Appendix 1

Activity Status for Women with Disabilities, age 15-64

Employed

Unemployed

Inactive

EU-25

56.3

5.3

38.4

EU-15

55.5

5.3

39.3

Austria

61.9

2.9

35.1

Belgium

51.9

4.4

43.6

Denmark

73.2

3.3

23.5

Finland

68.3

7.4

24.2

France

57.7

6.3

36.0

Germany

59.8

5.4

34.8

Greece

43.4

7.6

49.1

Ireland

56.4

2.2

41.3

Italy

43.0

5.7

51.3

Luxembourg

52.3

2.0

45.7

Netherlands

65.2

2.0

32.8

Portugal

62.5

3.6

33.9

Spain

44.8

8.7

46.5

Sweden

67.8

3.3

28.9

United Kingdom

66.5

3.0

30.4

Source - EU Labour Force Survey 2002 - Percentage distribution of activity status for women with disabilities by age (European Commission, 2003)

Activity Status for Women with Disabilities, age 15-24 years

Employed

Unemployed

Inactive

EU-25

43.2

7.6

49.2

EU-15

42.9

8.1

49.0

Austria

56.9

4.3

38.9

Belgium

31.3

5.8

62.9

Denmark

67.0

5.0

28.1

Finland

48.5

17.4

34.0

France

33.5

8.0

58.5

Germany

50.3

5.2

44.5

Greece

29.3

10.1

60.5

Ireland

49.7

4.2

46.1

Italy

28.9

10.3

60.8

Luxembourg

35.8

2.7

61.5

Netherlands

72.7

3.0

24.2

Portugal

45.8

5.2

49.0

Spain

36.3

10.0

53.7

Sweden

38.9

5.8

55.3

United Kingdom

62.3

7.6

30.1

Source - EU Labour Force Survey 2002 - Percentage distribution of activity status for women with disabilities by age (European Commission, 2003)

Activity Status for Women with Disabilities, age 25-34 years

Employed

Unemployed

Inactive

EU-25

67.3

7.2

25.5

EU-15

67.0

7.6

25.4

Austria

76.1

4.0

19.9

Belgium

73.3

6.7

20.0

Denmark

79.0

4.1

16.9

Finland

73.9

8.1

18.0

France

70.1

8.4

21.5

Germany

70.7

5.4

23.9

Greece

58.1

13.8

28.1

Ireland

74.9

2.8

22.3

Italy

55.8

9.6

34.6

Luxembourg

75.6

2.2

22.2

Netherlands

78.8

1.4

19.8

Portugal

78.9

4.9

16.2

Spain

60.7

12.4

26.9

Sweden

73.6

3.4

23.0

United Kingdom

71.6

3.7

24.7

Source - EU Labour Force Survey 2002 - Percentage distribution of activity status for women with disabilities by age (European Commission, 2003)

Activity Status for Women with Disabilities, age 35-44 years

Employed

Unemployed

Inactive

EU-25

69.8

5.7

24.5

EU-15

67.8

5.3

26.8

Austria

78.8

5.4

15.8

Belgium

69.7

2.9

27.4

Denmark

82.7

3.8

13.5

Finland

82.2

5.5

12.3

France

72.7

7.2

20.1

Germany

73.6

6.5

19.9

Greece

58.7

7.4

33.9

Ireland

63.6

2.1

34.3

Italy

57.5

5.5

37.0

Luxembourg

54.3

2.8

42.9

Netherlands

72.8

2.5

24.7

Portugal

75.7

3.5

20.8

Spain

54.9

8.9

36.2

Sweden

80.8

3.4

15.8

United Kingdom

74.9

2.7

22.4

Source - EU Labour Force Survey 2002 - Percentage distribution of activity status for women with disabilities by age (European Commission, 2003)

Activity Status for Women with Disabilities, age 45-54 years

Employed

Unemployed

Inactive

EU-25

65.3

4.5

30.1

EU-15

62.7

3.8

33.5

Austria

70.4

3.4

26.2

Belgium

57.1

3.4

39.5

Denmark

80.7

2.7

16.6

Finland

81.9

5.4

12.7

France

70.0

5.7

24.3

Germany

70.8

6.6

22.6

Greece

47.1

4.0

48.9

Ireland

56.1

1.5

42.4

Italy

49.2

2.7

48.1

Luxembourg

51.9

*

46.8

Netherlands

65.7

2.1

32.2

Portugal

69.4

2.2

28.4

Spain

44.4

6.4

49.2

Sweden

80.6

1.9

17.5

United Kingdom

74.7

2.3

23.0

Source - EU Labour Force Survey 2002 - Percentage distribution of activity status for women with disabilities by age (European Commission, 2003) * Number too small to record

Activity Status for Women with Disabilities, age 55-64 years

Employed

Unemployed

Inactive

EU-25

29.8

2.0

68.3

EU-15

30.7

1.4

67.9

Austria

18.4

0.5

81.0

Belgium

16.7

0.7

82.6

Denmark

49.9

2.2

47.9

Finland

47.5

3.2

49.3

France

31.9

1.6

66.5

Germany

29.8

4.1

66.2

Greece

24.4

1.1

74.5

Ireland

30.7

*

68.6

Italy

17.9

0.8

81.3

Luxembourg

18.1

0.6

81.9

Netherlands

26.5

0.6

72.8

Portugal

41.7

1.5

56.7

Spain

22.3

2.4

75.3

Sweden

60.0

2.7

37.3

United Kingdom

44.7

1.1

54.3

Source - EU Labour Force Survey 2002 - Percentage distribution of activity status for women with disabilities by age (European Commission, 2003) * Number too small to record


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