Table 3: Comparison of the prevalence of learning difficulty, intellectual difficulty and/or a social or behavioural difficulty (LD) in the general population of Northern Ireland: data from the 2007 Northern Ireland Survey on Activity Limitations and Disability and the 2011 Northern Ireland Census.
| Disability | 2007 NISALD | 2011 Census | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N=23,689) | Overall (N=1,770,217) | ||||
| 0-15 years (n=5,172) | 0-15 years (n=355,430) | ||||
| 16 years + (n=18,517) | 16 years + (n=1,346,787) | ||||
| n | Prevalence (95% CI) | n | Prevalence | ||
| A learning difficulty, intellectual disability and/or a social or behavioural difficulty | Overall | 389 | 1.6% (1.5-1.8) | 34,401 | 2.0% |
| 0-15 years | 186 | 3.6% (3.1-4.1) | 13,530 | 3.8% | |
| 16 years + | 203 | 1.1% (.9-1.3) | 20,871 | 1.5% 5 | |
| Any intellectual difficulty | Overall | 130 | 0.5% (0.4-0.7) | NA | NA |
| 0-15 years | 67 | 1.3% (1.0-1.6) | NA | NA | |
| 16 years + | 63 | 0.3% (0.3-0.4) | NA | NA | |
| Any learning difficulty | Overall | 298 | 1.3% (1.1-1.4) | NA | NA |
| Any social or behavioural difficulty | Overall | 176 | 0.7% (0.6-0.9) | NA | NA |