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Age
Disability in the UK varies by age group
• There are 13.3 million disabled people living in the UK: • 7% of children are disabled • 18% of working age adults are disabled • 44% of pension age adults are disabled.54
Health and Age
13.3 million
Disabled people living in the UK
7%
of children are disabled
18%
of working age adults are disabled
44%
of pension age adults are disabled.
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The Family Resources Survey reported that in the last three years, mobility was the most prevalent impairment reported. However, reporting of this type of impairment decreased from 55% in 2013/14 to 52% in 2015/16.55
Only 17% of disabled people were born with their impairment. The majority of disabled people acquire their disability later in life. 56
Disabled people of state pension age are more likely than those of working age to report multiple impairments, including mobility (68%), hearing (23%) and vision (18%). 57
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