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Written question asked by Neil Turner (Labour) on Monday, 14 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 November 2005. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Thursday, 17 November 2005 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Long-term Limiting Illness

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of 65 to 74-year-olds are recorded as having a long-term limiting illness in (a) Inner London local authorities, (b) Outer London local authorities, (c) English metropolitan authorities outside London, (d) Wigan metropolitan borough council area, (e) Salford city council area, (f) Knowsley metropolitan borough council area, (g) South Tyneside council area, (h) Leeds city council area and (i) Wolverhampton city council area.
Answer

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the national statistician who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell to Mr. Neil Turner, dated 17 November 2005:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning what percentage of 65 to 74 year olds are recorded as having a long-term limiting illness in (a) Inner London local authorities, (b) Outer London local authorities, (c) English metropolitan authorities outside London, (d) Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council area, (e) Salford City Council area, (f) Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council area, (g) South Tyneside Council area, (h) Leeds City Council area and (i) Wolverhampton City Council area. (29473)""We have interpreted ““English metropolitan authorities outside London”” to mean the metropolitan counties of Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and West Midlands""The table below shows the percentage of people aged between 65 and 74 in each of the requested geographies who were recorded as suffering from a limiting long-term illness on Census day (29 April 2001). The data have been taken from table S016 on the CD accompaniment to the ““Census 2001 National Report for England and Wales part 1”” which is available in the House of Commons Library."

England
All people aged 65 to 74 All people aged 65 to 74 who suffer from a limiting long-term illness Percentage of people aged 65 to 74 who suffer from a limiting long-term illness
Inner London Boroughs 151,246 66,920 44
Outer London Boroughs 311,813 119,187 38
English Metropolitan Counties 898,913 429,599 48
Wigan 23,823 12,725 53
Salford 18,320 9,264 51
Knowsley 13,548 7,762 57
South Tyneside 14,643 7,436 51
Leeds 57,254 25,028 44
Wolverhampton 21,250 10,094 48
Source: Table S016 Census 2001 National Report for England and Wales part 1.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
439 c1518-20W;439 c1522-4W; 29473
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Chronic illnesses Injuries Older people
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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