2001 CENSUS
HEALTH AND PROVISION OF UNPAID CARE

All people
Stroud 107,898
Gloucestershire 564,559
ENGLAND AND WALES 52,041,916

Limiting long-term illness: people with limiting long-term illness*
Stroud 17,092
Gloucestershire 91,164
ENGLAND AND WALES 9,484,856

Limiting long - term illness: people of working age population with limiting long-term illness**
Stroud 6,971
Gloucestershire 37,887
ENGLAND AND WALES 4,332,572

General health***: People whose health was: Good
Stroud 76,607
Gloucestershire 398,248
ENGLAND AND WALES 35,676,210

General health***: People whose health was: Fairly good
Stroud 23,479
Gloucestershire 123,568
ENGLAND AND WALES 11,568,363

General health***: People whose health was: Not good
Stroud 7,812
Gloucestershire 42,743
ENGLAND AND WALES 4,797,343

Provision of unpaid care: people who provide unpaid care
Stroud 11,490
Gloucestershire 55,700
ENGLAND AND WALES 5,217,805

Provision of unpaid care#: people who provide unpaid care#: 1-19 hours a week
Stroud 8,784
Gloucestershire 41,188
ENGLAND AND WALES 3,555,822

Provision of unpaid care#: people who provide unpaid care#: 20-49 hours a week
Stroud 990
Gloucestershire 5,183
ENGLAND AND WALES 573,647

Provision of unpaid care#: people who provide unpaid care#: 50 or more hours a week
Stroud 1,716
Gloucestershire 9,329
ENGLAND AND WALES 1,088,336

Notes:
*. Limiting long-term illness covers any long-term illness; health problem or disability which limits daily activities or work.

**. Working age population is 16-64 inclusive for men and 16-59 inclusive for women.

***. General health refers to health over the 12 months prior to Census day (29 April 2001).

#. Provision of unpaid care: looking after; giving help or support to family members; friends; neighbours or others because of long-term physical or mental ill-health or disability or problems relating to old age.

Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk
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