Table 3(c) - Disabled Income Support Claimants as a Proportion of the Population Over 16

%

GO region/country

UK

GB

NE

NW

Y&H

EM

WM

E

L

SE

SW

EN

W

SC

NI

1997

Feb

-

1.8

2.3

2.6

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.1

2.0

1.0

1.2

1.7

2.4

2.4

-

May

1.8

1.8

2.4

2.7

1.7

1.5

1.8

1.2

2.1

1.1

1.3

1.7

2.4

2.5

3.0

Aug

-

1.8

2.4

2.7

1.8

1.5

1.8

1.2

2.1

1.1

1.3

1.7

2.5

2.5

-

Nov

1.9

1.9

2.5

2.7

1.8

1.6

1.9

1.2

2.2

1.1

1.4

1.8

2.5

2.5

2.4

1998

Feb

1.9

1.9

2.5

2.8

1.8

1.6

1.9

1.2

2.2

1.1

1.4

1.8

2.5

2.6

2.5

May

2.0

1.9

2.5

2.8

1.8

1.6

1.9

1.3

2.2

1.1

1.4

1.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

Aug

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.8

1.9

1.6

1.9

1.3

2.3

1.1

1.4

1.9

2.6

2.6

2.7

Nov

2.0

2.0

2.6

2.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.3

2.3

1.2

1.5

1.9

2.6

2.7

2.8

1999

Feb

2.0

2.0

2.6

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.9

1.3

2.3

1.2

1.5

1.9

2.7

2.7

2.9

May

2.0

2.0

2.6

2.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.3

2.3

1.1

1.5

1.9

2.7

2.7

3.5

Aug

2.1

2.0

2.7

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.9

1.3

2.3

1.2

1.5

1.9

2.8

2.7

3.6

Nov

2.1

2.1

2.7

2.9

2.0

1.7

2.0

1.4

2.3

1.2

1.5

1.9

2.8

2.8

3.6

2000

Feb

2.1

2.1

2.7

2.9

2.0

1.7

2.0

1.4

2.3

1.2

1.5

1.9

2.8

2.8

3.6

May

2.1

2.1

2.8

3.0

2.1

1.8

2.0

1.4

2.3

1.2

1.5

2.0

2.9

2.8

3.7

Aug

2.2

2.1

2.9

3.0

2.1

1.8

2.0

1.4

2.4

1.2

1.5

2.0

2.9

2.9

3.8

Nov

2.2

2.2

2.9

3.0

2.1

1.8

2.1

1.4

2.4

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.9

2.9

3.9

2001

Feb

2.2

2.2

2.8

3.0

2.2

1.8

2.1

1.4

2.4

1.2

1.6

2.0

3.0

2.9

3.9

May

2.3

2.2

3.0

3.1

2.2

1.8

2.1

1.5

2.5

1.3

1.6

2.1

3.0

3.0

4.0