Employment outcomes for disabled people in the UK aged 16 to 64 years, with analysis by age, sex, impairment type, country, region, type of occupation and working patterns using Annual Population Survey (APS) data.

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) outcomes for disabled people in England and Wales aged 16 and over, with analysis by disability status, country, sex, age, impairment type, type of ASB. Domestic abuse and sexual assault outcomes for disabled people in England and Wales aged 16 to 59 years, with analysis by disability status, age, sex, impairment type, impairment severity, country and region. All outcomes using the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) data.

The census is undertaken by the Office for National Statistics every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The most recent census took place in March of 2021.The census asks every household questions about the people who live there and the type of home they live in. In doing so, it helps to build a detailed snapshot of society. Information from the census helps the government and local authorities to plan and fund local services, such as education, doctors' surgeries and roads.Key census statistics for Leicester are published on the open data platform to make information accessible to local services, voluntary and community groups, and residents. There is also a dashboard published showcasing various datasets from the census allowing users to view data for the MSOAs of Leicester and compare this with Leicester overall statistics.Further information about the census and full datasets can be found on the ONS website - https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/aboutcensus/censusproductsDisabilityThis dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by long-term health problems or disabilities. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.Definition: People who assessed their day-to-day activities as limited by long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses are considered disabled. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act (2010).This dataset includes details for Leicester MSOAs.

The aim of this publication is to provide information about the key differences in healthcare between people with a learning disability and those without. It contains aggregated data on key health issues for people who are recorded by their GP as having a learning disability, and comparative data about a control group who are not recorded by their GP as having a learning disability. Six new indicators were introduced in the 2022-23 reporting year for patients with and without a recorded learning disability. These relate to: • Patients with an eating disorder • Patients with both an eating disorder and autism diagnosis • Patients with a diagnosis of autism who are currently treated with antidepressants More information on these changes can be found in the Data Quality section of this publication. Data has been collected from participating practices using EMIS and Cegedim Healthcare Systems GP systems.

Housing outcomes for disabled people in the UK aged 16 to 64 years, with analysis by age, sex, impairment type, country and region using Annual Population Survey (APS) data.

Land & Property Services (LPS) administers an application based relief known as Disabled Persons Allowance (DPA). DPA is not means tested. It is an entitlement to a 25% reduction in rates for any household where both the following criteria are met: - a person with a disability lives; and - where the property has been adapted or has additional facilities added. The property must be adapted to meet the needs of a person with a disability who lives in the home. The types of adaptations that qualify are: - A room, other than a kitchen, bathroom or toilet, which is mainly used by the person with a disability for treatment or therapy. - An extra kitchen for the person with a disability. - An extra toilet for the person with a disability. - An extra bathroom. - Sufficient floor space to use a wheelchair easily. The information provided is at a point in time and the tables are updated annually.

Labour market status of disabled people, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in England and Wales by disability, by NS-SEC, and by age. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

As Census 2021 was during a unique period of rapid change, take care when using this data for planning purposes. Read more about this quality notice.

Estimates for single year of age between ages 90 and 100+ are less reliable than other ages. Estimation and adjustment at these ages was based on the age range 90+ rather than five-year age bands. Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Lower tier local authorities

Lower tier local authorities provide a range of local services. There are 309 lower tier local authorities in England made up of 181 non-metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities, 36 metropolitan districts and 33 London boroughs (including City of London). In Wales there are 22 local authorities made up of 22 unitary authorities.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. However, you can choose to filter areas by:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Disability - Equality act disabled

People who assessed their day-to-day activities as limited by long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses are considered disabled. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act (2010).

National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SeC)

The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) indicates a person's socio-economic position based on their occupation and other job characteristics.

It is an Office for National Statistics standard classification. NS-SEC categories are assigned based on a person's occupation, whether employed, self-employed, or supervising other employees.

Full-time students are recorded in the "full-time students" category regardless of whether they are economically active.

Age (B)

A person’s age on Census Day, 21 March 2021 in England and Wales. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age. It is categorised as:

• Aged 15 years and under
• Aged 16 to 49 years
• Aged 50 years and over

Educational outcomes for disabled people in the UK aged 21 to 64 years, with analysis by age, sex, impairment type, impairment severity, country and region using Annual Population Survey (APS) data.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by disability, by religion, and by sex. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Lower tier local authorities

Lower tier local authorities provide a range of local services. There are 309 lower tier local authorities in England made up of 181 non-metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities, 36 metropolitan districts and 33 London boroughs (including City of London). In Wales there are 22 local authorities made up of 22 unitary authorities.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. However, you can choose to filter areas by:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Disability - Equality act disabled

People who assessed their day-to-day activities as limited by long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses are considered disabled. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act (2010).

Religion

The religion people connect or identify with (their religious affiliation), whether or not they practise or have belief in it.

This question was voluntary and includes people who identified with one of 8 tick-box response options, including "No religion", alongside those who chose not to answer this question.

Sex

This is the sex recorded by the person completing the census. The options were “Female” and “Male”.

In England and Wales there were 11,719 police recorded disability hate crime incidents in the 2023/24 reporting year, compared with 14,285 in the previous year.

A short story on disabled people across the UK, their health problems and labour market characteristics, using the latest 2011 statistics from the Labour Force Survey.

Source agency: Office for National Statistics

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: People with disabilities in the labour market

Dataset population: Persons

Age

Age is derived from the date of birth question and is a person's age at their last birthday, at 27 March 2011. Dates of birth that imply an age over 115 are treated as invalid and the person's age is imputed. Infants less than one year old are classified as 0 years of age.

Ethnic group

Ethnic group classifies people according to their own perceived ethnic group and cultural background.

This topic contains ethnic group write-in responses without reference to the five broad ethnic group categories, e.g. all Irish people, irrespective of whether they are White, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups, Asian/Asian British, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British or Other ethnic group, are in the Irish response category. This topic was created as part of the commissioned table processing.

Long-term health problem or disability

A long-term health problem or disability that limits a person's day-to-day activities and has lasted or is expected to last at least 12 months. This includes problems that are related to old age.

People were asked to assess whether their daily activities were limited a lot or a little by such a health problem, or whether their daily activities were not limited at all.

Sex

The classification of a person as either male or female.

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The Life Opportunities Survey (LOS) was a large scale longitudinal survey of disability in Great Britain, which ran from 2009-2014. It was the first major ONS social survey to explore disability in terms of the social barriers to participation that people experience. The survey compared the experiences of disabled people with those of non-disabled people. Prior to the LOS, various surveys of disability had been carried out. The LOS aimed to meet the following long term information needs on experiences of disabled people living in Great Britain:

• dynamics of disability over time, including the factors associated with transitions and onsets of impairment
• social participation by disabled people
• up-to-date prevalence rates of impairments

The LOS was set up to track the experiences of disabled people over time to assess transitions through key life stages, such as moving from childhood to adulthood or in and out of work. The longitudinal design enabled three distinct groups to be followed over time:

• a disabled group
• a comparison group of non-disabled people
• a larger non-disabled group, monitored for the onset of impairment over time

Respondents were interviewed every 12 months, whether they were resident in the original household or had since moved. Following the baseline survey only the first two groups were interviewed face-to-face. The third group were monitored over time via a shorter telephone interview to check for the onset of an impairment. If any member of the household had experienced the onset of impairment, they were invited to take part in a face to face interview. Further information about the LOS series is available from the ONS Life Opportunities Survey webpage.

End User Licence and Secure Access LOS data:
Two versions of the LOS are held by the UK Data Service. One is available under the standard End User Licence (EUL) agreement, and the other is a Secure Access version (this replaces the previous Special Licence version held under SN 6654, which is no longer available). The differences are as follows:

• The EUL version does not contain geographic variables, and age is top-coded at 80. Users are strongly advised to check whether the EUL dataset (SN 6653) is sufficient for their needs before making an application for the Secure Access data.
• The Secure Access version contains geographic variables (Country, Government Office Region and Local Authority), deciles, age bands, a rural/urban indicator, and more information on household relationships, country of previous residence, medical conditions and occupations. The Secure Access version has more restrictive access conditions than those made available under the standard EUL. Prospective users will need to fulfil additional requirements, including completion of face-to-face training and agreement to Secure Access' User Agreement and Breaches Penalties Policy, in order to obtain permission to use that version (see 'Access' section below).

The main End User Licence version of the Life Opportunities Survey is held under SN 6653.


Main Topics:
The LOS questionnaire was in two parts. The first part was the Integrated Household Survey (IHS) core module, which collected basic demographic and other information for all members of the household. The second part was the LOS module, administered to each adult in the household. It covered:

• education and training
• employment
• economic life and living standards
• transport
• leisure, social and cultural activities
• social contact
• housing
• accessibility in the home
• accessibility of public services
• domestic life and social care
• discrimination
• crime
• impairments and health conditions
• disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act
• income and benefits

Information about impairments and health conditions of children aged 11-15 was collected by parental proxy.

Indicators from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Opinions and Lifestyle Survey to understand the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on disabled people in Great Britain.

Blue Badge scheme statistics: 2020

Disabled parking (Blue Badge) scheme statistics including the number of badges held in England as at 31 March 2020.

This table shows working-age (16-64) employment rates broken down by disability status. Disabled population broken down into DDA and work-limiting.

The definition of ‘disability’ under the Equality Act 2010 shows a person has a disability if:

• - they have a physical or mental impairment
• - the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to perform normal day-to-day activities

For the purposes of the Act, these words have the following meanings:

• - 'substantial' means more than minor or trivial
• - 'long-term' means that the effect of the impairment has lasted or is likely to last for at least twelve months (there are special rules covering recurring or fluctuating conditions)
• - 'normal day-to-day activities' include everyday things like eating, washing, walking and going shopping

There are additional provisions relating to people with progressive conditions. People with HIV, cancer or multiple sclerosis are protected by the Act from the point of diagnosis. People with some visual impairments are automatically deemed to be disabled.

! Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2).

• Estimate and confidence interval unreliable since the group sample size is small (3-9).

95% confidence interval of percent figure (+/-).

This data deposit includes qualitative and quantitative data that help answer the question: Which people do the public think should be classified as 'incapacitated'? How should this be assessed? And should they be threatened with benefit sanctions if they don't do what Jobcentres ask them to do? More people claim out-of-work incapacity benefits than unemployment benefits in the UK, and this has been true throughout the recent recession - but we know little about what the public think about incapacity benefits. The data collection consists of: (1) Quantitative data: includes a comparative YouGov study of the UK and Norway, giving each respondent three pen-portraits ('vignettes') of different sorts of disabled and non-disabled benefit claimant to see which factors influence the public's responses. It also includes a follow-up study in the UK using the NatCen online panel. (2) Qualitative data include the results from six focus groups with the general public in the England in 2016, which also used vignettes but allowed a deeper investigation of how the public debated the situation of each one.Over a million older people claim incapacity benefits in Britain, on the grounds that their health or disability stops them from working - four times as many as those claiming unemployment benefits, despite the downturn. But what does it actually mean to say that someone is 'incapacitated'? Take two people with identical impairments: a London-based graduate and an unskilled person in Merthyr Tydfil. The graduate may have better working conditions, an employer who is more willing to change the job to fit them, or be able to find another job that their health permits them to do. The unskilled worker may have none of these options, particularly if they are older and therefore more likely to have lower qualifications, to be biologically 'slowing down', and to face age-related discrimination. It is these ‘non-medical factors’ that are the focus of this project. The research firstly involves a statistical analysis of working conditions, adjustments and the availability of work in the UK and Europe. It then looks at whether the public and elites think that non-medical factors should be taken into account in assessing incapacity, using both a new survey and a series of workshops with different groups. This data deposit includes three data sources: 1. YouGov UK/Norway survey, sampled from YouGov's opt-in panel 2. NatCen UK survey, sampled from the NatCen online follow-up of the representative British Social Attitudes survey 3. Focus groups from the UK