This study examined the Life Satisfaction (LS) of individuals with disabling conditions, especially focusing on the relationship among LS and physical and functional limitations, economic circumstances, and social factors. Data were analyzed from telephone interviews with 675 working—age individuals participating in the ICD Survey of Disabled Americans (ICD—International Center for the Disabled, 1986), a national survey of a stratified sample of those reporting disabling conditions. LS was found to relate to age of respondent, age at onset of disabling condition, type of condition, severity of condition, employment status, income, and marital status. LS was also dependent on individuals considering themselves disabled or their being identified as disabled by others.

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