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258%4035302520151050Figure 9.12 Percentage of Disabled and Non-disabled People AcrossSocial Class Groups, 200647Professional1927Managerial& Technical1317131810Non-manual Skilled Manual Semi-Skilled Unskilled Others115 43616Disabled PeopleNon-disabled PeopleSource Census 2006PovertyHaving lower incomes and lower social class would be expected to place people withdisabilities at greater risk of poverty. This is borne out when poverty rates for peoplewith disabilities are examined, see Figure 9.13. People who are not at work due toillness or disability, people whose activities are limited because of a health problemand people with a chronic illness all have higher rates of both income poverty andconsistent poverty than the population in general. Thirty seven per cent of people whoare not working because of an illness or disability are at risk of poverty and 16 per centare living in consistent poverty, compared to 16.5 per cent and 5 per cent for the generalpopulation, respectively. People with disabilities have one of the highest risks of bothincome poverty and consistent poverty, along with people who are unemployed andlone parents.Figure 9.13 Poverty Rates for People with Disabilities, 2007 172%4035373025201528252217 16131059950Income PovertyConsistent PovertyNot Working BecauseIll/DisabledActivity StronglyLimitedActivity Limited Chronic Illness /Health ProblemsAll 15-64Source CSO, 2008b (EU-SILC, 2007)172. A number of statistics are presented here as there is no one statistic for people with a disability. Not working because Ill/disableddenotes labour force status as being unable to work due to illness or disability. Many disabled people may be working or otherwiseoccupied. Activity strongly limited/limited denotes people who were strongly limited in their usual activities in the last six months dueto a health problem – this may not apply to some disabled people. The case is similar for people with a chronic illness or health problem,although 93 per cent of people whose labour force status is ill/disabled record having a chronic health problem. Figures include SSIAincome – see footnote 169 and notes in earlier chapters (4, 6, 7 & 8).