Disability Profile - Roscommon

Issued on October 9 2018

Disability Profile: County Roscommon[1]

Population

14% of the population of Roscommon, or 9,313 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  789

15 – 24              604

25 – 44              1417

45 – 64              2749

65+                   3754

Type of Disability

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

Difficulties with basic physical activities

4,329

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

4,195

Learning difficulty

2,188

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

1,687

Mental health

1,569

Intellectual disability

950

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

787

Education[2]

In 2016, only 10% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 15% of the general population in Roscommon.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 35% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 15% of the general population.
  • Only 17% had completed upper secondary compared to 22% of the general population.
  • Only 13% had completed further education compared to 16% of the general population.
  • Only 15% had completed higher level education compared to 29% of the general population.

Employment

  • 19% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 51% of the general population.

Transport

  • 18% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 7% of the general population.

Housing

  • 10% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 6% 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.