Statistics Release: Registered Blind and Partially Sighted Persons, Scotland 2006
The purpose of this statistics release is to present national figures on visually impaired persons registered with Local Authorities in Scotland.
This document is part of a collection
Annex A
Registered Blind by Local Authority, 2006
Local Authority |
Under 65 years |
Over 65 years |
Total |
Registered Blind per 1,000 Pop'n |
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|||
Aberdeen City |
78 |
57 |
103 |
227 |
465 |
2.3 |
Aberdeenshire |
58 |
52 |
100 |
219 |
429 |
1.9 |
Angus |
40 |
36 |
68 |
175 |
319 |
3.0 |
Argyll & Bute |
43 |
28 |
121 |
278 |
470 |
5.2 |
Clackmannanshire |
16 |
12 |
34 |
76 |
138 |
2.9 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
52 |
44 |
107 |
230 |
433 |
3.0 |
Dundee City |
97 |
66 |
125 |
229 |
517 |
3.7 |
East Ayrshire |
66 |
47 |
108 |
208 |
429 |
3.7 |
East Dunbartonshire |
15 |
12 |
23 |
59 |
109 |
1.0 |
East Lothian |
46 |
35 |
80 |
147 |
308 |
3.3 |
East Renfrewshire |
35 |
30 |
121 |
231 |
417 |
4.6 |
Edinburgh City |
212 |
177 |
385 |
766 |
1,540 |
3.4 |
Eilean Siar |
13 |
10 |
22 |
46 |
91 |
3.6 |
Falkirk |
75 |
54 |
102 |
211 |
442 |
3.0 |
Fife |
158 |
129 |
210 |
482 |
979 |
2.8 |
Glasgow City |
596 |
525 |
1,318 |
2,761 |
5,200 |
9.2 |
Highland |
123 |
114 |
185 |
462 |
884 |
4.3 |
Inverclyde |
46 |
42 |
88 |
200 |
376 |
4.6 |
Midlothian |
48 |
19 |
62 |
97 |
226 |
2.8 |
Moray |
37 |
24 |
91 |
161 |
313 |
3.7 |
North Ayrshire |
100 |
72 |
211 |
395 |
778 |
5.8 |
North Lanarkshire |
248 |
228 |
641 |
1,233 |
2,350 |
7.3 |
Orkney Islands |
13 |
4 |
16 |
32 |
65 |
3.5 |
Perth & Kinross |
33 |
37 |
92 |
224 |
386 |
2.8 |
Renfrewshire |
94 |
76 |
145 |
258 |
573 |
3.4 |
Scottish Borders |
35 |
29 |
96 |
182 |
342 |
3.2 |
Shetland Islands |
7 |
2 |
6 |
22 |
37 |
1.7 |
South Ayrshire |
57 |
41 |
140 |
314 |
552 |
5.0 |
South Lanarkshire |
213 |
197 |
365 |
622 |
1,397 |
4.6 |
Stirling |
42 |
34 |
82 |
149 |
307 |
3.5 |
West Dunbartonshire |
59 |
45 |
69 |
134 |
307 |
3.4 |
West Lothian |
62 |
52 |
96 |
172 |
382 |
2.3 |
Scotland |
2,817 |
2,330 |
5,412 |
11,002 |
21,561 |
4.3 |
Source: Registration of Blind and Partially Sighted Persons Return Form SWB
Registered Partially Sighted by Local Authority, 2006
Local Authority |
Under 65 years |
Over 65 years |
Total |
Registered per 1,000 Pop'n |
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|||
Aberdeen City |
69 |
60 |
98 |
250 |
477 |
2.4 |
Aberdeenshire |
59 |
48 |
102 |
230 |
439 |
1.9 |
Angus |
37 |
26 |
43 |
143 |
249 |
2.3 |
Argyll & Bute |
35 |
32 |
148 |
246 |
461 |
5.1 |
Clackmannanshire |
11 |
14 |
27 |
68 |
120 |
2.5 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
68 |
65 |
131 |
250 |
514 |
3.5 |
Dundee City |
60 |
39 |
100 |
254 |
453 |
3.3 |
East Ayrshire |
42 |
25 |
64 |
152 |
283 |
2.4 |
East Dunbartonshire |
5 |
3 |
12 |
31 |
51 |
0.5 |
East Lothian |
33 |
33 |
91 |
180 |
337 |
3.6 |
East Renfrewshire |
14 |
23 |
65 |
156 |
258 |
2.8 |
Edinburgh City |
182 |
153 |
346 |
830 |
1,511 |
3.4 |
Eilean Siar |
6 |
6 |
10 |
34 |
56 |
2.2 |
Falkirk |
43 |
51 |
81 |
195 |
370 |
2.5 |
Fife |
109 |
104 |
187 |
425 |
825 |
2.3 |
Glasgow City |
353 |
334 |
647 |
1,466 |
2,800 |
4.9 |
Highland |
93 |
82 |
121 |
338 |
634 |
3.1 |
Inverclyde |
49 |
23 |
103 |
206 |
381 |
4.7 |
Midlothian |
33 |
29 |
68 |
128 |
258 |
3.2 |
Moray |
17 |
23 |
17 |
51 |
108 |
1.3 |
North Ayrshire |
49 |
49 |
120 |
229 |
447 |
3.3 |
North Lanarkshire |
116 |
110 |
250 |
449 |
925 |
2.9 |
Orkney Islands |
5 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
27 |
1.4 |
Perth & Kinross |
44 |
47 |
99 |
236 |
426 |
3.1 |
Renfrewshire |
74 |
77 |
142 |
313 |
606 |
3.6 |
Scottish Borders |
33 |
33 |
96 |
213 |
375 |
3.5 |
Shetland Islands |
4 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
32 |
1.5 |
South Ayrshire |
38 |
30 |
76 |
187 |
331 |
3.0 |
South Lanarkshire |
126 |
111 |
205 |
396 |
838 |
2.8 |
Stirling |
25 |
24 |
55 |
130 |
234 |
2.7 |
West Dunbartonshire |
45 |
27 |
46 |
125 |
243 |
2.7 |
West Lothian |
68 |
65 |
74 |
159 |
366 |
2.2 |
Scotland |
1,945 |
1,758 |
3,634 |
8,098 |
15,435 |
3.1 |
Source: Registration of Blind and Partially Sighted Persons Return Form SWB
Registered Visually Impaired by Local Authority, 2006
Local Authority |
Under 65 years |
Over 65 years |
Total |
Registered per 1,000 Pop'n |
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|||
Aberdeen City |
147 |
117 |
201 |
477 |
942 |
4.6 |
Aberdeenshire |
117 |
100 |
202 |
449 |
868 |
3.8 |
Angus |
77 |
62 |
111 |
318 |
568 |
5.4 |
Argyll & Bute |
78 |
60 |
269 |
524 |
931 |
10.3 |
Clackmannanshire |
27 |
26 |
61 |
144 |
258 |
5.4 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
120 |
109 |
238 |
480 |
947 |
6.5 |
Dundee City |
157 |
105 |
225 |
483 |
970 |
7.0 |
East Ayrshire |
108 |
72 |
172 |
360 |
712 |
6.1 |
East Dunbartonshire |
20 |
15 |
35 |
90 |
160 |
1.5 |
East Lothian |
79 |
68 |
171 |
327 |
645 |
6.9 |
East Renfrewshire |
49 |
53 |
186 |
387 |
675 |
7.4 |
Edinburgh City |
394 |
330 |
731 |
1,596 |
3,051 |
6.8 |
Eilean Siar |
19 |
16 |
32 |
80 |
147 |
5.9 |
Falkirk |
118 |
105 |
183 |
406 |
812 |
5.5 |
Fife |
267 |
233 |
397 |
907 |
1,804 |
5.1 |
Glasgow City |
949 |
859 |
1,965 |
4,227 |
8,000 |
14.1 |
Highland |
216 |
196 |
306 |
800 |
1,518 |
7.3 |
Inverclyde |
95 |
65 |
191 |
406 |
757 |
9.3 |
Midlothian |
81 |
48 |
130 |
225 |
484 |
5.9 |
Moray |
54 |
47 |
108 |
212 |
421 |
4.9 |
North Ayrshire |
149 |
121 |
331 |
624 |
1,225 |
9.2 |
North Lanarkshire |
364 |
338 |
891 |
1,682 |
3,275 |
10.2 |
Orkney Islands |
18 |
10 |
20 |
44 |
92 |
4.9 |
Perth & Kinross |
77 |
84 |
191 |
460 |
812 |
6.0 |
Renfrewshire |
168 |
153 |
287 |
571 |
1,179 |
7.0 |
Scottish Borders |
68 |
62 |
192 |
395 |
717 |
6.6 |
Shetland Islands |
11 |
8 |
12 |
38 |
69 |
3.1 |
South Ayrshire |
95 |
71 |
216 |
501 |
883 |
8.0 |
South Lanarkshire |
339 |
308 |
570 |
1,018 |
2,235 |
7.4 |
Stirling |
67 |
58 |
137 |
279 |
541 |
6.2 |
West Dunbartonshire |
104 |
72 |
115 |
259 |
550 |
6.1 |
West Lothian |
130 |
117 |
170 |
331 |
748 |
4.5 |
Scotland |
4,762 |
4,088 |
9,046 |
19,100 |
36,996 |
7.4 |
Source: Registration of Blind and Partially Sighted Persons Return Form SWB
There is a problem
Thanks for your feedback