CARICOM CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CCDP)

National Census Report 2001, St. Vincent and the Grenadinesreported among women and the elderly. Almost half persons that reported lower limbimpairment were 65 years or older, (Tables 7.2(a),7.2(b)).7.3.5 Slowness at LearningFour hundered and twenty-four persons reported slowness at learning. Of this group, 124 werechildren and 107 were youths. Children accounted for the largest share (28.54 per cent) of thosethat reported slowness in learning, followed by the 15 to 24 years age group, which accountedfor 25.24 per cent. Males were more likely than females to report slowness of learning with over50 per cent of all reported cases. Among youths and children, males were also more likely tohave reported slowness at learning with 32.05 per cent compared with 24.21 per cent amongfemale children and 26.50 per cent male youths compared with 23.68 among female youths,(Tables 7.2(a), 7.2(b)).7.3.6 BehaviouralThere were 779 persons who reported behavioural challenges. The majority of those was in the25 to 44 age group, 296 (38.00 per cent). Overall, three of every five persons that reported thistype of impairment were males and this proportion of males was even higher among the 25 to 44age group, (Tables 7.2(a), 7.2(b)).7.4 Medically Diagnosed Disability 21Females were more likely than males to have had their disability diagnosed by a medical doctor.They represented six of every ten persons who stated that their disability was medicallydiagnosed. Those in the 25 to 44 years age group were more likely than any other age group tohave had their disability medically diagnosed.7.5 Chronic IllnessThe most commonly reported illnesses were hypertension (7 561), arthritis (5 398), asthma(4 630) and Diabetes (3 663), (Table 7.3 (a)). These illnesses were also reported among the ten21 No table was not provided by the writer.92