STATISTICS OF INEQUALITY IN UK
Disabled people are twice as likely as non-disabled people to have no qualifications whatsoever.
Labour Force Survey Winter 2001/02,ONS
One in twenty disabled people are at college of Further or Higher Education- compared to one in ten of the rest of the population.
Labour Force Survey Winter 2000/01, ONS
Only 8% of disabled people have a degree level qualification compared to 17% of non-disabled people.
Labour Force Survey Winter 2001/02,OOS
There are more than 1 minion young peo" aged under 24 who have a disability (under the definition of the Disability
Discrimination Act 1985.)
Household survey 1999 National Office of Statistics
This represents 5.5%-6% of the 18.3 million in this age group.
2001 Census OPC
Disabled people are around five times as likely as non-disabled people to be out of work and claiming benefits.
There are 2.9 million disabled people out of work and claiming benefits.
Labour Force Survey 2001/02 ONS
60.2% of those pupils with statements of SEN are in mainstream schools.
35.3% are in special schools or Pupil Referral Units
DFES SFR11/2002
GCSE & GNV - ENGLAND 15 YEAR OLDS - 2001
5A* - C | 5A* - G | 1A* - G | No Passes | |
All Schools | 50% | 88.9% | 94.5% | 5.5% |
Special Schools 1 | - | 6.5% | 29.3% | 70.7% |
1 All Special Schools in England Community, Foundation, Non Maintained and Independent.
GCSE & GNV - ENGLAND 15 YEAR OLDS - 2002
5A* - C | 5A* - G | 1A* - G | No Passes | |
All Schools | 51.5% | 88.9% | 94.6% | 5.4% |
Special Schools 1 | 0.6% | 5.0% | 37.2% | 62.8% |
Source: DfES.Area 6P
UNEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES GROWING UP DISABLED
Researchers took two stratified random samples of young people aged 13-22.
A: 400 disabled people on OPCS category 1-10.
B: 726 non-disabled young people.
Results | A (Disabled) | B (Non disabled) |
---|---|---|
% | % | |
Living with parents | 92 | 86 |
Gone on holiday with friends | 25 | 52 |
Had a spare time job | 22 | 32 |
Looked after siblings | 34 | 57 |
Had own key | 51 | 76 |
Paid work | 35 | 67 |
Had a boy/girl friend | 30 | 40 |
Difficulty making friends | 35 | 20 |
Satisfact. Network with friends | 57 | 74 |
Self esteem score | 7.3 | 8.5 |
Internal locus of control | 8.8 | 9.3 |
Self-esteem score out of 10
Special school 6.6
Disabled in mainstream 7.5
Non-disabled in mainstream 8.5
Reproduced with permission from Hirst and Baldwin
Social Policy Unit, York 1994.