Release

Comparison of measurement of disability

Released: 6 August 2019 9:30am
Next release: To be announced

Summary

Comparison of disbaility indicators as defined by the Washington Group to the Equality Act.

Publications

  • Measuring disability: comparing approaches

    Comparison of the Equality Act measure of disability used in Great Britain to the United Nations recommended measures of disability, based on the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey in January 2019

Data

  • Measuring disability: comparing approaches

    Analysis of the comparison of the Equality Act measure of disability used in Great Britain to the United Nations measures. This includes overall prevalence, prevalence split by age and sex and comparison of the cases captured by either or both measures.

Contact details

Name

Catherine Putz and Myer Glickman

Email

Life.course@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 (0)1633 651953