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<p>The table shows the numbers of disabled people in or out of work, and the employment
rate of disabled people by main physical health condition in the UK in April to June
2017. The most common physical conditions for disabled people in and out of work are
musculoskeletal conditions.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>In work (000s)</p></td><td><p>Out
of work (000s)</p></td><td><p>Total disabled people (000s)</p></td><td><p>Disabled
employment rate (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Problems or disabilities (including arthritis
or rheumatism) connected with arms or hands</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>53.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Problems
or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) connected with back or neck</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>1,036</p></td><td><p>56.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Problems
or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) connected with legs or feet</p></td><td><p>432</p></td><td><p>333</p></td><td><p>765</p></td><td><p>56.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difficulty
in seeing</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>54.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difficulty
in hearing</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>62.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Severe
disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>64.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chest
or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>433</p></td><td><p>54.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heart,
blood pressure or blood circulation problems</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>49.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stomach,
liver, kidney or digestive problems</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>361</p></td><td><p>60.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diabetes</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>55.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epilepsy</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>28.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Progressive
illness not included elsewhere (e.g. cancer, multiple sclerosis, symptomatic HIV,
Parkinson’s disease, muscular dystrophy)</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>416</p></td><td><p>37.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
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</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total with a physical health condition</p></td><td><p>2,381</p></td><td><p>2,082</p></td><td><p>4,463</p></td><td><p>53.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-disabled-people-in-employment-april-to-june-2017"
target="_blank"><em>Source: Characteristics of disabled people in employment, DWP/DHSC,
Table 4, April to June 2017</em></a></p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>For those who
are out of work the reason they are out of work may not be due to their disability.</li><li>The
Department have announced the planned publication of Official Statistics on 24th March
on ‘Employment of disabled people 2019’. These statistics give a detailed analysis
and break downs of the number of disabled people in employment.</li><li>Disability
status is defined according to the Government Statistical Service harmonised standard,
in line with the Equality Act 2010 core definition.</li><li>'Main health condition'
refers to the health condition that the survey respondent considers their main condition.</li><li>Out
of work refers to both those who are unemployed and economically inactive.</li><li>Figures
are for the working age population, comprised of people aged 16 to 64.</li><li>Data
is subject to sampling variation and is not seasonally adjusted.</li><li>Precision
of statistics is limited by small sample sizes.</li></ul><p> </p>
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