CARICOM CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CCDP)

National Census Report 2001, St. Vincent and the Grenadineswhere 745 or 21.90 per cent of them worked. Only 333 or 7.65 per cent of the elderly femalesreported that they worked.Table 10.5: Total Elderly (Aged 65+) by Economic Activity and Sex, 2001EconomicActivity Total % Male % Female %Total 7 753 100.00 3 402 100.00 4 351 100.00Worked 1 078 13.90 745 21.90 333 7.65Did Not Work 6 675 86.10 2 657 78.10 4 018 92.3510.7 Disability and IllnessThere were 2 128 elderly persons or 27.45 per cent of the elderly population reporting they had adisability. Of those who had a disability, visual impairment was the most common with 39.24 percent of the elderly population with a disability reporting having such a disability. This wasfollowed by disability related to the lower limb with 29.98 per cent. Females were more likelythan males to report having a disability with 60.43 per cent compared with 39.57 per cent males.Females were more likely to report disabilities related to sight (40.28 vs. 37.65 per cent). Theywere also slightly more likely to report disabilities related to upper limb (7.78 vs. 7.72) andbehavioural (3.19 vs. 2.38 per cent). Males on the other hand were more likely to reportdisabilities related to lower limb, 30.52 per cent compared with 29.63 per cent. Additionally,males were slightly more likely to report disabilities related to hearing (8.67 vs. 8.01 per cent),neck and spine ( 3.44 vs. 2.72).124