10.0 | Additional support needs, health conditions and disabilities 10.1 | Long-term health problem or disability
In the Census 2011, around one in five people in Scotland (20 per cent) of the population reported that their day-to-day activities were limited either ‘a little’ or ‘a lot’ by a long-term health problem or disability. However in East Renfrewshire, this figure was slightly lower at 17 per cent of the population limited either a ‘little’ or ‘a lot’ by long-term health problem or disability.
However, East Renfrewshire had the fourth highest proportion of population in Scotland with one or more long-term health conditions.
Graph 37. Long-term health problem or disability Developmental disorder Learning disability 580 445
Blindness or partial loss Mental health condition Physical disability
Deafness or partial hearing loss Other condition One or more conditions 0 5000 10000 15000 20000
1646 1850
3194 4868 5614 15488 24753 25000 30000 Source: NRS Census 2011
Over 80 per cent of people who reported having blindness or partial sight loss or deafness or partial hearing loss or a physical disability were over the age of 50. Whereas developmental disorders were generally more prevalent in the 0 to 24 year age group (83 per cent). Learning difficulties and learning disabilities were more common in the 0-49 age range. The largest proportion of people who reported a mental health condition were aged between 35 and 49 years (34 per cent). Seventy per cent of those who reported ‘other condition’ were aged 50 or over.
In East Renfrewshire, 86 per cent of the population rated their general health as ‘good’ or ‘very good’. In contrast, 4 per cent of all residents rated their general health as ’bad’ or ‘very bad’.
The majority (61 per cent) of people who reported that they were limited ‘a lot’ by a long-term health problem or disability were aged 60 or over. Just over 26 per cent were aged 80 or over. In fact half of the East Renfrewshire population who are aged 80 or over reported that they were limited a ‘lot’ by a long-term health problem or disability.
The proportion of people reporting that they were limited ‘a lot’ by a long-term health problem or disability in each age category is usually around 2 per cent from age 0-25 and then it gradually increases reaching about 6 per cent of the population from age 45 onwards. Fifty-seven per cent of those who reported that they were limited a ‘little’ by a long-term health problem or disability were aged 60 or over.
44 Planning for the Future of East Renfrewshire
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55