Demographic Profile of Senior in Wayne County, Michigan

17. Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition lasting 6 months or more, does this person
have any difficulty in doing any of the following activities:
a. Learning, remembering, or concentrating? Yes No
b. Dressing, bathing, or getting around inside the home? Yes No
c. (Answer if this person is 16 years old or over.) Going outside the home alone to shop or visit a doctor’s
office? Yes No
d. (Answer if this person is 16 years old or over.) Working at a job or business? Yes No
Table 18. Percent Disability by Type for the Population 65+, in Region 1-C, 2000
Community
Total
disabilities
tallied
Sensory Physical Mental Self-care* Go-outsidehome
Region 1-C 107,209 16.4 34.5 12.3 11.0 25.7
Allen Park city 4,010 16.7 32.8 10.7 11.1 28.7
Belleville city 519 15.6 31.6 16.6 8.7 27.6
Brownstown township 1,180 18.0 38.1 5.6 8.1 30.2
Canton township 3,312 16.4 35.0 13.6 9.9 25.0
Dearborn city 12,601 16.8 32.7 12.6 11.5 26.4
Dearborn Heights city 8,738 15.8 33.6 11.3 11.2 28.2
Ecorse city 1,471 14.1 34.3 15.2 13.7 22.7
Flat Rock city 809 16.8 39.4 14.5 7.7 21.6
Garden City city 2,961 15.6 37.1 10.8 9.9 26.6
Gibraltar city 273 22.3 28.6 10.3 8.4 30.4
Grosse Ile township 896 14.4 38.2 11.4 12.7 23.3
Huron township 942 16.0 30.7 14.0 14.2 25.1
Inkster city 3,233 11.4 34.9 14.6 13.7 25.3
Lincoln Park city 5,314 17.7 33.3 11.6 10.3 27.2
Livonia city 10,952 16.3 32.5 13.0 10.9 27.4
Melvindale city 1,417 16.6 36.3 12.0 10.0 25.1
Northville city 314 13.4 36.6 6.1 3.5 40.4
Northville township 2,034 15.7 33.5 12.6 12.8 25.3
Plymouth city 1,030 20.6 40.5 7.3 10.8 20.9
Plymouth township 2,537 15.6 34.5 11.1 11.4 27.4
Redford township 5,799 19.2 34.5 12.0 11.4 23.0
River Rouge city 1,181 11.8 33.6 13.9 11.9 28.9
Riverview city 2,153 16.8 32.0 15.4 12.2 23.6
Rockwood city 214 10.7 30.4 11.2 9.3 38.3
Romulus city 2,073 14.3 34.0 12.3 10.7 28.8
Southgate city 4,340 18.2 36.1 13.3 9.7 22.7
Sumpter township 871 16.6 35.4 9.2 12.6 26.2
Taylor city 5,961 16.0 35.6 12.8 11.3 24.3
Trenton city 2,493 15.8 40.7 10.5 9.4 23.5
Van Buren township 1,408 18.5 36.9 13.1 10.8 20.7
Wayne city 1,982 20.0 34.0 10.1 15.3 20.5
Westland city 9,571 15.7 36.3 12.9 10.2 24.9
Woodhaven city 753 15.0 32.7 14.6 15.8 21.9
Wyandotte city 3,867 17.6 35.8 12.6 10.3 23.7
* A self-care disability is one that affects activities of daily living, such as getting around inside the
home,getting in or out of a bed or chair, bathing, dressing, eating, and toileting.
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