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Disability Profile: County Wexford1
Population
15% of the population of Wexford, or 22,650 people have at least one disability.
Age
Their age profile is:
0-14 2220
15 – 24 1779
25 – 44 4021
45 – 64 6683
65+ 7947
Type of Disability
People in Wexford reported having the following types of disabilities and conditions:
A difficulty with pain, breathing, or any other chronic illness or condition | 10,612 |
Difficulties with basic physical activities | 9,338 |
Learning difficulty | 5,610 |
Mental health | 4,195 |
Deafness or serious hearing impairment | 3,809 |
Intellectual disability | 2,311 |
Blindness or a serious vision impairment | 1,801 |
Education2
In 2016, only 10% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 14% of the general population in Wexford.3 For those whose education had finished:4
33% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 17% of the general population.
Only 16% had completed upper secondary compared to 21% of the general population.
Only 14% had completed further education compared to 17% of the general population.
Only 15% had completed higher level education compared to 26% of the general population.
Employment
19% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 49% of the general population.
Transport
19% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 9% of the general population.
Housing
13% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 9% of the general population.5
1 All statistics in this infographic are based on Census 2016 data from www.cso.ie.
2 Primary and less includes no formal education, further education includes vocational/technical certificate and advanced certificate/ completed apprenticeship, higher education includes Higher Certificate, Ordinary/Honours Bachelor, Postgraduate Diploma/Degree, and Doctorate. Data based on special tabulation from CSO and Statbank.
3 % of total education ceased and not ceased, and for people aged 15 years and over.
4 Data is for highest level of education completed for people with a disability whose education has ceased.
5 People aged 15 years and over, who were renting from a Local Authority or a Voluntary Body.