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- How many people did family doctors do special health checks for in 2010/11?
- How many people have learning disabilities?
- How many people do family doctors know about who have learning disability?
- How many people with learning disability have a stable home? (NI 145)
- How many people with learning disability have paid jobs? (NI146)
- How many children have difficulty learning?
- How many schoolchildren have learning disabilities?
- How many people receive social care?
- How many people get different sorts of community based care?
How many children have difficulty learning?
Sometimes school is the first place people realise that someone has difficulty learning. All children go to school so this is a good place to see how many have difficulty.
21 children in every 1000 have a moderate learning difficulties
Just over three and a half have a severe learning difficulties
Just over one has profound and multiple learning difficulties
The number varies around the country. The next page shows more details and a map.