Summary

The protected characteristics of disabled and non-disabled people in England and Wales, using Census 2021 data. 

Publications

• Protected characteristics by disability status, England and Wales: Census 2021

  The protected characteristics of disabled and non-disabled people in England and Wales, using Census 2021 data.

Data

• Protected characteristics by disability status in England and Wales

  This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by disability and other protected characteristics. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021. Age-standardisation is used to enable comparisons between different population groups.

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About the data

This release includes data from Census 2021.

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

• meet user needs
• are presented clearly and accessibly
• are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
• are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest