Children With A Disability By Disability Type (2019–2023)

Definition

Children under age 18 with a disability residing in New Hampshire.

The American Community Survey defines disability as "the product of interactions among individuals’ bodies; their physical, emotional, and mental health; and the physical and social environment in which they live, work, or play. Disability exists where this interaction results in limitations of activities and restrictions to full participation at school, at work, at home, or in the community. For example, disability

may exist where a child has difficulty learning because the school cannot accommodate the child’s deafness."

Read more about how the American Community Survey defines disability and surveys people on this subject in the Subject Definitions of the Technical Documentation on the American Community Survey website, here: Technical Documentation.

Disability types as defined by the American Community Survey:

Hearing difficulty: deaf or had serious difficulty hearing

Vision difficulty: blind or had serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses

Cognitive difficulty: serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions

Ambulatory difficulty: serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs

Self-care difficulty: dressing or bathing.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates, 2019-2021, Table S1810

Last Updated

2025-01