Figure 14 the percentage of DSP recipients reported against the top three medical conditions for the years from June 2001 to June 2012. Figure 14 – Recipients by top 3 primary medical conditions – June 2001 to June 2012 As at June 2001, nearly two thirds (65.2 percent) of DSP recipients had and connective tissue, Psychological/psychiatric or Intellectual/learning as their primary medical condition. By June 2012 that figure was 69.6 percent. Of the three most common primary medical conditions, Psychological/psychiatric and Intellectual/learning have, in most years, been increasing in incidence while, Musculo-skeletal and connective tissue peaked at 34.0 percent of the recipient population in 2004 and has since had a decreasing representation. The number and proportion of DSP recipients with Psychological/psychiatric as their primary medical condition exceeded the number with Musculo-skeletal and connective tissue condition for the first time in 2011.
Table 20 details the number and percentage of DSP recipients who reported earnings in the fortnight before the data extraction date, and those with no reported earnings, by sex for the years from June 2007 to June 2012. Table 20 – Recipients with earnings/no earnings by sex – June 2007 to June 2012 Year Females with earnings count Females with earnings as a % of Total count Males with earnings count Males with earnings as a % of Total count With earnings Sub-Total count With earnings Sub-Total as a % of Total count Females without earnings count Females without earnings as a % of Total count Males without earnings count Males without earnings as a % of Total count Without earnings count Without earnings as a % of Total count count 2007 31,238 4.4% 39,615 5.5% 70,853 9.9% 269,885 37.8% 373,418 52.3% 643,303 90.1% 714,156 2008 32,585 4.4% 39,322 5.4% 71,907 9.8% 286,298 39.1% 374,162 51.1% 660,460 90.2% 732,367 2009 31,891 4.2% 37,850 5.0% 69,741 9.2% 302,937 40.0% 384,440 50.8% 687,377 90.8% 757,118 2010 31,856 4.0% 37,336 4.7% 69,192 8.7% 327,269 41.3% 396,120 50.0% 723,389 91.3% 792,581 2011 31,980 3.9% 37,490 4.6% 69,470 8.5% 340,270 41.6% 409,110 50.0% 749,380 91.5% 818,850 2012 32,318 3.9% 37,577 4.5% 69,895 8.4% 350,452 42.4% 407,113 49.2% 757,565 91.6% 827,460
28 details the count and proportion of DSP grants by medical condition (top five and others) for the years from 2006-07 to 2011-12. Table 28 – Grants by top 5 primary medical conditions – 2006-07 to 2011-12 Year Psychological/psychiatric grant count Psychological/psychiatric grants as a % of Total grant count Musculo-skeletal & connective tissue grant count Musculo-skeletal & connective tissue grants as a % of Total grant count Intellectual/learning grant count Intellectual/learning grants as a % of Total grant count Cancer/tumour grants count Cancer/tumour grants as a % of Total grant count Circulatory system grant count Circulatory system grants as a % of Total grant count Other medical condition grant count medical condition grants as a % of Total grant count Total grant count 2006-07 15,020 24.0% 18,807 30.0% 3,674 5.9% 4,889 7.8% 4,248 6.8% 15,970 25.5% 62,608 2007-08 18,500 24.8% 22,728 30.4% 4,404 5.9% 5,200 7.0% 4,901 6.6% 18,946 25.4% 74,679 2008-09 23,134 26.6% 25,479 29.3% 5,971 6.9% 5,713 6.6% 5,334 6.1% 21,199 24.4% 86,830 2009-10 24,707 27.1% 25,965 28.5% 6,615 7.3% 5,865 6.4% 5,544 6.1% 22,435 24.6% 91,131 2010-11 26,247 28.9% 25,190 27.8% 6,171 6.8% 6,101 6.7% 5,174 5.7% 21,829 24.1% 90,712 2011-12 19,568 30.1% 15,251 23.4% 4,867 7.5% 5,834 9.0% 3,396 5.2% 16,133 24.8% 65,049
Table 32 details the number and proportion of DSP rejections by top five rejection reasons and others for the years from 2006-07 to 2011-12. Table 32 – Rejections by main reasons – 2006-07 to 2011-12 Year Disability is short-term count Disability is short-term as a % of Total count Less than 20 points impaired count Less than 20 points impaired as a % of Total count Medical Condition Not Fully Diagnosed, Treated and Stabilised count Medical Condition Not Diagnosed, Treated and Stabilised as a % of Total count Failed to Supply Information count Failed to Supply Information as a % of count Greater than 20 points impaired but can work 15+ per week count Greater than 20 points impaired but can work 15+ per week as a % of Total count rejection reasons count Other rejection reasons as a % of Total count Total count 2006-07 10,517 28.6% 10,178 27.7% - - 5,765 15.7% 1,678 4.6% 8,672 23.6% 36,810 2007-08 5,876 14.0% 18,338 43.8% - - 7,760 18.5% 1,717 4.1% 8,160 19.5% 41,851 2008-09 4,388 9.2% 23,341 48.8% - - 9,338 19.5% 1,464 3.1% 9,293 19.4% 47,824 2009-10 4,221 8.2% 27,628 53.6% - - 9,021 17.5% 1,540 3.0% 9,414 18.3% 51,578 2010-11 20,912 34.2% 19,632 32.1% - - 9,521 15.6% 1,538 2.5% 9,500 15.5% 61,103 2011-12 10,072 14.6% 20,447 29.6% 19,276 27.9% 10,119 14.6% 672 1.0% 8,522 12.3% 69,108 Note: Significant fluctuations in counts for some rejection reasons are due to changes in rejection reason coding conventions.