living with sight loss making the case: using national data

Living with sight lossMaking the case: using national data

NatCen Social Research

Independent, not for profit Work with government and charities Collect survey data Profiling and monitoring inequality Evidence base

http://www.natcen.ac.uk/our-research/research/circumstances-of-people-with-sight-loss/

Understanding Society•45,000 adults•1,400 with sight loss

Life Opportunities Survey•40,000 adults•1,200 with sight loss

%

High level of life satisfaction

A short (but necessary!) aside about confounding factors…

16 - 2416 - 2425 - 34

25 - 34

35 - 44

35 - 44

45 - 54

45 - 54

55 - 64

55 - 64

65 -74

65 -7475+

75+

Sight loss General population

Data from USoc

But… people with sight loss tend to be older

16 - 24 16 - 24

25 - 34 25 - 34

35 - 44 35 - 44

45 - 54 45 - 54

55 - 64 55 - 64

65 -74 65 -7475+ 75+

Sight loss after standardisation General population

Data from USoc

We can control for differences in age profile

%

High life satisfaction, before standardising for age

High life satisfaction, after standardising for age

53

68

82

Sight loss Other impairment No impairment

%

Health

High level of satisfaction with health

32

50

Sight loss Other impairment No impairmentAge and sex standardised

80

%

A lot of difficulty accessing health services

7

Sight loss Other impairment No impairmentAge and sex standardised

3

9

%

Accessibility

Needs a lot of help to shop for everyday necessities

Age and sex standardised

27

14

1

Sight loss Other impairment No impairment

%

Has difficulty going into buildings

Age and sex standardised

40

25

7

Sight loss Other impairment No impairment

%

Restrictions in using long distance trains

Age and sex standardised

3431

18

Sight loss Other impairment No impairment

%

Participation

Play sport as much as would like

Age and sex standardised

8

11

22

Sight loss Other impairment No impairment

%

Spoke with fewer than 3 people in past week

15

Sight loss Other impairment No impairment

Age and sex standardised

8

15

%

Work and money

Unemployed and seeking work

10

8

5

Sight loss Other impairment No impairment

Age and sex standardised, based on working age population.

%

Difficulty accessing benefits services

Age and sex standardised

19

13

7

Sight loss Other impairment No impairment

%

A lot of difficulty accessing benefit services, by age group

Based on people who have attempted to access benefit services.

22

19

6

1513

5

87

4

16-44 45-64 65+

%

Discrimination

Whether been discriminated against due to a health condition

Age and sex standardised

11

9

1

Sight loss Other impairment No impairment

%

In summary…

Adults with sight loss experience…

More difficulty in accessing services Poorer health and lower wellbeing Greater financial hardship Restrictions in education and employment Less choice about how they spend leisure time Major barriers accessing travel, shops and other activities

…compared with the rest of the population.

http://www.natcen.ac.uk/our-research/research/sight-impairment-at-age-seven/

Millennium Cohort Study•14,000 children•400 with sight loss

http://rlsb.ritdns.com/research

10

14

6

Sight impairment only Sight impaired and other Not sight impaired

Parent says child often does not enjoy school

%

12

18

7

Sight impairment only Sight impaired and other Not sight impaired

Parent says child has been bullied at school several/many times

%

27

72

18

Sight impairment only Sight impaired and other Non-sight impaired

Teacher says ‘child’s reading is below average’

%

Parent says ‘child has difficulty with PE’

%

Parent says that ‘household finds it difficult to manage financially’

%

In summary…

Visually impaired children more likely to…

Live in low income households Be bullied at school Have emotional, concentration or behavioural difficulties Have difficulties making friends Miss out on sport and physical activity Fall behind in reading, writing, maths and science

…than their sighted peers.

http://www.natcen.ac.uk/our-research/research/secondary-analysis-of-adult-social-care-data/

Administrative data sources

Referrals, Assessments and Packages of Care (RAP) data

Registered Blind and partially sighted (BPS)

Registered blind and partially sighted

3% decline 2005/6 to 2010/11 2005/6 to 2010/11 increase in 0-64 year

olds 2005/6 to 2010/11 decrease in 65+ year

olds

BPS and RAP data combined

Registered BPS receiving community based services:

2005/06 16.6%

2007/08 15.4%

2010/11 12.5%

Exception was direct payments:

marginal increase to 1.2% in 2010/11.

Updates to these reports are coming…

How could your organisation make use of this evidence?

For more information:

sally.mcmanus@natcen.ac.uk

chris.lord@natcen.ac.uk