# Social Security Bulletin

“Social Security Bulletin” (2018). Social Sciences research paper. Original abstract below, unchanged. No free PDF was found.

- Published: January 1, 2018
- Field: Social Sciences
- Source: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/index.html

## Abstract

One way for federal surveys to address this disparity is to expand the scope of disability measurement to include major bodily function limitations.I quantify that if this scope were expanded to include cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, and MDD, the estimated disability prevalence among people aged 18-64 in the 2023 ACS would increase from 11 percent to roughly 27 percent, suggesting that 33 million additional people would be identified as having a disability.Comparable increases would be found in the MEPS, NHIS, and NSDUH.It is important to note, though, what my study does not examine: the normative question of whether the ACS-6 should follow the expanded definition of major life activities in the ADAAA.Nevertheless, this article can serve as a technical reference in this examination.It is up to the Census Bureau, other federal agencies, and relevant stakeholders to consider whether or how the ACS-6 should be revised.

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