Population
Need for assistance
About this topic
Need for assistance measures people who report needing help with self-care, body movement, or communication because of a disability, a long-term health condition, or older age. It is a high-needs indicator rather than a general measure of disability.
This topic is useful for planning accessible facilities, care services, respite, and support for carers. The measure is based on self-report in the Census, so it should be interpreted with care and read alongside unpaid care and other disability-related indicators.
Interpretation notes
- The measure is self-reported and records need for help with core activities, so it is not a complete measure of disability prevalence.
- It applies to all persons and is strongest as an indicator of higher support need when read with unpaid care and ageing data.
Key insight
In 2021, 0-4 year olds was the most common age group among residents who needed assistance with core activities in Edinburgh, accounting for NaN% (0 people). This share was lower than Salisbury (C) (2.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 0-4 year olds, which its share fell by NaN percentage points.
Section overview
Need for assistance with core activities by age
Edinburgh - Persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises need for assistance for Edinburgh in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Salisbury (C) and change since 2016.
Need for assistance with core activities by age snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Edinburgh, with comparison markers for Salisbury (C).
Bars reflect 2021 counts; benchmark rates remain in the metrics.
0-4
2021 count
0
2021 rate
NaN%
Change from 2016
NaNpp
0
NaN%
NaNpp
5-14
2021 count
0
2021 rate
NaN%
Change from 2016
NaNpp
0
NaN%
NaNpp
15-19
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
20-24
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
25-34
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
35-44
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
45-54
2021 count
0
2021 rate
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
55-64
2021 count
0
2021 rate
NaN%
Change from 2016
NaNpp
0
NaN%
NaNpp
65-74
2021 count
0
2021 rate
NaN%
Change from 2016
NaNpp
0
NaN%
NaNpp
75-84
2021 count
0
2021 rate
NaN%
Change from 2016
NaNpp
0
NaN%
NaNpp
85+
2021 count
0
2021 rate
NaN%
Change from 2016
NaNpp
0
NaN%
NaNpp
Chart view
Need for assistance with core activities by age change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0-4
0
NaNpp
5-14
0
NaNpp
15-19
0
0.0pp
20-24
0
0.0pp
25-34
0
0.0pp
35-44
0
0.0pp
45-54
0
0.0pp
55-64
0
NaNpp
65-74
0
NaNpp
75-84
0
NaNpp
85+
0
NaNpp
Data table
Need for assistance for Edinburgh. Need for assistance with core activities by age. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Salisbury (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Salisbury (C)% | Count | % | Salisbury (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0-4 | 0 | NaN% | 2.4% | 0 | NaN% | 2.0% | 0 | NaNpp |
| 5-14 | 0 | NaN% | 6.9% | 0 | NaN% | 5.5% | 0 | NaNpp |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 35-44 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 45-54 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 55-64 | 0 | NaN% | 8.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 8.8% | 0 | NaNpp |
| 65-74 | 0 | NaN% | 14.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 12.7% | 0 | NaNpp |
| 75-84 | 0 | NaN% | 25.8% | 0 | NaN% | 24.6% | 0 | NaNpp |
| 85+ | 0 | NaN% | 51.5% | 0 | NaN% | 52.6% | 0 | NaNpp |
| Total | 0 | 0.0% | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |