Did you know? – Demographics
In 2017, 26% of all household members in Fife reported having long-term physical or mental health condition, this is significantly greater than the national average (22%).
The 2011 census listed ‘deafness or partial hearing loss’ was reported by 7.3% of the Fife population, and ‘physical disability’ as reported by 7.2%, but there is no further breakdown of type of physical impairment across protected characteristics available at this time.
Of note is 6% of Fifers aged 16-24 reported having a learning difficulty, and that the onset of deafness or partial hearing loss is marked from the 50-64 age group (18.3%, up from 2.8% for 35-49 year olds).