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Table 1: Females with an intellectual and learning disability, level
of difficulty in every day activities by age group (age up to 54 only is
included).*
<strong>Literature</strong> <strong>Review</strong> on Provision of Appropriate and Accessible
Support to People with an Intellectual Disability who are
Level of difficulty in everyday activities
Experiencing Crisis Pregnancy
Age group of Just A moderate A lot of Cannot do Total
females a little level difficulty at all persons
Total
females
5,200 9,600 9,300 4,100 28,100
0-17 1,342 3,840 3,422 500 9,076
18-34 1,264 2,208 2,232 1,242 6,913
35-44 681 1,037 893 595 3,203
45-54 681 941 1,079 566 3,260
* The figures in this table have been extrapolated using percentages
presented in Table 19.1 of the National Disability Survey. Due to
rounding, the sum of the age categories may not equal the total.
There were 25,613 people registered on the National Intellectual
Disability Database (NIDD) in Ireland in April 2007 (Kelly, Kelly and Craig,
2007).
Data of relevance from the National Intellectual Disability Database
include:
• Of the 25,613 people registered on the NIDD, 43.5% were women
(11,164 individuals); of these, 10 per cent were aged between 15 -
19 years, 25 per cent were aged between 20 – 34 years and 31 per
cent were aged between 35 – 54 years.
• 64 per cent of all children and adults with intellectual disability
(16,366 individuals) live at home with parents, siblings, relatives
or foster parents.