What percentage of ill people are under hospital care? What percentage are not under hospital care but attend their GP?
3% under hospital care
19% attending GP
How many people in the UK have life-limiting long term illness, disability or impairment?
10 million
How does prevalence vary with age?
Rises:
1in 20 children
1 in 7 working age adults
1 in 2 over state pension age
How does employment rate differ between disabled and non-disabled people?
Employment rates for disabled people = 48%
Employment rates for non-disabled people 78%