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ADA CHARGE DATA by IMPAIRMENTS/BASES - RESOLUTIONS
FY 1997 - FY 2009

The data are compiled by the Office of Research, Information and Planning from data reported via the quarterly reconciled Data Summary Reports and compiled from EEOC's Charge Data System and, from FY 2004 forward, EEOC's Integrated Mission System.

IMPAIRMENT BASIS* FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 IMPAIRMENT BASIS*
  # % # % # % # % # % # % # % % # % # % # % # % # %    
ALCOHOLISM 435 1.8% 366 1.6% 279 1.3% 228 1.1% 184 1.0% 223 1.2% 141 0.7% 0.9% 123 0.8% 141 0.9% 129 0.8% 138 0.8% 162 0.9% ALCOHOLISM ,
ALLERGIES 178 0.7% 135 0.6% 147 0.7% 124 0.6% 108 0.6% 122 0.6% 83 0.4% 0.4% 53 0.3% 45 0.3% 54 0.3% 74 0.4% 103 0.5% ALLERGIES ,
ALZHEIMERS 3 0.0% 3 0.0% 1 0.0% 1 0.0% 2 0.0% 5 0.0% 2 0.0% 0.0% 6 0.0% 4 0.0% 1 0.0% 3 0.0% 3 0.0% ALZHEIMERS ,
ANXIETY DISORDER 557 2.3% 609 2.6% 653 2.9% 672 3.3% 611 3.2% 720 3.8% 639 3.8% 2.7% 358 2.3% 358 2.4% 348 2.2% 576 3.4% 846 4.5% ANXIETY DISORDER ,
ASTHMA 398 1.6% 440 1.9% 390 1.8% 375 1.8% 319 1.7% 324 1.7% 260 1.5% 1.6% 220 1.4% 256 1.7% 223 1.4% 250 1.5% 316 1.7% ASTHMA ,
AUTISM 6 0.0% 9 0.0% 6 0.0% 7 0.0% 6 0.0% 9 0.0% 12 0.1% 0.1% 12 0.1% 15 0.1% 14 0.1% 11 0.1% 31 0.2% AUTISM ,
BRAIN-HEAD IMPAIRMENT 169 0.7% 201 0.9% 130 0.6% 172 0.8% 164 0.9% 168 0.9% 62 0.4% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 1 0.0% BRAIN-HEAD IMPAIRMENT ,
BRAIN-HEAD INJURY - TRAUMATIC 160 0.7% 133 0.6% 129 0.6% 133 0.6% 120 0.6% 114 0.6% 104 0.6% 0.8% 124 0.8% 119 0.8% 137 0.9% 186 1.1% 214 1.1% BRAIN-HEAD INJURY - TRAUMATIC ,
CANCER 514 2.1% 539 2.3% 509 2.3% 526 2.6% 490 2.6% 516 2.7% 481 2.8% 2.8% 401 2.6% 449 3.0% 476 3.0% 591 3.5% 642 3.4% CANCER ,
CEREBRAL PALSY 117 0.5% 90 0.4% 119 0.5% 76 0.4% 86 0.5% 90 0.5% 91 0.5% 0.5% 90 0.6% 92 0.6% 78 0.5% 74 0.4% 103 0.5% CEREBRAL PALSY ,
CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY 131 0.5% 101 0.4% 87 0.4% 80 0.4% 61 0.3% 55 0.3% 45 0.3% 0.2% 29 0.2% 23 0.2% 23 0.1% 40 0.2% 45 0.2% CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY ,
CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER 356 1.5% 325 1.4% 284 1.3% 192 0.9% 136 0.7% 170 0.9% 117 0.7% 0.5% 52 0.3% 52 0.3% 43 0.3% 34 0.2% 29 0.2% CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER ,
CYSTIC FIBROSIS 5 0.0% 10 0.0% 9 0.0% 2 0.0% 6 0.0% 8 0.0% 8 0.0% 0.0% 6 0.0% 13 0.1% 6 0.0% 13 0.1% 8 0.0% CYSTIC FIBROSIS ,
DEPRESSION 1,637 6.8% 2,052 8.8% 1,692 7.6% 1,595 7.8% 1,381 7.2% 1,429 7.6% 1,301 7.7% 7.0% 1,064 6.9% 926 6.2% 969 6.2% 1,144 6.8% 1,352 7.2% DEPRESSION ,
DIABETES 858 3.5% 866 3.7% 853 3.9% 795 3.9% 758 4.0% 880 4.7% 788 4.7% 4.6% 686 4.5% 697 4.6% 730 4.6% 860 5.1% 1,033 5.5% DIABETES ,
DISFIGUREMENT 60 0.2% 50 0.2% 56 0.3% 53 0.3% 57 0.3% 32 0.2% 39 0.2% 0.1% 25 0.2% 27 0.2% 43 0.3% 30 0.2% 38 0.2% DISFIGUREMENT ,
DRUG ADDICTION 221 0.9% 173 0.7% 121 0.5% 110 0.5% 79 0.4% 111 0.6% 90 0.5% 0.5% 62 0.4% 57 0.4% 79 0.5% 110 0.7% 110 0.6% DRUG ADDICTION ,
DWARFISM 5 0.0% 8 0.0% 56 0.3% 6 0.0% 7 0.0% 8 0.0% 6 0.0% 0.0% 6 0.0% 5 0.0% 6 0.0% 6 0.0% 9 0.0% DWARFISM ,
EPILEPSY 423 1.7% 414 1.8% 398 1.8% 360 1.8% 317 1.7% 379 2.0% 276 1.6% 1.6% 279 1.8% 263 1.7% 279 1.8% 274 1.6% 298 1.6% EPILEPSY ,
GASTROINTESTINAL IMPAIRMENTS 188 0.8% 187 0.8% 200 0.9% 163 0.8% 160 0.8% 196 1.0% 135 0.8% 0.9% 118 0.8% 120 0.8% 133 0.8% 181 1.1% 206 1.1% GASTROINTESTINAL IMPAIRMENTS ,
GENETIC DISCRIMINATION 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 1 0.0% 3 0.0% 0.0% 2 0.0% 2 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 0.0% 1 0.0% GENETIC DISCRIMINATION  
GENETIC TESTING 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% GENETIC TESTING  
HEARING IMPAIRMENT 628 2.6% 678 2.9% 619 2.8% 614 3.0% 543 2.8% 591 3.1% 543 3.2% 3.1% 521 3.4% 465 3.1% 525 3.3% 547 3.3% 607 3.2% HEARING IMPAIRMENT ,
HEART CARDIOVASCULAR IMPAIRMENTS 918 3.8% 888 3.8% 836 3.8% 720 3.5% 679 3.6% 730 3.9% 630 3.7% 3.8% 535 3.5% 448 3.0% 482 3.1% 612 3.7% 660 3.5% HEART CARDIOVASCULAR IMPAIRMENTS ,
HIV 344 1.4% 343 1.5% 342 1.5% 311 1.5% 283 1.5% 274 1.5% 231 1.4% 1.3% 190 1.2% 223 1.5% 161 1.0% 190 1.1% 192 1.0% HIV ,
KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT 127 0.5% 168 0.7% 167 0.8% 140 0.7% 145 0.8% 145 0.8% 131 0.8% 0.8% 108 0.7% 104 0.7% 141 0.9% 139 0.8% 177 0.9% KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT ,
LEARNING DISABILITIES 358 1.5% 368 1.6% 319 1.4% 329 1.6% 299 1.6% 310 1.6% 283 1.7% 1.5% 282 1.8% 300 2.0% 307 2.0% 317 1.9% 396 2.1% LEARNING DISABILITIES ,
MANIC DEPRESSIVE DISORDER 386 1.6% 453 1.9% 452 2.0% 438 2.1% 385 2.0% 397 2.1% 350 2.1% 2.5% 387 2.5% 444 3.0% 509 3.2% 646 3.9% 721 3.8% MANIC DEPRESSIVE DISORDER ,
MENTAL RETARDATION 85 0.4% 79 0.3% 79 0.4% 73 0.4% 90 0.5% 65 0.3% 85 0.5% 0.3% 70 0.5% 57 0.4% 72 0.5% 77 0.5% 93 0.5% MENTAL RETARDATION ,
MISSING DIGITS OR LIMBS 254 1.0% 227 1.0% 235 1.1% 186 0.9% 161 0.8% 183 1.0% 146 0.9% 0.7% 121 0.8% 139 0.9% 167 1.1% 172 1.0% 190 1.0% MISSING DIGITS OR LIMBS ,
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS 313 1.3% 284 1.2% 264 1.2% 251 1.2% 257 1.3% 307 1.6% 295 1.7% 1.6% 271 1.8% 257 1.7% 279 1.8% 272 1.6% 299 1.6% MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ,
NON-PARALYTIC ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT 2,405 9.9% 2,195 9.4% 2,312 10.4% 2,114 10.3% 1,850 9.7% 1,929 10.3% 1,509 8.9% 7.8% 1206 7.9% 1,094 7.3% 1,093 7.0% 1,300 7.8% 1,504 8.0% NON-PARALYTIC ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT ,
ORTHOPEDIC AND STRUCTURAL IMPAIRMENTS of the BACK 3,869 16.0% 3,263 14.0% 2,867 12.9% 2,327 11.4% 1,792 9.4% 1,847 9.8% 1,533 9.1% 8.3% 1254 8.2% 1,270 8.4% 1,199 7.6% 1,476 8.8% 1,818 9.7% ORTHOPEDIC AND STRUCTURAL IMPAIRMENTS of the BACK ,
OTHER BLOOD DISORDERS 190 0.8% 229 1.0% 222 1.0% 241 1.2% 257 1.3% 247 1.3% 215 1.3% 1.1% 163 1.1% 155 1.0% 140 0.9% 166 1.0% 189 1.0% OTHER BLOOD DISORDERS ,
OTHER DISABILITY 4,876 20.1% 4,742 20.3% 4,609 20.8% 4,554 22.2% 4,403 23.1% 4,370 23.2% 3,611 21.3% 15.2% 2297 15.0% 2,422 16.1% 2,580 16.4% 3,201 19.2% 4,570 24.3% OTHER DISABILITY ,
OTHER NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS 650 2.7% 611 2.6% 592 2.7% 562 2.7% 493 2.6% 523 2.8% 509 3.0% 3.3% 484 3.2% 485 3.2% 476 3.0% 618 3.7% 663 3.5% OTHER NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS ,
OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS 746 3.1% 722 3.1% 622 2.8% 559 2.7% 480 2.5% 485 2.6% 457 2.7% 1.7% 235 1.5% 176 1.2% 194 1.2% 253 1.5% 323 1.7% OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS ,
OTHER RESPIRATORY - PULMONARY DISORDERS 202 0.8% 204 0.9% 189 0.9% 156 0.8% 484 2.5% 168 0.9% 145 0.9% 1.1% 141 0.9% 157 1.0% 148 0.9% 199 1.2% 203 1.1% OTHER RESPIRATORY - PULMONARY DISORDERS ,
PARALYSIS 160 0.7% 180 0.8% 168 0.8% 126 0.6% 107 0.6% 133 0.7% 101 0.6% 0.5% 105 0.7% 86 0.6% 84 0.5% 97 0.6% 86 0.5% PARALYSIS ,
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 13 0.1% 0.7% 150 1.0% 150 1.0% 162 1.0% 241 1.4% 353 1.9% POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER ,
RECORD OF DISABILITY 664 2.7% 693 3.0% 810 3.7% 947 4.6% 929 4.9% 939 5.0% 889 5.3% 5.1% 738 4.8% 791 5.3% 857 5.5% 973 5.8% 1,201 6.4% RECORD OF DISABILITY ,
REGARDED AS DISABLED 2,484 10.3% 2,457 10.5% 2,428 11.0% 2,557 12.5% 2,441 12.8% 2,540 13.5% 2,527 14.9% 17.5% 2668 17.4% 2,543 16.9% 2,778 17.7% 2,769 16.6% 2,944 15.7% REGARDED AS DISABLED ,
RELATIONSHIP-ASSOCIATION 252 1.0% 218 0.9% 253 1.1% 222 1.1% 235 1.2% 224 1.2% 224 1.3% 1.3% 216 1.4% 200 1.3% 214 1.4% 237 1.4% 304 1.6% RELATIONSHIP-ASSOCIATION ,
SCHIZOPHRENIA 92 0.4% 90 0.4% 102 0.5% 99 0.5% 68 0.4% 81 0.4% 81 0.5% 5.0% 71 0.5% 79 0.5% 92 0.6% 88 0.5% 102 0.5% SCHIZOPHRENIA ,
SPEECH IMPAIRMENT 114 0.5% 131 0.6% 124 0.6% 122 0.6% 108 0.6% 93 0.5% 103 0.6% 0.5% 76 0.5% 88 0.6% 65 0.4% 94 0.6% 119 0.6% SPEECH IMPAIRMENT ,
TUBERCULOSIS 9 0.0% 9 0.0% 12 0.1% 9 0.0% 15 0.1% 4 0.0% 5 0.0% 0.0% 8 0.1% 8 0.1% 6 0.0% 9 0.1% 4 0.0% TUBERCULOSIS ,
VISION IMPAIRMENT 550 2.3% 556 2.4% 536 2.4% 490 2.4% 419 2.2% 434 2.3% 468 2.8% 2.4% 352 2.3% 352 2.3% 367 2.3% 408 2.4% 475 2.5% VISION IMPAIRMENT ,
TOTAL 24,200 100.0% 23,324 100.0% 22,152 100.0% 20,475 100.0% 19,084 100.0% 18,804 100.0% 16,915 100.0% 100.0% 15,357 100.0% 15,045 100.0% 15,708 100.0% 16,705 100.0% 18,776 100.0% TOTAL  

Note:  Lines and Data Category for Genetic Discrimination and Genetic Testing were added.

*Charges may be filed alleging multiple impairments or bases.

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