Allied health professions LifecurveTM survey: report on respondents with communication support needs

5. Report Layout and Approach

The report will first present demographic information for respondents, followed by respondents' answers to the survey questions. Selected pairs of data variables will also be compared.

The report will present the overall responses of the people who answered 'yes' to the communication support needs question, and where relevant these responses will be compared with people who answered 'no' to the communication support needs question.

For all analyses shown in this report, the number of people who responded to the question or for whom data is available is shown, to provide context for the percentages in the analysis. Findings are reported as percentages of those numbers, not as percentages of the overall sample who responded to the survey. People who responded 'yes' or 'no' to the communication support needs question are treated as two separate sub-samples, and percentages shown relate to each sub-sample, not to the overall sample, to allow the profiles of each to be compared. Where two numbers are reported, the first will be for respondents who answered 'yes' to the communication support needs question unless otherwise stated.

For all the charts shown, the 'y' axis has been scaled as appropriate so that the chart is legible, rather than being routinely scaled to 100%. All numbers and percentages shown comply with guidance around the non-disclosure of small numbers.