Census Data

West Midlands: Disability

Location Type: Metropolitan Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E11000005

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Key Facts

All Residents 2,919,653
Male 1,433,051
Female 1,486,603
Households 1,131,763

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Metropolitan Counties. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within West Midlands. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Table Codets038
Issued2023-01-19
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options5

This 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.

Summary

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).

Disability: Total: All usual residents 2,919,653
Disabled under the Equality Act 518,269
Disabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a lot 237,682
Disabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a little 280,587
Not disabled under the Equality Act 2,401,384
Not disabled under the Equality Act: Has long term physical or mental health condition but day-to-day activities are not limited 162,053
Not disabled under the Equality Act: No long term physical or mental health conditions 2,239,331

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within West Midlands. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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