§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of people suffering a disability in each of the counties of Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RichardsInformation of the incidence of physical and sensory disability is contained in the reports of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys published in 1988–89. These showed that 16.4 per cent. of adults and 3.1 per cent. of children in Wales had such disabilities. This information is not available separately for counties.
The 1991 census asked whether respondents had any long-term illness, health problem or handicap which limited their daily activities or the work they could do, including any problems which were due to old age. The following table contains information from the 1991 census relating to Welsh counties.
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Residents with a limiting long-term illness: Number Percentage of residents Clwyd 64,051 15.7 Dyfed 57,244 16.7 Gwent 76,456 17.3 Gwynedd 35,755 15.2 Mid Glamorgan 109,379 20.5 Powys 16,735 14.2 South Glamorgan 56,202 14.3
Residents with a limiting long-term illness: Number Percentage of residents West Glamorgan 70,173 19.4 Wales 485,995 17.1 Source:
1991 Census—Report for Wales.