Disability Profile - Cavan

Issued on October 9 2018

Disability Profile: County Cavan[1]

Population

13% of the population of Cavan, or 9,508 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  898

15 – 24              684

25 – 44              1,663

45 – 64              2,735

65+                   3,528

Type of Disability

People in Cavan reported having the following types of disabilities and conditions:

A difficulty with pain, breathing, or any other chronic illness or condition

4,293

Difficulties with basic physical activities

4,190

Learning difficulty

2,355

Mental health

1,589

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

1,537

Intellectual disability

974

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

808

Education[2]

In 2016, only 11% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 17% of the general population in County Cavan.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 39% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 18% of the general population.
  • Only 14% had completed upper secondary compared to 19% of the general population.
  • Only 14% had completed further education compared to 20% of the general population.
  • Only 14% had completed higher level education compared to 26% of the general population.

Employment

  • 20% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 52% of the general population.

Transport

  • 20% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 8% of the general population.

Housing

  • 13% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 8% 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.