Study on men and women with disabilities in the EU: statistical analysis of the LFS ad hoc module and the EU-SILC

This is a quantitative study of people in the EU with long-standing health problems or disability (LSHPD), which addresses a series of issues concerning the extent of their ability to participate in employment and to access education as well as their income and wage levels.

The study assembles and analyses data in relation to the following issues:

- The prevalence of disability among men and women
- Differences in the extent of disability across different age groups
- The types of disability that restrict the ability to work
- Access to education of people with disabilities
- Access to employment and participation in the labour market
- Relative wage levels of people with disabilities
- Household circumstances and income levels.