North Lanarkshire

Population size is 337,727

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

386

aged 0-15 yrs


1172

aged 16-64 yrs


117

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

217

very good


541

good


577

fair


209

bad


131

very bad


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

846

rented from council/housing association


672

private ownership


116

rented privately or living rent free


Employment

People aged 16 or over with learning disabilities

748

long term sick or disabled


149

in paid employment


116

students


111

retired


165

other


Other topics

People with learning disabilities in North Lanarkshire

98.5%

are white


92.6%

speak English only at home


97.6%

born in the UK


Summary information

1,675 people have learning disabilities. That’s 0.5% of people


  • 386 children and 1,289 adults have learning disabilities


  • 958 males and 717 females have learning disabilities


  • 11.6% of adults with learning disabilities have paid employment, compared with 58.0% of all adults


  • 51.8% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 27.2% of all people


  • Only 12.9% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 50.7% of all people



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