The 2000 U.S. census breaks the category of disability down into four separate categories: sensory, physical, self-care, and mental. The mental category includes any disability that affects learning, remembering, and/or concentration. To match the terms used in the census, mental health issues will be called mental disabilities for this portion of the newsletter.
The census found that, of the over two million people between the ages of five to fifteen, almost five percent had a mental disability. This was the highest percentage of all the disability categories. The incident of a mental disability occurred more frequently in boys than in girls, occurring in about six percent of boys, and only about three percent of girls. About 70 percent of youth reported having two or more disabilities.
The census also found that most of the people with mental disabilities live in the south, which includes Kentucky. The data found that two of every five people in the U. S. with a disability lives in the South. This includes about thirty-nine percent of the population with a mental disability. However, there are more people in this region, which can at least partially explain the high percentage rates.
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