Statistics Release: Registered Blind and Partially Sighted Persons, Scotland 2006
The purpose of this statistics release is to present national figures on visually impaired persons registered with Local Authorities in Scotland.
Annex A
Registered Blind by Local Authority, 2006
Local Authority |
Under 65 years |
Over 65 years |
Total |
Registered Blind per 1,000 Pop'n |
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|||
Aberdeen City |
78 |
57 |
103 |
227 |
465 |
2.3 |
Aberdeenshire |
58 |
52 |
100 |
219 |
429 |
1.9 |
Angus |
40 |
36 |
68 |
175 |
319 |
3.0 |
Argyll & Bute |
43 |
28 |
121 |
278 |
470 |
5.2 |
Clackmannanshire |
16 |
12 |
34 |
76 |
138 |
2.9 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
52 |
44 |
107 |
230 |
433 |
3.0 |
Dundee City |
97 |
66 |
125 |
229 |
517 |
3.7 |
East Ayrshire |
66 |
47 |
108 |
208 |
429 |
3.7 |
East Dunbartonshire |
15 |
12 |
23 |
59 |
109 |
1.0 |
East Lothian |
46 |
35 |
80 |
147 |
308 |
3.3 |
East Renfrewshire |
35 |
30 |
121 |
231 |
417 |
4.6 |
Edinburgh City |
212 |
177 |
385 |
766 |
1,540 |
3.4 |
Eilean Siar |
13 |
10 |
22 |
46 |
91 |
3.6 |
Falkirk |
75 |
54 |
102 |
211 |
442 |
3.0 |
Fife |
158 |
129 |
210 |
482 |
979 |
2.8 |
Glasgow City |
596 |
525 |
1,318 |
2,761 |
5,200 |
9.2 |
Highland |
123 |
114 |
185 |
462 |
884 |
4.3 |
Inverclyde |
46 |
42 |
88 |
200 |
376 |
4.6 |
Midlothian |
48 |
19 |
62 |
97 |
226 |
2.8 |
Moray |
37 |
24 |
91 |
161 |
313 |
3.7 |
North Ayrshire |
100 |
72 |
211 |
395 |
778 |
5.8 |
North Lanarkshire |
248 |
228 |
641 |
1,233 |
2,350 |
7.3 |
Orkney Islands |
13 |
4 |
16 |
32 |
65 |
3.5 |
Perth & Kinross |
33 |
37 |
92 |
224 |
386 |
2.8 |
Renfrewshire |
94 |
76 |
145 |
258 |
573 |
3.4 |
Scottish Borders |
35 |
29 |
96 |
182 |
342 |
3.2 |
Shetland Islands |
7 |
2 |
6 |
22 |
37 |
1.7 |
South Ayrshire |
57 |
41 |
140 |
314 |
552 |
5.0 |
South Lanarkshire |
213 |
197 |
365 |
622 |
1,397 |
4.6 |
Stirling |
42 |
34 |
82 |
149 |
307 |
3.5 |
West Dunbartonshire |
59 |
45 |
69 |
134 |
307 |
3.4 |
West Lothian |
62 |
52 |
96 |
172 |
382 |
2.3 |
Scotland |
2,817 |
2,330 |
5,412 |
11,002 |
21,561 |
4.3 |
Source: Registration of Blind and Partially Sighted Persons Return Form SWB
Registered Partially Sighted by Local Authority, 2006
Local Authority |
Under 65 years |
Over 65 years |
Total |
Registered per 1,000 Pop'n |
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|||
Aberdeen City |
69 |
60 |
98 |
250 |
477 |
2.4 |
Aberdeenshire |
59 |
48 |
102 |
230 |
439 |
1.9 |
Angus |
37 |
26 |
43 |
143 |
249 |
2.3 |
Argyll & Bute |
35 |
32 |
148 |
246 |
461 |
5.1 |
Clackmannanshire |
11 |
14 |
27 |
68 |
120 |
2.5 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
68 |
65 |
131 |
250 |
514 |
3.5 |
Dundee City |
60 |
39 |
100 |
254 |
453 |
3.3 |
East Ayrshire |
42 |
25 |
64 |
152 |
283 |
2.4 |
East Dunbartonshire |
5 |
3 |
12 |
31 |
51 |
0.5 |
East Lothian |
33 |
33 |
91 |
180 |
337 |
3.6 |
East Renfrewshire |
14 |
23 |
65 |
156 |
258 |
2.8 |
Edinburgh City |
182 |
153 |
346 |
830 |
1,511 |
3.4 |
Eilean Siar |
6 |
6 |
10 |
34 |
56 |
2.2 |
Falkirk |
43 |
51 |
81 |
195 |
370 |
2.5 |
Fife |
109 |
104 |
187 |
425 |
825 |
2.3 |
Glasgow City |
353 |
334 |
647 |
1,466 |
2,800 |
4.9 |
Highland |
93 |
82 |
121 |
338 |
634 |
3.1 |
Inverclyde |
49 |
23 |
103 |
206 |
381 |
4.7 |
Midlothian |
33 |
29 |
68 |
128 |
258 |
3.2 |
Moray |
17 |
23 |
17 |
51 |
108 |
1.3 |
North Ayrshire |
49 |
49 |
120 |
229 |
447 |
3.3 |
North Lanarkshire |
116 |
110 |
250 |
449 |
925 |
2.9 |
Orkney Islands |
5 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
27 |
1.4 |
Perth & Kinross |
44 |
47 |
99 |
236 |
426 |
3.1 |
Renfrewshire |
74 |
77 |
142 |
313 |
606 |
3.6 |
Scottish Borders |
33 |
33 |
96 |
213 |
375 |
3.5 |
Shetland Islands |
4 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
32 |
1.5 |
South Ayrshire |
38 |
30 |
76 |
187 |
331 |
3.0 |
South Lanarkshire |
126 |
111 |
205 |
396 |
838 |
2.8 |
Stirling |
25 |
24 |
55 |
130 |
234 |
2.7 |
West Dunbartonshire |
45 |
27 |
46 |
125 |
243 |
2.7 |
West Lothian |
68 |
65 |
74 |
159 |
366 |
2.2 |
Scotland |
1,945 |
1,758 |
3,634 |
8,098 |
15,435 |
3.1 |
Source: Registration of Blind and Partially Sighted Persons Return Form SWB
Registered Visually Impaired by Local Authority, 2006
Local Authority |
Under 65 years |
Over 65 years |
Total |
Registered per 1,000 Pop'n |
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|||
Aberdeen City |
147 |
117 |
201 |
477 |
942 |
4.6 |
Aberdeenshire |
117 |
100 |
202 |
449 |
868 |
3.8 |
Angus |
77 |
62 |
111 |
318 |
568 |
5.4 |
Argyll & Bute |
78 |
60 |
269 |
524 |
931 |
10.3 |
Clackmannanshire |
27 |
26 |
61 |
144 |
258 |
5.4 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
120 |
109 |
238 |
480 |
947 |
6.5 |
Dundee City |
157 |
105 |
225 |
483 |
970 |
7.0 |
East Ayrshire |
108 |
72 |
172 |
360 |
712 |
6.1 |
East Dunbartonshire |
20 |
15 |
35 |
90 |
160 |
1.5 |
East Lothian |
79 |
68 |
171 |
327 |
645 |
6.9 |
East Renfrewshire |
49 |
53 |
186 |
387 |
675 |
7.4 |
Edinburgh City |
394 |
330 |
731 |
1,596 |
3,051 |
6.8 |
Eilean Siar |
19 |
16 |
32 |
80 |
147 |
5.9 |
Falkirk |
118 |
105 |
183 |
406 |
812 |
5.5 |
Fife |
267 |
233 |
397 |
907 |
1,804 |
5.1 |
Glasgow City |
949 |
859 |
1,965 |
4,227 |
8,000 |
14.1 |
Highland |
216 |
196 |
306 |
800 |
1,518 |
7.3 |
Inverclyde |
95 |
65 |
191 |
406 |
757 |
9.3 |
Midlothian |
81 |
48 |
130 |
225 |
484 |
5.9 |
Moray |
54 |
47 |
108 |
212 |
421 |
4.9 |
North Ayrshire |
149 |
121 |
331 |
624 |
1,225 |
9.2 |
North Lanarkshire |
364 |
338 |
891 |
1,682 |
3,275 |
10.2 |
Orkney Islands |
18 |
10 |
20 |
44 |
92 |
4.9 |
Perth & Kinross |
77 |
84 |
191 |
460 |
812 |
6.0 |
Renfrewshire |
168 |
153 |
287 |
571 |
1,179 |
7.0 |
Scottish Borders |
68 |
62 |
192 |
395 |
717 |
6.6 |
Shetland Islands |
11 |
8 |
12 |
38 |
69 |
3.1 |
South Ayrshire |
95 |
71 |
216 |
501 |
883 |
8.0 |
South Lanarkshire |
339 |
308 |
570 |
1,018 |
2,235 |
7.4 |
Stirling |
67 |
58 |
137 |
279 |
541 |
6.2 |
West Dunbartonshire |
104 |
72 |
115 |
259 |
550 |
6.1 |
West Lothian |
130 |
117 |
170 |
331 |
748 |
4.5 |
Scotland |
4,762 |
4,088 |
9,046 |
19,100 |
36,996 |
7.4 |
Source: Registration of Blind and Partially Sighted Persons Return Form SWB
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