In the year 2002, an estimated 7.7 percent (plus or minus 0.2 percentage points) of civilian, non-institutionalized, men and women, aged 18-64 in the United States reported a disability. In other words, 13,474,000 out of 174,896,000 (or about one in 13) civilian, non-institutionalized, men and women, aged 18-64 in the United States reported a disability. The estimated percentage above is based on a sample of 128,588 persons who participated in the Current Population Survey (CPS). ...Persons with a disability are those who have a "health problem or disability which prevents them from working or which limits the kind or amount of work they can do." In the year 2002, an estimated 30.9 percent (plus or minus 1.0 percentage points) of civilian, non-institutionalized, men and women with a disability, aged 18-64 in the United States were employed. In other words, 4,166,000 out of 13,474,000 (or about one in 3) civilian, non-institutionalized, men and women with a disability, aged 18-64 in the United States were employed. The estimated percentage above is based on a sample of 9,263 persons who participated in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Houtenville, Andrew J. 2005. "Disability Statistics in the United States." Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, www.disabilitystatistics.org. Posted May 15, 2003. Accessed February 21, 2005