East Lothian

Population size is 99,717

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

105

aged 0-15 yrs


348

aged 16-64 yrs


46

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

79

very good


182

good


169

fair


48

bad


21

very bad


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

259

rented from council/housing association


157

private ownership


64

rented privately or living rent free


Employment

People aged 16 or over with learning disabilities

194

long term sick or unemployed


68

in paid employment


38

students


48

retired


46

other


Other topics

People with learning disabilities in East Lothian

98.9%

are white


90.3%

speak English only at home


94.5%

born in the UK


Summary information

499 people have learning disabilities. That’s 0.5% of people


  • 105 children and 394 adults have learning disabilities


  • 279 males and 220 females have learning disabilities


  • 17.3% of adults with learning disabilities have paid employment, compared with 59.7% of all adults


  • 53.9% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 21.9% of all people


  • Only 15.8% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 54.6% of all people



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