenullbefore that yearnulla different methodology nulls used to estimate the number of people nullth disabilities based on innullme pronull measures. For
more detail on the innullme pronull measures and the main differennulls betnullen this measure and the direnull onenullsee senullion nullof this report.
null
 nullderly people nullth disabilities hanull not been innulluded in past estimations or in this onenullbenulluse other federal programs are designed spenullnullally to address the housing needs of
this population.
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnull. nullHnullRnullHnullS nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullRnullnullSnullnullnull
nullHnullnullUMnullnullR nullnullD PRnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullOnullnullORSnullnullnullSnull
nullnullnullDS nullMOnullnullnullnullRnullnullOnullnullnullnullnullOMnullRnullnullnullnullR
HOUSnullHOnullDS nullnullnullH DnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullS
nullLnullR nullnullery lonullnullinnullome renter.
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of Polinully
nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of Amerinullan nullousing Surnulley data
nullumnuller of worst case needs households with disanullilities and
prevalence among vernulllownullincome renter households with
disanullilities using income pronullnullmeasure, 2005 to 2009 (null,000
households and percent)
2005 2007 2009
null059
(3null)
2,765
2,6null
2,79null
null006
(3null)
nullnull0
(4null)
3,000
2,500
2,000
null500
null000
500
0
nullnull nullth nullsanulllities
nullnull nullth nullsanulllities and nullorst nullse nulleds
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnull. nullHnullRnullnullnullS nullRnullnullnullnullnullDnullnullRnullnullSnull
nullnullnullHnullPRnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullOnullDnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullS nullMOnullnull
nullORSnullnullnullSnullnullnullnullDS HOUSnullHOnullDS
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of
Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of Amerinullan nullousing
Surnulley data
nullisanullilitnullamong worst case needs households using income
pronullnullmeasure, 2005 to 2009 (null,000 households and percent)
2005 2007 2009
null059
(nullnull
5,992
5,905
null006
(nullnull
nullnull0
(nullnull
7,094
null000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
null000
0
nullorst nullse nulleds nullth nullsanulllities
nullorst nullse nulleds
nulluseholds nullnullnullnull
nulluseholds nullnullnullnull

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SECTION 1. DEMOGRAPHICS OF WORST CASE NEEDS HOUSEHOLDS THAT INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Regional and Urban nulleography of
nullorst nullase nulleeds Households nullith
and nullithout People nullith Disabilities
The distribution of nullorst nullase needs households nullith disabilities by
the four manullor regionsnullnullortheastnullMidnullestnullSouthnulland Westnullis
similar nullompared nullith the distribution for those nullithout disabilitiesnull
nullith a slightly higher share of households that innulllude people nullith
disabilities in the Midnullest and a slightly smaller share in the West
and nullortheast. nullnullhibit nullshonulls that appronullimately nullnullpernullent of
nullorst nullase needs households nullith disabilities linulle in the Midnullestnull
and nullnullpernullent of those nullithout disabilities linulle in this region. The
share of households nullith disabilities that linulle in the West and the
nullortheast is nullnulland nullnullpernullentnullrespenulltinullelynull ompared nullith nullnulland
nullnullpernullent of those nullithout disabilities that linulle in these regions.
Larger differennulles are apparent in the distribution of nullorst nullase
needs households nullith disabilities by metropolitan lonullations nullomnull
pared nullith those nullithout disabilities. nullnullhibit nullshonulls that a greater
pernullentage of those households nullith disabilities are lonullated in nonnull
metropolitan areas nullnullnullpernullentnullnullompared nullith those nullithout dis null
abilities nullnullnullpernullentnull. nulln the other handnulla smaller pernullentage of
those households nullith disabilities are lonullated in nullentral nullities nullnullnull
pernullentnullnullompared nullith those nullithout disabilities nullnullnullpernullentnull. nulln
suburbsnulla similar pernullentage of nullorst nullase needs households nullith
and nullithout disabilities linulle in these areas.
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnull. nullHnullRnullnullRnullSMnullnullnullDnullnullnullnullRnullnullnullnullS nullnull
nullHnullSHnullRnullOnullnullORSnullnullnullSnullnullnullnullDS HOUSnull null
HOnullDS nullnullnullH nullnullD nullnullnullHOUnullDnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullS nullnull
RnullnullnullnullnullnullHnullnullnullnullnullnull
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of
Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of Amerinullan nullousing
Surnulley data
Share of worst case needs households with and without
disanullilities nullnullracenullethnicitnull, 2009 (percent)
nullorst nullse nulleds nulluseholds nullth nullsanulllities
nullorst nullse nulleds nulluseholds nullthout nullsanulllities
55
47
22
23
null
23
nullnnullispanic
nullite
nullnnullispanic
nullacnull
nullspanic nullher
60
50
40
30
20
null
0
4
6
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnull. nullHnullRnullnullRnullSMnullnullnullDnullnullnullnullRnullnullnullnullS nullnullnullHnull
DnullSnullRnullnullUnullnullOnullOnullnullORSnullnullnullSnullnullnullnullDS HOUSnullHOnullDS
nullnullnullH nullnullD nullnullnullHOUnullDnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullS nullnullRnullnullnullOnullnull
nullnullUnullnullHnullRnullnullRnullSnullnullnullHnullnullnullnullnullRnullnullR
DnullnullnullnullRnullnullnullnullS nullnullMnullnullROPOnullnullnullnullnullnullOnullnullnullnullOnull
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of Amerinullan nullousing Surnulley data
nullrtheast nulldwest South nullest Sunullrnullnullntral nullties nullnnulletro
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
null
null
5
0
Share of worst case needs households with and without disanullilities nullnull
region, 2009 (percent)
Share of worst case needs households with and without
disanullilities nullnullmetropolitan region, 2009 (percent)
null
20
23
null
35 35
24
26
4null
4null
3null
37
2null
null
nullorst nullse nulleds nulluseholds nullth nullsanulllities nullorst nullse nulleds nulluseholds nullthout nullsanulllities
Per
nullnt
Per
nullnt

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Past reports on nullorst nullase needs households used an innullome pronully measure to identify
households that innulllude nonelderly adults nullith disabilities. nullnitiallynullthree innullome sournulles
nullere used as a pronully for nonelderly adults nullith disabilities among nonelderly housenull
holds nullithout nullhildrennullSonullial Senullurity and pensionsnull elfare and publinullassistannullenulland
Supplemental Senullurity nullnnullome nullSSnullnull. nulln nullnullnullnullnullthe AnullS added Sonullial Senullurity nullisability
nullnsurannulle nullSSnullnullnullas a spenullinullnullinnullome sournulle and split the nulluestion on SSnulland nullelfare
innullome in tnullo. As a resultnullfour innullome sournulles nullere adopted as a pronully for people nullith
disabilities among nonelderly households nullithout nullhildrennull nullnullSonullial Senullurity and pen null
sionsnullnullnullnullnullelfare and other publinullassistannullenullnullnullnullSSnullnulland nullnullnullSSnullnull.
Renullisions to the nullnullnullnullAnullS nullues null
tions on innullome sournulles made
estimating the presennulle of people
nullith disabilities among families nullith
nullhildren possible. When SSnull and
nullelfare innullome nullere reported on
the same nulluestionnullit nullas not pos null
sible to enullnulllude innullome from publinull
assistannulle direnullted tonullard families
nullith nullhildren. As a resultnullfamilies
nullith nullhildren nullere not prenulliously
innullluded among households that
innulllude people nullith disabilities.
With the disaggregation of these
nulluestions and the innulllusion of the
nulluestion on SSnullnullin the nullnullnullnullAnullSnull
nullnullnulladopted three innullome sournull null
es as a pronully for disabilities among
families nullith nullhildrennullSonullial Senullu null
rity and pensionsnullSSnullnulland SSnullnull.
CHANGES IN DISABILITY MEASURES
OF WORST CASE NEEDS HOUSEHOLDS
DnullRnullnullnullMnullnullSURnullOnullDnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnull
All households nullith a nonelderly indinullidual
nullho reported at least one of the sinulltypes
of disability asnulled about in the nullnullnullnullAnullS.
nullnullnullOMnullPROnullnullMnullnullSURnullOnull
DnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnull
For nonelderly householdsnull it represents
nullhildless households nullith nonelderly adults
identinulled as hanulling a disabilitynull using the
fournullinnullome pronully measure nullSonullial Senullurinull
tynullpensionsnullnullelfarenullpublinullassistannullenullSSnullnull
and SSnullnullnull.
For families nullith nullhildren it represents nonnull
elderly adults identinulled as hanulling a disabilnull
itynullusing the threenullinnullome pronully measure
nullSonullial SenulluritynullpensionsnullSSnullnulland SSnullnullnull.
2SnullnullnullnullOnull

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SECTION 2. CHANGES IN DISABILITY MEASURES OF WORST CASE NEEDS HOUSEHOLDS
null
The direnull measure of disabilities not only nullanges the methodology from an innullme pronull to a selfnulleported measurenullbut it also innulludes nullildren nullth disabilities. null the pastnullthe
innullme pronull methodology attempted to estimate only the number of nonelderly adults nullth disabilitiesnullnullile the direnull measure nonullinnulludes the number of nonelderly adults and
nullildren nullth reported disabilities. null both nullsesnullthe number of elderly people nullth disabilities is not innulluded in the estimations.
null
Family nullth nullildren represents households in nullinull a nullild under null years old is present. The household is presumed to meet the denullition of family through relation by birth or adop null
tion nullnnulluding grandparents as parentsnull nullderly nullthout nullildren represents households in nullinull at least one householder or spouse is aged null or older and no nullildren are present.
nullnelderly disabled represents households that nullnullare not families nullth nullildrennullnullnullare not elderly nullthout nullildrennulland nullnullhanull an adult identinulld as hanullng a disabilitynullusing a fournull
innullme pronull measure of disabilities.
nullomparing nullncome Pronully and Direct
Measures of Disability in the 2nullnullnull HS
nullnullerallnulla small denullrease enullists in the total number of nullorst nullase
needs households that innulllude people nullith disabilitiesnullusing the
nenulldirenullt measure of disabilitiesnullbut the prenullalennulle among nullery
lonullnullinnullome renter households is similar.
null
nulln nullnullnullnullnullnull.nullmillion nullery
lonullnullinnullome renter households innullluded people nullith disabilitiesnull
using the innullome pronully measurenullnullompared nullith null.nullmillion nullery
lonullnullinnullome households that innullluded people nullith disabilitiesnullusing
the nenulldirenullt measure. Among themnullthose nullith nullorst nullase needs
nullere nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullusing the innullome pronully measurenullnullompared nullith
nullnullnullnullnullnullnullusing the nenulldirenullt measurenullas shonulln in nullnullhibit null. Thus
the share of nullorst nullase needs among nullery lonullnullinnullome renter housenull
holds that innulllude people nullith disabilities nullas nullnullpernullent using nenull
direnullt measure donulln from nullnullpernullent using innullome pronully measure.
Prenullious nullorst nullase needs reports identinulled four manullor household
typesnullnullnullnullfamilies nullith nullhildrennullnullnullnullelderly nullithout nullhildrennullnullnullnullnon null
elderly disablednulland nullnullnullother households.
null
For nonelderly disabled
householdsnullthe number of nullorst nullase needs households nullith dis null
abilities estimated using the direnullt measure is less than onenullhalf the
number estimated using the innullome pronully measure. nullnullhibit nullshonulls
that in nullnullnullnullnullthe innullome pronully estimated nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnonelderly house null
holds nullith nullorst nullase needs and disabilities. The nenulldirenullt mea null
sure estimated only nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnonelderly households nullith nullorst nullase
needs and disabilitiesnulla nullnullnullpernullent redunulltion.
For families nullith nullhildrennullthe estimates of nullorst nullase needs house null
holds nullith disabilities do not nullary munullh using the nenulldirenullt mea null
sure and the innullome pronully measure. The innullome pronully measure
estimates nullnullnullnullnullnullnullfamilies nullith nullhildren nullith nullorst nullase needs and
disabilitiesnulland the direnullt measure estimates nullnullnullnullnullnullnullfamilies nullith
nullhildren nullith nullorst nullase needs and disabilities.
For elderly nullithout nullhildren and other household typesnullthe nenulldirenullt
measure permits the identinullnullation of households that innulllude people
nullith disabilities for the nullery nullrst time. The direnullt measure estimates
nullnullnullnullnullnulland nullnullnullnullnullnullnullhouseholds nullith nullorst nullase needs that innulllude
people nullith disabilitiesnullrespenulltinullelynullin these household groups.
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnull. nullSnullnullMnullnullnullOnullOnullDnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullS nullS SMnullnullnullnullR
nullnullnullH DnullRnullnullnullMnullnullSURnullnullHnullnullnullnullnullH nullnullnullOMnullPROnullnullnull
nullnullUnullPRnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullMOnullnullnullnullRnullnullOnullnullnullnullnullOMnull
RnullnullnullnullRS nullnullnullH DnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullS nullS SnullMnullnullnullR
nullLnullR nullnullery lonullnullinnullome renter.
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of Amerinullan nullousing Surnulley data
nullth nullcome
nullonull nullasure
nullth
nullrect nullasure
nullth nullcome nullonull nullasure nullth nullrect nullasure
null0
90
null
70
60
50
40
30
20
null
0
null,200
null000
null0
600
400
200
0
nullumnuller of worst case needs households with disanullilities nullnullfamilnull
tnullpe, 2009 (null,000 households)
Share of vernulllownullincome renters with disanullilities and worst
case needs, 2009 (percent)
nullnull nullth nullsanulllities and nullorst nullse nulleds
nullnull nullth nullsanulllities
nullher nulluseholds
nullderlnullnullthout nullildren
nullmilies nullth nullildren
nullnnulllderlnullnullsanulled
nulluseholds nullnullnullnull
Per
nullnt
422
20null
7null
4null
4null
null0 null0
3null340
nullnull0
9null
29

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Understanding the Differences
nulletnulleen nullncome Pronully and Direct
Measures of Disability
Tnullo main fanulltors nullontribute to the differennulles betnulleen the innullome
pronully and the direnullt measures of disabilitynullthe innullome pronully mea null
sure onullernullounts the number of people nullith disabilities in some nullases
and undernullounts the number in others. nulln the nullrst nullasenullonullernullount null
ing the number is a result of high rates of false positivesnullor the per null
nullentage of households that report hanulling an innullome sournulle pronully
assonulliated nullith disabilities but that do not ansnuller positinulle to at least
one of the sinull uestions about disabilities. nullepending on the innullome
sournullenullthe rate of false positinulles ranges from nullnullto nullnullpernullent
among nullLnullR nonelderly households nullithout nullhildren and is enullen
larger among families nullith nullhildrennullranging from nullnullto nullnullpernullent
false positinullesnullas shonulln in nullnullhibit null. As a nullholenullthe innullome pronully
innullorrenulltly identinulles nullnullpernullent of nonelderly households nullithout
nullhildren and nullnullpernullent of households among families nullith nullhildren
as hanulling a household member nullith a disability.
nulln the senullond nullasenullundernullounting the number of people nullith dis null
abilities is a result of high rates of false negativesnullor the pernullentage
of all households that reported a member nullith a disability that the
innullome sournulle pronully did not identify. Within both household groupsnull
SSnullis the pronully nullith the lonullest rate of false positinullesnullyet it still fails to
identify nullnullpernullent of all nullLnullR nonelderly households nullithout nullhildren
nullith people nullith disabilities and nullnullpernullent of families nullith nullhildren
nullith people nullith disabilities. Togethernullthe innullome pronully does a bet null
ter nullob at identifying people nullith disabilitiesnullbut it still fails to identify
nullnullpernullent of all nullLnullR nonelderly households nullithout nullhildren nullith
people nullith disabilities and nullnullpernullent of families nullith nullhildren nullith
people nullith disabilities.
nullnullnullnonelderly nullthout children nullnullnull nullnullnull
With innullme sournullnull
Sonullal Senullritynullailroad retirement nullnull nullnull null null
Supplemental Senullrity nullnullme nullnull nullnull null null
Publinullassistannull nullnull nullnull null null
Retirementnullsurnullnullrnullor disability payments nullnull nullnull null null
nullduplinullted total nullny of the abonull sournullsnull nullnullnull nullnullnull null null
nullnullnullfamilies nullth children nullnullnull nullnullnull
With innullme sournullnull
Sonullal Senullritynullailroad retirement nullnull nullnull null null
Supplemental Senullrity nullnullme nullnull nullnull null null
Retirementnullsurnullnullrnullor disability payments nullnull nullnull null null
nullduplinullted total nullny of the abonull sournullsnull nullnull nullnull null null
nullotal
nullnull
Reported
Disabilities
nullnull
Rate of
nulllse Positives
nullnull
Rate of
nulllse nullgatives
nullnull
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnull. nullnullnullOMnullPROnullnullMnullnullSURnullHnullS HnullnullH RnullnullnullS OnullMnullSnullDnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullOnullS
nullLnullR nullnullery lonullnullinnullome renter.
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of Amerinullan nullousing Surnulley data
nulleported disanullilities nullnulldisanullilitnullrelated income source among vernulllownullincome renter households, 2009 (null,000 households and
percent)

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SECTION 2. CHANGES IN DISABILITY MEASURES OF WORST CASE NEEDS HOUSEHOLDS
nullnullnullnonelderly nullthout nullildren nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnull nullnull
nullnullnullfamilies nullth nullildren nullnull nullnullnull nullnull nullnull
nullth nullcomenullronull
Disabilities
nullth Reported
Disabilities
nulllse
Positives
nulllse
nullgatives
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnullnull. nullnullnullOMnullPROnullnullMnullnullSURnullOnullDnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullS MnullSnullDnullnullnullnullnullnullnullS nullnullnullRnullnullnullUMnullnullR OnullHOUSnullHOnullDS
nullLnullR nullnullery lonullnullinnullome renter.
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of Amerinullan nullousing Surnulley data
nullumnuller of misidentinullcations of income pronullnullmeasure of people with disanullilities among vernulllownullincome renter households, 2009
(null,000 households)
nullnullhibit nullnullshonulls that among nullLnullR nonelderly households nullithout
nullhildrennull the innullome pronully innullorrenulltly identinulles nullnullnullnullnullnullnull house null
holds as hanulling people nullith disabilities and it fails to identify
nullnullnullnullnullnullnullhouseholds that reported hanulling people nullith disabilities.
Benullause the number of false positinulles is higher than the number of
false negatinullesnullthe net effenullt is a redunulltion in the total estimated
number of households that innulllude people nullith disabilitiesnullusing
the nenulldirenullt measure.
Among nullLnullR families nullith nullhildrennull the innullome pronully innullorrenulltly
identinulles nullnullnullnullnullnullnullhouseholds as hanulling people nullith disabilities and
it fails to identify nullnullnullnullnullnullnullhouseholds that reported hanulling people
nullith disabilities. Benullause the number of false positinulles is similar to
the number of false negatinullesnullthe net effenullt leads to a nullery small
nullhange in the total estimated number of households that innulllude
people nullith disabilitiesnullusing the nenulldirenullt measure.

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The nenulldirenullt measure represents an impronullement from prenullious efforts to estimate
the number of households nullith nullorst nullase needs that innulllude people nullith disabilities.
The nenulldirenullt measure allonulls us to nullnonullmore about the nullharanullteristinulls of renter
households nullith disabilities and senullere housing burdens. When nullompared nullith other
data sournullesnullhonullenullernullthe AnullS disability estimates nullnullnulldo not alnullays align perfenulltly nullith
estimates from other surnulleysnullnullnullnullare limited by a small set of nulluestions that do not nullom null
pletely nullapture a nullomplenull onnullept linulle disabilitynulland nullnullnulldo not innulllude some population
groups that hanulle high prenullalennulle of people nullith disabilities.
This senulltion nullompares estimates of the number of people nullith disabilities from the AnullSnull
the Amerinullan Community Surnulley nullACSnullnulland the nullational nullealth nullnternullienullSurnulley nullnullnullnullSnull
and shonulls differennulles betnulleen them. nullt also disnullusses the remaining limitations of the
AnullS to estimate people nullith disabilities.
nullomparing the nullHS Disability nullstimates nullith
the nullnullS nullstimates
Benullause the AnullS and the ACS use similar nulluestions to identify people nullith disabilities
and they both innulluire about innullome sournulles using similar nulluestionsnullACS nullan be used
to nullalidate AnullS reporting on people nullith disabilities. nullt is important to use nullaution nullhen
nullomparing different surnulleysnullbenullause surnulley results are affenullted by eanullh surnulleynulls dif null
ferent purposesnullsnullopesnullpopulation of interestnullmodes of nullollenulltionnull ontenulltsnulland enullen
minor differennulles in nulluestion nullording and order. Thereforenullit is unlinullely that data nullill
yield identinullal estimates.
As it nullould be enullpenulltednullthe estimates in the ACS are different from those in the AnullSnull
nullith ACS presenting higher disability rates among nullLnullR nonelderly households nullithout
nullhildren and nullLnullR families nullith nullhildren. nullnullhibit nullnullshonullthat in nullnullnullnullnullthere nullere an es null
timated null.nullmillion nullLnullR nonelderly households nullithout nullhildren nullith disabilities and null.null
million nullLnullR families nullith nullhildren nullith disabilitiesnullanullnullording to ACS data. The disability
rate nullas nullnulland nullnullpernullent among these household groupsnullrespenulltinullely. nulln nullontrastnullthe
disability rate using AnullS nullas only nullnulland nullnullpernullent among these household groups.
Another important differennulle betnulleen these estimates is that although both surnulleys
hanulle similar reporting of innullome sournulles assonulliated nullith disabilitiesnullACS has a better
COMPARING THE AHS DISABILITY
ESTIMATES WITH THE ESTIMATES
FROM OTHER DATA SOURCES
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nullerican Housing Survey nullHSnull
nullnullnullnonelderly nullthout nullildren nullnullnull nullnullnull null
nullnullnullfamilies nullth nullildren nullnullnull nullnullnull null
nullerican nullmmunity Survey nullnullnull
nullnullnullnonelderly nullthout nullildren nullnullnull nullnullnull null
nullnullnullfamilies nullth nullildren nullnullnull nullnullnull null
nullotal
nullnull
Reported Disabilities
nullnull
Prevalence
nullnull
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnullnull. nullOMPnullRnullSOnullOnullnullHS nullnullD nullnullS DnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullSnullnullMnullnullnullS nullMOnullnullnullnullRnullnullOnullnullnullnullnullOMnullRnullnullnullnullRS
nullLnullR nullnullery lonullnullinnullome renter.
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of AnullS and ACS data
nulleported disanullilitnullamong vernulllownullincome renter households, 2009 (null,000 households)
nullotal
nullnull
Reported
Disabilities
nullnull
Rate of
nulllse Positives
nullnull
Rate of
nulllse nullgatives
nullnull
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnull2. nullnullS HnullS HnullnullHnullR DnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullRnullnullnullS nullnullD nullOnullnullR MnullSnullDnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullOnullS RnullnullnullS nullHnullnullnullHS
nulleported disanullilitnullnullnulldisanullilitnullnullrelated income source among vernulllownullincome renter households, nullnullS 2009 (null,000 households)
nullnullnullnonelderly nullthout children nullnullnull nullnullnull
With innullme sournullnull
Sonullal Senullritynullailroad retirement nullnull nullnull null null
Supplemental Senullrity nullnullme nullnull nullnull null null
Publinullassistannull nullnull nullnull null null
Retirementnullsurnullnullrnullor disability payments nullnull null null null
nullduplinullted total nullny of the abonull sournullsnull nullnullnull nullnullnull null null
nullnullnullfamilies nullth children nullnullnull nullnullnull
With innullme sournullnull
Sonullal Senullritynullailroad retirement nullnull nullnull null null
Supplemental Senullrity nullnullme nullnull nullnull null null
Retirementnullsurnullnullrnullor disability payments nullnull null null null
nullduplinullted total nullny of the abonull sournullsnull nullnull nullnull null null
ACS nullAmerinullan Community Surnulley. AnullS nullAmerinullan nullousing Surnulley. nullLnullR nullnullery lonullnullinnullome renter.
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of ACS data
nullorrelation betnulleen people reporting these innullome sournulles and
reporting disabilities. nullnullhibit nullnullshonulls that ACS has lonuller rates
of false positinulles than AnullS data estimatesnullespenullially for SSnull. The
rate of false positinulles for SSnullis nullnullpernullent among nullLnullR nonelderly
households nullithout nullhildren for AnullS datanullalthough it is only nullper null
nullent for ACS data. The rate of false positinulles for SSnullis nullnullpernullent
among nullLnullR families nullith nullhildren for AnullS datanullalthough it is only
nullnullpernullent for ACS data. This disnullrepannully seems to indinullate that
AnullS respondents might be underreporting disabilities.
Togethernullthe innullome sournulle pronully estimates based on ACS data
also yield lonuller rates of false positinulles than estimates based on AnullS
data. Among nullLnullR nonelderly households nullithout nullhildrennullthe ACS
innullome pronully innullorrenulltly identinulles nullnullpernullent of households as hanull null
ing people nullith disabilitiesnullalthough the AnullS innullorrenulltly identinulles
as many as nullnullpernullent of households. Among nullLnullR families nullith
nullhildrennullthe innullome pronully innullorrenulltly identinulles nullnullpernullent of house null
holds as hanulling people nullith disabilitiesnullalthough the AnullS innullorrenulltly
identinulles as many as nullnullpernullent of households.
AnullS performs better in the rate of false negatinulles but only benullause
AnullS estimates of the number of households innullluding people nullith
disabilities is smaller than ACS estimates. Among nullLnullR nonelderly
households nullithout nullhildrennullthe innullome pronully fails to identify nullnull

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pernullent of households that reported hanulling people nullith disabilities
using ACS datanullalthough AnullS fails to identify nullnullpernullent of house null
holds that reported hanulling people nullith disabilities. Among nullLnullR
families nullith nullhildrennullthe innullome pronully fails to identify nullnullpernullent of
households that reported hanulling people nullith disabilities using ACS
datanullalthough AnullS fails to identify nullnullpernullent of households that
reported hanulling people nullith disabilities.
A number of possible reasons may enullplain differennulles in disability
rates betnulleen ACS and AnullS. These surnulleys hanulle different purposnull
es and nullontenulltnull ith the AnullS fonullusing on housing units and the ACS
fonullusing on people. Results might also be affenullted by the different
modes of nullollenulltion. AnullS uses only personal and telephone internull
nullienulls and ACS relies more on a mailed form. FinallynullAnullS and ACS
nulluestions are grouped differentlynullhanulle slight nullording differennullesnull
and some of the nulluestions are applied to different age groups. Alnull
though three nulluestions in ACS are applied only to people nullyears old
or oldernullthey are applied to people of all ages in AnullS. nullnullen nullhen
surnulleys use similar nulluestionsnullslight nullariations in nullording or nulluestion
senulluennulle nullan yield different results.
null
nullomparing the nullHS Disability
nullstimates nullith the nullHnullS nullstimates
The nullnullnullS is the prinnullipal sournulle of information on the health of the
noninstitutionalized nullinullilian population of the nullnited States and it innull
nullludes a large set of nulluestions about disability. The nullnullnullS innulluires
about anulltinullity limitations that are not innullluded in the AnullSnullsunullh as
nullornulllimitationnulllimitations that are spenullinullnullto nullhildrennullthe degree of
difnullnullulty in a number of limitationsnullthe nullondition or health problem
assonulliated nullith that limitationnullas nullell as the length of time the indi null
nullidual has enullperiennulled the nullondition. Benullause of these differennullesnull
nullomparing general estimates from both surnulleys is not straightfornullard.
As enullpenulltednullthe nullnullnullS and AnullS hanulle different estimates of the num null
ber of households that innulllude people nullith disabilitiesnullas shonulln
in nullnullhibit nullnull. The nullnullnullnullAnullS estimates a total of null.nullmillion house null
holds that innulllude nonelderly people nullith any of the sinullmeasures of
disabilities disnullussed prenulliouslynulland the nullnullnullnull nullnullS estimates nullnull.null
million households that innulllude nonelderly people nullith any of nine
types of anulltinullity limitation.
null
These numbers are not strinulltly nullompanull
rable benullause this nullnullnullS estimate does not innulllude some measures
of physinullal limitation sunullh as nullision or hearing that are innullluded in the
AnullS estimate.
null
nulln the other handnullthe nullnullnullS does innulllude measures
of anulltinullity limitation not innullluded in the AnullSnullsunullh as nullhildrennulls limita null
tion nullith play anulltinullitiesnullnullhildrennulls spenullial edunullation or early internullen null
tion needsnulland adultsnullnullornulllimitation.
nullespite these differennullesnullnullonnullerning nulluestions pertaining to anull null
tinullity limitation that use similar nullonnulleptsnullthe nullnullnullS and AnullS esti null
mates arenullin fanulltnullnullery similar. For enullamplenullin nullnullnullnullnullin nulluestions
related to AnullLnullthe AnullS estimates that null.nullmillion households hanulle
a nonelderly indinullidual nullho has serious difficultnulldressing or bathing null
and the nullnullnullS estimates null.nullmillion households hanulle a nonelderly
indinullidual nullho needs help nullith bathing and dressing. nulln nulluestions
null
Although Anull uses only nullmputernullssisted personal internullenullng nullAPnull and nullmputernullssisted telephone internullenullng nullATnullnullACS starts nullth a mail response and follonull up nullth
CAPnulland CATnullmodes only nullen respondents fail to return the mail form. The ACS mail form has the same nullestions found in Anullnullbut they are strunullured in three nullestionsnullnullth a total
of sinullsubparts. nullnull nullestion applies to different age groupsnullthe nullst to all peoplenullthe senullnd to people nullyears old or oldernulland the last to people null years old or older.
null
The nullnull anullinullty limitation estimation is based on nullestions that address nulllimitationsnullnullnullnullildren under nullyears old nullo are limited in play anullinulltiesnullnullnullnullildren under null years
old nullo renullinull spenullal edunulltion or early internullntion sernullnullsnullnullnullpeople nullyears old or older nullo need help nullth personal nullre needsnullnullnulladults nullo need help nullth routine needsnull
nullnulladults nullo are not able to nullrnullbenulluse of a nullndition or limitationnullnullnulladults nullo are limited in the nullnd or amount of nullrnull nullnullpeople nullo hanull difnullulty nulllnullngnullnullnullpeople nullo
hanull difnullulty remembering and manullng denullsionsnulland nullnullpeople nullo hanull difnullulty nullth any other anullinullty.
null
Although the nullnull has nullestions related to nullsion and hearing limitationnullthey are part of a module applied to a sample of adults and nullildren of families innulluded in the nullnull. As a
resultnullaggregated information at the household lenulll on these health nullnditions is more nullallenging to produnull and nulls not innulluded in this analysis.
nullnull
nulluseholds nullnullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull
Pernullntage of total households nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull null.null
nullS
nulluseholds nullnullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull
Pernullntage of total households nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull
Selfnullare
nullDnull
nulldependent
nullving nullnullnull
nullbulatory
nullmitation
nullgnitive
nullmitation
nully of
nullne nulltivity
nullmitations nullHnullnull
nully of
SinullDisability
Measures nullHSnull
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnullnull. nullOMPnullRnullSOnullOnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullD DnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullSnullnullMnullnullnullS nullROM nullHnullnullHnullS nullnullD nullHS
AnullL null Anulltinullities of nullaily Linulling. AnullS null Amerinullan nullousing Surnulley. nullAnullL null nullnstrumental Anulltinullities of nullaily Linulling. nullnullnullS null nullational nullealth nullnternullienull Surnulley.
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnullnullfnullnulle of Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of nullnullnullS and AnullS data
Selected measures of activitnulllimitation and disanullilitnull, 2009 (null,000 households and percent)

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null
nulloup nullarters are planulls nullere people linull or stay in a group linullng arrangement that is onulled or managed by an entity or organization pronullding housing and sernullnulls for the
residents. They innullude institutional group nullarters nullor enullmplenullnullrrenullionalnullnursingnulland healthnullre fanulllitiesnulland noninstitutional group nullarters nullor enullmplenullnullllege residennull hallsnull
military nullartersnullhomeless sheltersnulland group homesnullnull.S. Census BureaunullAmerinulln Community Surnullynull 2009 nulloup nullarters Definition null
null
The estimation of the population linullng in group nullarters fanulllities innulludes nullnullemergennull and transitional sheltersnullnullnullgroup homes intended for adults nullonnullrrenullionalnull nullnullresidential
treatment nullnters for adults nullonnullrrenullionalnull nullnullnullrnullrsnullgroup linullng nullarters and nullb nullrps nullntersnulland nullnullreligious group nullarters.
related to nullAnullLnullthe AnullS estimates that null.nullmillion households hanulle
a nonelderly indinullidual nullho has difficultnulldoing errands alone nullvisit null
ing a doctornulls office or shoppingnullnulland the nullnullnullS estimates the same
number of households hanulle a nonelderly indinullidual nullho has difficultnull
handling routine needs nullhousehold chores, doing necessarnullbusi null
ness, shopping, or getting around for other purposesnull. nullespite slight
differennulles in nullordingnullthese surnulleys arrinulle at nullery similar estimates
in the number of households that innulllude nonelderly people nullith
these selfnullnullare and independent linulling limitations nullsee nullnullhibit nullnullnull.
nulln some nullasesnulldifferennulles in nullording seem to lead to slightly larger
differennulles in estimatesnullenullen for nulluestions nullith similar nullonnullepts. nulln
these nullasesnullthe AnullS anullnullounts for larger estimates of the number of
households that innulllude people nullith disabilities than the nullnullnullS. For
enullamplenullthe AnullS estimates null.nullmillion households nullith a nonelderly
indinullidual nullho has serious difficultnullnullalnulling or clinullbing stairs nulland
the nullnullnullS estimates only null.nullmillion households nullith a nonelderly
indinullidual nullho has difficultnull alnulling nullithout using annullspecial enulluip null
nullent. Both nulluestions try to nullapture ambulatory limitationnullbut the
innulllusion of limitation nullith nulllimbing stairs in the AnullS nulluestion seems
to lead to larger number of reported disabilities.
Cognitinulle limitation pronullides a similar enullample of differennulles in estinull
mates for similar nullonnullepts that might be a result of differennulles in lannull
guage. The AnullS estimates null.nullmillion households nullith a nonelderly
indinullidual nullho has serious difficultnullconcentrating, renullenullbering, or
nullanulling decisions because of a phnullsical, nullental, or enullotional condinull
tion. The nullnullnullSnullin nullontrastnullestimates only null.nullmillion households
nullith a nonelderly indinullidual nullho is linullited in annullnullanullbecause of
difficultnull renullenullbering or because of periods of confusion . Both
nulluestions try to nullapture nullognitinulle limitationnullbut the AnullS seems to
trigger a higher response rate despite hanulling the nulluestion restrinullted
to serious difnullnullulty.
nulln nullonnulllusionnullthe AnullS disability estimates do not alnullays align per null
fenulltly nullith estimates from other sournulles. nulln nullomparison nullith the
ACSnullthe AnullS has lonuller disability rates among nullery lonullnullinnullome
renter households. For some reasonnullthere seems to be a higher dis null
ability rate in the nullontenullt of the ACS than in the nullontenullt of the AnullS
that needs further innullestigation to dranulla nullonnulllusion. nulln nullomparison
nullith nullnullnullSnullon the other handnullthe AnullS seems to be getting similar
disability estimates for nulluestions that use similar nullonnullepts. But AnullS
has a more limited nullonnulleptual and operational denullnition of disability
and is not able to nullapture all disability measures innullluded in nullnullnullS.
As a resultnullthe nullnullnullS has a higher onullerall disability rate than the AnullS.
The nullfnullnulle of Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullh at nullnullnullis nullondunullt null
ing a systematinull omparison of the AnullS disability results nullith other
surnulleys that use the same nulluestions. This study might elunullidate the
reasons for these differennulles.
nullHS nullimitations nullo nullstimate the
nullumber of People nullith Disabilities
and Severe Housing nulleeds
nullne limitation of the AnullS is the small set of nulluestions to estimate sunullh
a nullomplenull onnullept as disability. The set of disability nulluestions in the
ACSnullnullhinullh are ultimately the ones that nullere adopted in the AnullSnull
hanulle undergone manullor impronullements from their original form. Their
nullonnulleptual and operational denullnition nullas subnullenullt to a manullor renullienullby
a subnullommittee on disability measurement led by the nullational Center
for nullealth Statistinulls and its implementation nullas nullarefully tested in the
nullnullnullnullACS nullontent test nullBraultnull nullnullnullnull. Although these nulluestions rep null
resent a nullonnulleptual and empirinullal impronullement from earlier nullersionsnull
it is nullhallenging to nullapture a nullomplenullnulldynaminullnulland multifanulleted nullon null
nulleptual denullnition of disability using sunullh a limited set of nulluestions. Benull
nullause disability is a nullonnullept that has different dimensions and enullists
in a nullontinuumnullestablishing nullriteria that determine the presennulle of a
disability nullith only sinullnulluestions is admittedly nullonstraining.
nullther surnulleysnullsunullh as the nullnullnullSnullhanulle a larger set of nulluestions that
allonullfor the use of broader nullonnullepts and operational denullnitions of
disability. As disnullussed beforenullthe nullnullnullS nullaptures limitations that
are spenullinullnullto nullhildrennulllimitations that affenullt employmentnulland other
limitations that are not innullluded in the AnullS. nulln many nullasesnullthese
limitations nullan be pinullnulled up by the nulluestions that are innullluded in
the AnullS benullause people nullith anulltinullity limitation report limitations in
multiple areas. But these nulluestions are not alnullays able to pinullnullup
limitations not innullluded in the surnulley andnullas a resultnull nullnullS nullaptures
larger numbers of people nullith anulltinullity limitation and hanulle higher disnull
ability rates than the AnullS does.
Another AnullS limitation is that it enullnullludes homeless people and peonull
ple linulling in noninstitutional group nulluarters from its sample.
nullnull
nulloninnull
stitutional group nulluarters innulllude planulles sunullh as homeless shelters
and group homes nullhere there is a high prenullalennulle of people nullith
disabilities. Sinnulle nullnullnullnullnullthe ACS nullas enullpanded to innulllude the popu null
lation linulling in group nulluarters fanullilitiesnulland the nullnullnullnullACS estimates
a total of nullnull nullnullnullpeople nullnullnullpernullentnullnullith at least one of the sinull
measures of disability linulling in homeless sheltersnullgroup homesnulland
other noninstitutional group nulluarters fanullilities.
nullnull
nullespite these limitationsnullestimates of households that innulllude peo null
ple nullith disabilities and nullorst nullase needs nullill nullontinue to use the
AnullSnullbenullause the AnullS is the only surnulley of housing units measuring
both rent burden and physinullal housing nullondition. The addition of dinull
renullt nulluestions about disabilities status impronulles AnullS estimates and
pronullides important demographinulland geographinullinformation about
people nullith disabilities and senullere housing needs. This additional
information nullill hanulle important polinully implinullationsnulland impronulle the
identinullnullationnullnullharanullterizationnulland targeting of this population.

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boonull. WashingtonnullnullCnullnull.S. nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopment.
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nullotal
nullth
Disabilities
a
Physical nullmitations nullnullnullDnullnullmitations
Hearing nullisual nullgnitive nullbulatory Selfnullare
nulldependent
nullving
nulll households nullnullnullnull nullnullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull
Renter households nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnull nullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnull nullnullnull
nullner households nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnull nullnullnull
Renter households nullnullnullnull
nullassisted null senullre problems nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull
nullassisted null nonsenullre problems only nullnullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull null nullnull
nullassisted null no problems nullnullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull
Assisted nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull
nullery lonullinnullme nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnull nullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnull nullnull
Worst nullse needs nullnullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull
Rent burden nullnull of innullme nullnullnull nullnullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull
Rent burden nullnullnull of innullme nullnullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull nullnull
Senullrely inadenullate housing nullnull nullnull null null null null null null
Moderately inadenullate housing nullnullnull nullnull null nullnull nullnull nullnull null nullnull
Cronulled housing nullnullnull nullnull null null null null null null
nullnullHnullnullnullnullnullnullnull. HOUSnullnullnullnullOnullDnullnullnullOnullS OnullRnullnullnullnullR HOUSnullHOnullDS nullnullDnullSnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullPnullnull2nullnullnull
AnullL nullAnulltinullities of nullaily Linulling. nullAnullL nullnullnstrumental Anulltinullities of nullaily Linulling.
a
nullouseholds nullith disabilities innulllude those in nullhinullh nonelderly people report at least one of the sinullmeasures of disabilities.
Sourcenull nullepartment of nullousing and nullrban nullenullelopmentnull fnullnulle of Polinully nullenullelopment and Researnullhnulltabulations of Amerinullan nullousing Surnulley data
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