Key Facts

Register of deaf people

• at 31 March 2007, 54,500 people were recorded on the register of the deaf
• between March 2004 and March 2007 the number on the register of deaf people decreased by 500 (1 per cent), since 1992 there has been an overall increase of 12,600 (30 per cent)
• since March 2004 the number of deaf people on the register has fallen in all age groups with the exception of those aged 75 or over with a rise of 20 per cent. The largest decrease was in the number of people on the register aged 65-74, which fell by 23 per cent to 6,400 at March 2007.

Register of hard of hearing people

• at 31 March 2007, 164,600 people were on the register of hard of hearing. This is an increase of around 5,600 (4 per cent) since March 2004 and an increase of 73 per cent since March 1992
• at 31 March 1992, 62 per cent of people on the hard of hearing register were aged 75 or over. This has increased to 65 per cent in March 2007.

Summary

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