General UK Statistics Gender, Age and Race Related Issues Statistics Charnwood In 2011 the total population of has increased by nearly 8% since 2005 The average age in was 39 years, with 40% of the population being between 30 and 59 years of age. There were 3.5 million children under five in and and one in six people of the population was 65 and over Total Population 166,100 4,533,222 53,012,456 Male 82,913 2,234,493 26,069,148 (49.18%) Female 83,187 2,298,729 26,943,308 (50.82%) People per hectare 6 2.9 4.1 Children age 0-9 17,399 517,736 6,291,081 Young people 10-19 21,810 560,452 6,421,194 Adults aged 20-29 26,200 286,257 7,246,202 Adults aged 30-59 63,096 1,804,426 21,221,173 (40.03%) Adults aged 60-74 24,684 706,114 7,724,560 Adults aged 75+ 12,911 358,235 4,108,246 Disability and Health
Physical Disabilities Gender, Age and Race Related Issues Statistics Charnwood E.m. England People with a limiting long term illness Very few (3%) of disabled people are born with a disability. In 18% of people have a disability: of which 4% of males and 5% of females have a serious disability. The prevalence of disability increases rapidly with age: 73% of men and 75% of women aged 85+ have a disability. People with a limiting long term illness 15.00% 18.41% 17.93% Approximately 25,900 people in Charnwood could have a disability, long term illness or health problem. Of se, it is estimated that 2,100 residents aged 85+ could be affected in this way. Mobility Difficulties Gender, Age and Race Related Issues Statistics for Charnwood In 2001 8% of adults in reported having mobility difficulties i.e. unable to walk without assistance,. Overall most common causes of disability are diseases affecting musculoskeletal systems such as arthritis and strokes. Amongst men and women 4% aged 16-64 reported having mobility difficulties. Overall, women were more likely than men to report having a difficulty with mobility (9% compared with 7%). As expected, difficulties with mobility increase with age. The greatest difference was among very elderly; 52% of men aged 85 and over reported having mobility difficulties compared with 68% of women in same age group. (It should be noted that this does not include people living in institutions as sample used focused on private households. The true figure will refore be higher amongst those aged 75 and over). For both sexes, most commonly reported type of disability is movement problems (10% of men and 12% of women with a disability). It is estimated that re are approximately 1.2 million* wheelchair users in . It is estimated that of adults resident in Charnwood approximately: 9,600 adults will have a mobility difficulty 4,050 people aged 16-64 will have a mobility difficulty 1,700 people aged 85+ will have a mobility difficulty 3,000* people will be wheel chair users (*Please note: This figure has been extrapolated from national information. The lower incidence of wheelchair use amongst young people and the ‘higher than average proportion of young people in the Charnwood population indicates that the resulting estimate will not be accurate; this has been corroborated by anecdotal evidence. Hearing Impairment Gender, Age and Race Related Issues Statistics for Charnwood
In : There are an estimated 8,945,000 million deaf and hard of hearing people. Of se re are: 2,474,000 aged 16 to 60 6,471,000 aged over 60 There are 8,257,000 people with mild to moderate deafness. Of se re are: 2,366,000 aged 16 to 60 5,891,000 aged over 60 There are 688,000 people with severe to profound deafness. Of se re are: 108,000 aged 16 to 60 580,000 aged over 60 There are an estimated 50,000 British Sign Language users in . There are 23,000 deafblind people in Hearing Loss in Older Age Groups These are percentages of those over age of 50 and over age of 70 who have various degrees of hearing loss. In : over 50 41.7% will have some kind of hearing loss 21.6% will have mild hearing loss 16.8% will have moderate hearing loss 2.7% will have severe hearing loss 0.6% will have profound hearing loss of over 70 71.1% will have some kind of hearing loss 26.7% will have mild hearing loss 36.8% will have moderate hearing loss 6.3% will have severe hearing loss 1.3 will have profound hearing loss In Charnwood it is estimated that re will be approximately 21,675 adults who are deaf or hard of hearing. Of se re will be approximately: 19,940 adults with a mild to moderate hearing loss 1,735 with a severe to profound hearing loss 125 BSL users 60 deafblind people Of over 70’s it is estimated that just over 11,630 people will have some kind of hearing loss
Sexual Orientation Gender, Age and Race Related Issues Statistics for Charnwood There is no hard data on number of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender in UK as no national census has ever asked people to define ir sexuality. However the current estimate is 10% of population are lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender This figure is corroborated by the Leicester Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Centre, which Supports the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans community in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland . It is estimated that around 16,000 adults will be lesbians, gay men, bisexual or transgender Gender Reassignment Transsexuals Gender, Age and Race Related Issues Statistics for Charnwood In it has been suggested that re are between 5 – 6,000 transsexual people in adult population. Support groups estimate that trans men make up 1,500 -1,800 of this total. It is estimated that about 14 adults would be transsexual in Charnwood Prisoners, Convicts and Ex-Convicts