The table below shows the proportion of residents living with a limiting disability or long-term health issues and the proportion of residents (aged 5 or above) who provide some regular unpaid care to someone else. See footnote for more detail on definitions.
|
Parish council name |
Proportion with a limiting disability or long-term health issue |
Proportion who provide unpaid care to someone else |
|
Allington |
19% |
9% |
|
Bothenhampton & Walditch |
19% |
10% |
|
Bradpole |
22% |
10% |
|
Bridport |
24% |
10% |
|
Burton Bradstock |
20% |
12% |
|
Charmouth |
24% |
10% |
|
Char Valley |
18% |
11% |
|
Chideock |
21% |
11% |
|
Litton Cheney |
16% |
8% |
|
Loders |
19% |
10% |
|
Netherbury |
17% |
10% |
|
Puncknowle & Swyre |
19% |
11% |
|
Shipton Gorge |
14% |
9% |
|
Symondsbury |
20% |
11% |
|
|
|
|
|
Dorset (county) |
20% |
10% |
|
England |
17% |
9% |
Footnotes:
The first measure refers to the proportion of residents (of any age) who have a disability or long-term health issues that limits their day-to-day activities either a little or a lot. The second measure refers to the proportion of residents aged 5 or over who regularly provide some unpaid care to a relative or to anyone else. The extent of that care may vary a lot.
Health and caring findings:
- In 11 of the 14 BLAP parishes the proportion of residents with a limiting disability or long-term illness was higher than it was for England as a whole. The 3 exceptions to this pattern were Shipton Gorge, Litton Cheney and Netherbury.
- Typically, around a fifth of residents in BLAP parishes had a limiting disability or long-term health issue (which is also the figure for Dorset as a whole). Those BLAP parishes with the highest proportion of residents affected were Bridport, Charmouth, Bradpole and Chideock.
- In 11 of the 14 BLAP parishes the proportion of residents (aged 5 or above) who were providing some regular, unpaid care to someone else was higher than it was for England as a whole. The 3 exceptions to this pattern were Litton Cheney, Shipton Gorge and Allington.
- Typically, around a tenth of residents (aged 5 or above) in BLAP parishes were providing some unpaid care (which is also the figure for Dorset as a whole). Variation across the BLAP area was quite modest, but the parish with the highest proportion providing some unpaid care was Burton Bradstock.