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(CSV) Poverty rate for families by presence of disabled members – DWP equality information 2013 (data)
Updated 12 July 2013
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| Indicator covers disability. Splits currently available by age, ethnicity and gender. | ||||||
| Latest data available at July 2013 covered 2011/12. | ||||||
| Produced once a year covering a financial year, with a delay of just over a year after the end of the period referred to. | ||||||
| Data do not include care home residents due to the sample for the survey used consisting of the private household population. | ||||||
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| This indicator measures the percentage of individuals in families containing someone who is disabled with incomes below 60 per cent of equivalised contemporary median income, Before Housing Costs. Tackling disability poverty is a priority as families with a disabled member have a higher rate of relative low-income poverty than average. | ||||||
| Using 60 per cent of equivalised contemporary median income as a poverty threshold is a historical and international benchmark. These data do not include care home residents due to the sample for the survey used consisting of the private household population. | ||||||
| No adjustment is made to disposable household income to take into account any additional costs that may be incurred due to the illness or disability in question, and disability benefits have been included in the equivalised household income used. This means that the position in the income distribution of these groups, as shown here, may have some upward bias. Results based on incomes excluding disability benefits are available on request. | ||||||
| is a priority as families with a disabled member have a higher rate of relative low-income poverty than average. Using 60 per cent of equivalised median income as a poverty threshold is a historical and international benchmark. | ||||||
| These data do not include care home residents due to the sample for the survey used consisting of the private household population. No adjustment is made to disposable household income to take into account any additional | ||||||
| costs that may be incurred due to the illness or disability in question, and disability benefits have been included in the equivalised household income used. This means that the position in the income distribution of these groups, | ||||||
| as shown here, may have some upward bias. Results based on incomes excluding disability benefits are available on request. | ||||||
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| Generally a decrease in the indicator will demonstrate that an improvement has been achieved. However, economic conditions also need to be taken into account. | ||||||
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| For further information, a full description of indicators towards disability equality by 2025 can be found on the Independent Living and Office for Disability Issues website. Further analysis of Households Below Average Income (HBAI) data are shown in the annual HBAI publication. | ||||||
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| Table 7.1: Poverty rate for individuals by presence of disabled member in the family and age, 2011/12, United Kingdom | ||||||
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| Poverty rate (%) | Not set | 2010/ 2011 | Not set | 2011/2012 | Not set | |
| Group | Age of individual | Families with a disabled member | Families with no disabled member | Families with a disabled member | Families with no disabled member | |
| Children | 0-4 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 17 | |
| Not set | 05-Oct | 19 | 14 | 18 | 16 | |
| Not set | Nov-15 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 15 | |
| Not set | 16-19 dependent children | 23 | 17 | 25 | 18 | |
| Working-age adults | 16-19 adults | .. | 22 | .. | 23 | |
| Not set | 20-24 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 18 | |
| Not set | 25-29 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 12 | |
| Not set | 30-34 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 11 | |
| Not set | 35-39 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 13 | |
| Not set | 40-44 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 12 | |
| Not set | 45-49 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 11 | |
| Not set | 50-54 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 11 | |
| Not set | 55-59 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 14 | |
| Not set | 60-State Pension Age | 22 | 15 | 19 | 17 | |
| Pensioners | State Pension Age-64 (females) | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
| Not set | 65-69 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
| Not set | 70-74 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 18 | |
| Not set | 75-79 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 19 | |
| Not set | 80-84 | 18 | 31 | 17 | 30 | |
| Not set | 85+ | 22 | 31 | 18 | 39 | |
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| The proportion of children in families with a disabled member who are in relative low income slightly decreased between 2010/11 and 2011/12, except for dependent children between 16 and 19 who experienced a small increase. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |
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| There was a mixed picture for working-age adults with most working-age categories in families with a disabled member experiencing a slight decrease in the proportion in relative low income between 2010/11 and 2011/12, except for the 20-24 and the 40-44 groups who saw increases. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |
| There was a slight decrease in the proportion of pensioners in relative low-income families across the age categories between 2010/11 and 2011/12. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |
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| In 2011/12, the proportion of individuals in families with no disabled member who are in relative low income remained similar to 2010/11, except for the 85+ group who have seen a large increase. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |
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| Source: Households Below Average Income 2011/12 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
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| 1. This indicator is measured using Household Below Average Income statistics sourced from the Family Resources Survey. The indicator measures the percentage of individuals in families containing someone who is disabled with incomes below 60 per cent of contemporary equivalised median income, Before Housing Costs. Data are annual with approximately a 12-month time lag after the end of the survey period. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 2. All estimates are based on survey data and are therefore subject to uncertainty. Small differences should be treated with caution as these will be affected by sampling error and variability in non-response. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 3. Proportions of individuals in low-income households have been rounded to the nearest percentage point. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 4. Data is unavailable due to small sample sizes and is indicated as suppressed by (..) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 5. Pensioners are defined as adults above State Pension Age (SPA). Prior to 6 April 2010, women reached SPA at 60, since then the qualifying age for women has been gradually increasing. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
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| Table 7.2: Poverty rate for individuals by presence of disabled member in the family and age, 2011/12, United Kingdom | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
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| Poverty rate (%) | 2009/2010 | Not set | 2010/2011 | Not set | 2011/2012 | Not set |
| Group | Families with a disabled member | Families with no disabled member | Families with a disabled member | Families with no disabled member | Families with a disabled member | Families with no disabled member |
| Poverty rate | 20 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 15 |
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| Source: Households Below Average Income 2011/12 | Not set | Not set | ||||
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| There has been a fall in the proportion of individuals in families with a disabled member who are in relative low income between 2010/11 and 2011/12 after remaining constant between 2009/10 and 2010/11. The proportion of individuals in families with no disabled member who are in relative low income has remained level between 2010/11 and 2011/12, after a statistically significant fall between 2009/10 and 2010/11. | Not set | Not set | ||||
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| 1. This indicator is measured using Household Below Average Income statistics sourced from the Family Resources Survey. The indicator measures the percentage of individuals in families containing someone who is disabled with incomes below 60 per cent of contemporary equivalised median income, Before Housing Costs. Data are annual with approximately a 12-month time lag after the end of the survey period. | Not set | Not set | ||||
| 2. All estimates are based on survey data and are therefore subject to uncertainty. Small differences should be treated with caution as these will be affected by sampling error and variability in non-response. | Not set | Not set | ||||
| 3. Proportions of individuals in low-income households have been rounded to the nearest percentage point. | Not set | Not set | ||||
| 4. Disability is defined as having any long-standing illness, disability or impairment that leads to a substantial difficulty with one or more areas of the individual’s life. Everyone classified as disabled under this definition would also be classified as disabled under the Equality Act 2010. However, some individuals classified as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 would not be captured by this definition. | Not set | Not set | ||||
| 5. The changes in poverty rate for families with a disabled member between 2009/10 and 2010/11 is not statistically significant, the change for families with no disabled member is statistically significant between 2009/10 and 2010/11. The changes in poverty rate for families with a disabled member and families with no disabled member are not statistically significant between 2010/11 and 2011/12. | Not set | Not set | ||||
| 6. Pensioners are defined as adults above State Pension Age (SPA). Prior to 6 April 2010, women reached SPA at 60, since then the qualifying age for women has been gradually increasing. | Not set | Not set | ||||
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| Table 7.3: Poverty rate for individuals by presence of disabled member in the family and ethnicity, 2009/10-2011/12, United Kingdom | Not set | Not set | ||||
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| Ethnic group of head (3-year average) | Families with a disabled member | Families with no disabled member | ||||
| White | 18 | 14 | ||||
| Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups | .. | 22 | ||||
| Asian / Asian British | 38 | 27 | ||||
| Indian | 30 | 18 | ||||
| Pakistani | 51 | 42 | ||||
| Bangladeshi | 44 | 39 | ||||
| Chinese | .. | 27 | ||||
| Any other Asian background | .. | 22 | ||||
| Black or Black British | 27 | 23 | ||||
| Other ethnic group | 36 | 26 | ||||
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| Source: Households Below Average Income 2011/12 | Not set | Not set | ||||
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| 1. This indicator is measured using Household Below Average Income statistics sourced from the Family Resources Survey. The indicator measures the percentage of individuals in families containing someone who is disabled with incomes below 60 per cent of contemporary equivalised median income, Before Housing Costs. Data are annual with approximately a 12-month time lag after the end of the survey period. | Not set | Not set | ||||
| 2. All estimates are based on survey data and are therefore subject to uncertainty. Small differences should be treated with caution as these will be affected by sampling error and variability in non-response. | Not set | Not set | ||||
| 3. Proportions of individuals in low-income households have been rounded to the nearest percentage point. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
| 4. Statistics reported are on a three year average basis, due to the small sample sizes related to breakdown by ethnicity. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
| 5. Data is unavailable due to small sample sizes and is indicated as suppressed by (..) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
| 6. The ethnicity figures reflect the new harmonised standards published in August 2011 which has resulted in changes. Formore information please see the HBAI 2011/12 publication Appendix 2. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
| 7. Pensioners are defined as adults above State Pension Age (SPA). Prior to 6 April 2010, women reached SPA at 60, since then the qualifying age for women has been gradually increasing. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
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| Table 7.4: Poverty rate for individuals by presence of disabled member in the family and gender, 2011/12, United Kingdom | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
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| Poverty rate | 2010/11 | Not set | 2011/12 | Not set | ||
| Not set | Families with a disabled member | Families with no disabled member | Families with a disabled member | Families with no disabled member | ||
| Male child | 20 | 15 | 21 | 16 | ||
| Female child | 24 | 17 | 20 | 17 | ||
| Male Working-age adult | 22 | 14 | 21 | 14 | ||
| Female Working-age adult | 21 | 13 | 20 | 13 | ||
| Male Pensioner | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | ||
| Female Pensioner | 17 | 20 | 16 | 20 | ||
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| Source: Households Below Average Income 2011/12 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
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| Generally, there was a fall in the proportion of families in low income with a disabled member across gender categories between 2010/11 and 2011/12, except for families with a male child or a male pensioner who experienced a slight increase. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
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| 1. This indicator is measured using Household Below Average Income statistics sourced from the Family Resources Survey. The indicator measures the percentage of individuals in families containing someone who is disabled with incomes below 60 per cent of contemporary equivalised median income, Before Housing Costs. Data are annual with approximately a 12-month time lag after the end of the survey period. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
| 2. All estimates are based on survey data and are therefore subject to uncertainty. Small differences should be treated with caution as these will be affected by sampling error and variability in non-response. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
| 3. Proportions of individuals in low-income households have been rounded to the nearest percentage point. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
| 4. Pensioners are defined as adults above State Pension Age (SPA). Prior to 6 April 2010, women reached SPA at 60, since then the qualifying age for women has been gradually increasing. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | ||
| 5. Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics assume that both partners in a couple benefit equally from the household’s income, and will therefore appear at the same position in the income distribution. Research has suggested that, particularly in low income households, the assumption with regard to income sharing is not always valid as men sometimes benefit at the expense of women from shared household income. This means that it is possible that HBAI results broken down by gender could understate differences between the two groups. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |