The CDC has released the annual update to the Disability and Health Data System (DHDS), providing quick online access to state-level health data on adults with disabilities. The latest data, from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), reveal that more than 1 in 4—over 70 million—adults in the United States reported having a disability in 2022.
For the first time, the 2022 BRFSS collected data on experiences with Long COVID, defined as symptoms lasting three months or longer that the person did not have before COVID, to help us better understand the relationship between disabilities and Long COVID. Of particular concern is the finding that Long COVID symptoms were more prevalent among people with disabilities (10.8%) than among those without disabilities (6.6%).
Connecticut Data
The CDC has published data on Connecticut and it’s highest percentages of disabilities:
Mobility, 11% — Serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs
Cognition, 12% — Serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
While the CDC’s conversation centers around living with and accomodating people with disabilities, the scientific articles listed do not contain information past 2020.
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