by Benson Agoha
The Office of National Statistics today released new health statistics with regard to limiting long-standing illnesses or Disabilities. And while some of them are expected and therefore easy to relate, others are rather shocking.
Unemployed people are more likely to contract limiting long-standing illness or disability in Great Britain according to data released by the Office of National Statistics released Tuesday, April 1.
The ONS revelation is the result of opinions and lifestyle survey of adults in Great Britain as published in the statistical bulletin Adult Health In Great Britain, 2012.
The ONS said the prevalence of limiting long-standing illness/disability was 19% in Great Britain in 2012, although it varied widely between different groups.
The findings of the study include:
a) According to the ONS, unemployed (17%) people defined as `those out of work but looking for work', were found to be almost twice as likely as those in employment (9%) to have a limiting long-standing illness or disability.
b) Expectedly, that people with higher incomes were less likely than those on lower incomes to have a limiting long-standing illness or disability.
"In 2012, just 6% of those with an income of £50,000 or more had a limiting long-standing illness or disability, compared with 30% of those with an income of up to £10,000, the ONS said.
c) Also the study confirmed that health was strongly associated with age. Forexeample, in 2012, 67% of those aged 75 and over had a long-standing illness or disability, compared with 14% of those aged 16 to 24 the ONS said.
d) But the study said also that people from `white ethnic groups' (20%) were almost twice as likely as those from `non-white ethnic groups' (11%), to have a limiting long-standing illness or disability.
e) And those who live in Wales are more exposed to limiting long-standing illness or disability than others. The ONS said "people living in Wales (26%) were most likely to have a limiting long-standing illness or disability, when compared with other regions of Great Britain."
* Follow me on Twitter(follow): @bensonagoha and @woolwichonline.
The Office of National Statistics today released new health statistics with regard to limiting long-standing illnesses or Disabilities. And while some of them are expected and therefore easy to relate, others are rather shocking.
Unemployed people are more likely to contract limiting long-standing illness or disability in Great Britain according to data released by the Office of National Statistics released Tuesday, April 1.
The ONS revelation is the result of opinions and lifestyle survey of adults in Great Britain as published in the statistical bulletin Adult Health In Great Britain, 2012.
The ONS said the prevalence of limiting long-standing illness/disability was 19% in Great Britain in 2012, although it varied widely between different groups.
The findings of the study include:
a) According to the ONS, unemployed (17%) people defined as `those out of work but looking for work', were found to be almost twice as likely as those in employment (9%) to have a limiting long-standing illness or disability.
b) Expectedly, that people with higher incomes were less likely than those on lower incomes to have a limiting long-standing illness or disability.
"In 2012, just 6% of those with an income of £50,000 or more had a limiting long-standing illness or disability, compared with 30% of those with an income of up to £10,000, the ONS said.
c) Also the study confirmed that health was strongly associated with age. Forexeample, in 2012, 67% of those aged 75 and over had a long-standing illness or disability, compared with 14% of those aged 16 to 24 the ONS said.
d) But the study said also that people from `white ethnic groups' (20%) were almost twice as likely as those from `non-white ethnic groups' (11%), to have a limiting long-standing illness or disability.
e) And those who live in Wales are more exposed to limiting long-standing illness or disability than others. The ONS said "people living in Wales (26%) were most likely to have a limiting long-standing illness or disability, when compared with other regions of Great Britain."
* Follow me on Twitter(follow): @bensonagoha and @woolwichonline.
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