Limiting Long Term Illness (2001 Census) - The Herefordshire Partnership

Limiting Long Term Illness (2001 Census)

In the 2001 Census, 18% of Herefordshire's population described themselves as having a limiting long-term illness (31,435 people), which is a similar proportion to that for the West Midlands region (19%) and England and Wales as a whole (18%).

33% of Herefordshire's households have at least one person with a limiting long-term illness, compared to 36% in the West Midlands and 34% across England and Wales.

As may be expected, the proportion of different age groups who have a LLTI increases with age.

Table 1. Percentage of Herefordshire residents that have a LLTI by age group

	% with a limiting long-term illness
ALL PEOPLE	18%
Age in years¹
0 ot 4	3%
5 to 15	4%
16 to 17	5%
18 to 19	5%
20 to 24	8%
25 to 44	9%
45 to 59	18%
60 to 64	28%
65 to 74	36%
75 to 84	53%
85 years and over	75%

Source: 2001 Census, ONS - Crown Copyright. Ward Boundaries 2003, Crown copyright 2003.

Within the county, the Central Ward has the highest proportion of residents with limiting long-term illness (23%, 555 people), whereas the ward with the highest numbers was St. Martins and Hinton with over 2,000 people with LLTI.

¹ All people, including those living in communal establishments