Pregnancy in women with disabilities

You asked

Dear ONS,

I am interested in pregnancy in women with disabilities:

• Please could you tell me how many pregnancies beyond 24 weeks there have been in the UK each year for the past 5 years?
• Please could you tell me how many women with a disability have had a pregnancy each year for the past 5 years?
• Please could you tell me how many women in the UK between the ages of 15-44 reported a disability at the most recent census and in the preceding three census reports?
• If possible, please could you tell me how what sort of disabilities there were - physical/sensory/mental health etc?

We said

Thank you for your request.

For the number of births by gestational age in England and Wales, 2014 to 2016, please see Table 7 of Birth Characteristics dataset:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/datasets/birthcharacteristicsinenglandandwales

For 2013, please see Table 2 of Pregnancy and ethnic factors influencing births and infant mortality:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/causesofdeath/datasets/pregnancyandethnicfactorsinfluencingbirthsandinfantmortalityenglandandwales

For 2012, please see Table 2 of Gestation-specific Infant Mortality:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/causesofdeath/datasets/gestationspecificinfantmortalityinenglandandwalesreferencetables

Unfortunately we do not hold the information necessary to fulfil your second question.This part of your request may be better placed with NHS Digital.

We are responsible for census statistics in England and Wales. For information relating to Scotland, please contact National Records of Scotland (NRS) (http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/contact-us) and for Northern Ireland please contact the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (https://www.nisra.gov.uk/contact).

We have published tables, for England and Wales, for censuses taken in 1991, 2001 and 2011, with information relating to long-term health problem or disability (2011 terminology), sex and age, that may partially satisfy point 3 of your request. However, the censuses did not collect information on the type (physical/sensory/mental health) of health problem/disability that you ask for in point 4 of your request.

No relevant information was collected in 1981.

2011

In the 2011 Census each person in a household was asked “Are your day-to-day activities limited because of a health problem or disability which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months?”

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/the-2011-census/2011-census-questionnaire-content/2011-census-questionnaire-for-england.pdf

Table LC3101EWLS Long-term health problem or disability by sex by age –

All usual residents in households (England and Wales); http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/lc3101ewls

Please use the 'query data' button to select the appropriate variables. You can use this table to show the number of females living in households, in England and Wales, aged 15-44, who reported a long-term health problem or disability, that limited day-to-day activities.

A published ad-hoc table (CT0490) shows the same information (at more detail) for residents of communal establishments, in England and Wales, in 2011:

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/census/health/ct0490-2011.xls

2001

In the 2001 Census each person in a household was asked “Do you have any long-term illness, health problem or disability which limits your daily activities or the work you can do (include problems due to old age)?”

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160107183629/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/census-2001/about-census-2001/census-2001-forms/england-individual-form-i1.pdf

Table ST016 Sex and age by general health and limiting long-term illness -

All households (England and Wales); http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2001/st016

Please use the 'query data' button to select the appropriate variables. You can use this table to show the number of females living in households, in England and Wales, aged 15-44, who reported a limiting long-term illness, health problem or disability.

Table ST065 Sex and age by general health and limiting long-term illness – Residents of Communal Establishments (excluding staff and their families) (England and Wales);http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2001/st065

Please use the 'query data' button to select the appropriate variables. You can use this table to show the number of females living in households, in England and Wales, aged 15-44, who reported a limiting long-term illness, health problem or disability.

1991

In the 2001 Census each person in a household was asked “Do you have any long-term illness, health problem or handicap which limits your daily activities or the work you can do (include problems due to old age)?”

http://www.celsius.lshtm.ac.uk/modules/forms/census1991i.html

1991 census - local base statistics - Table L12 Long term illness in households – Residents in households AND L13 Long term illness in communal establishments - Residents in communal establishments;

http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=35

L12 Long term illness in households – Residents in households – Please select CELL L12 and tick appropriate variables.

L13 Long term illness in communal establishments - Residents in communal establishments - Please select CELL L13 and tick appropriate variables.

You can use these tables to show the number of females living in households/communal establishments, in England and Wales, aged 16-44, who reported a limiting long-term illness, health problem or handicap.

Copies of tables are attached:

2011: Long-term health problem or disability by sex by age AND Sex by long-term health problem or disability by communal establishment management and type by age.

2001: Sex and age by general health and limiting long-term illness AND Sex and age by general health and limiting long-term illness.

1991: Long term illness in households – Residents in households AND Long term illness in communal establishments.

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