No. of % of % % Disabled Disabled Household self Member Blindness or a serious vision 44 13% 10% 11% impairment Deafness or a serious hearing 78 22% 23% 21% impairment a difficulty with basic physical activities such as walking, climbing 144 41% 40% 37% stairs, reaching, lifting or carrying an intellectual disability 86 25% 8% 19% a difficulty with learning, 65 19% 24% 30% remembering or concentrating a psychological or emotional 45 13% 17% 23% condition a difficulty with pain, breathing, or any other long lasting illness or 94 27% 63% 51% condition respondents 349 56 None of these Autism Spectrum Disorder 18 Acquired brain injury 20 No response 110 Gender Table 3: Are you …? Survey respondents % of No. of % of population respondents respondents 51% Female 282 66% 49% Male 140 33% Prefer not to say 4 1% 100% Total 426 100% No response 97 Respondents are twice as likely to be female than male Age The survey was aimed at adults aged over 18, so just two respondents are aged 16 to 18. The percentage of respondents aged 45 to 54 is higher than in the Irish
No. of % of % Disabled self % Disabled Household Member Blindness or a serious vision impairment 44 13% 10% 11% Deafness or a serious hearing impairment 78 22% 23% 21% a difficulty with basic physical activities such as walking, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting or carrying 144 41% 40% 37% an intellectual disability 86 25% 8% 19% a difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating 65 19% 24% 30% a psychological or emotional condition 45 13% 17% 23% a difficulty with pain, breathing, or any other long lasting illness or condition 94 27% 63% 51% respondents 349 None of these 56 Autism Spectrum Disorder 18 Acquired brain injury 20 No response 110 Gender Table 3: Are you …? Survey respondents No. of respondents % of respondents % of population Female 282 66% 51% Male 140 33% 49% Prefer not to say 4 1% Total 426 100% 100% No response 97 Respondents are twice as likely to be female than male Age The survey was aimed at adults aged over 18, so just two respondents are aged 16 to 18. The percentage of respondents aged 45 to 54 is higher than in the Irish
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