Statistics on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYMENT Employed persons with disabilities who make Social Security contributions, according to reductions/discounts in contributions due to disability, by age group Units: thousands of persons and percentages Persons with disabilities Vertical percentage: Persons with disabilities Total Total 2014 214.3 100.0 2013 206.9 100.0 2012 199.8 100.0 2011 232.1 100.0 2010 226.1 100.0 2009 209.6 100.0 Employed persons who make Social Security contributions, without reductions or discounts in the contribution quotas 2014 146.0 68.2 2013 151.8 73.4 2012 149.5 74.8 2011 171.4 73.8 2010 168.4 74.5 2009 150.7 71.9 Employed persons who make Social Security contributions, and who have reductions or discounts in the contribution quotas 2014 68.2 31.8 2013 55.1 26.6 2012 50.3 25.2 2011 60.7 26.2 2010 57.7 25.5 2009 59.0 28.1 16 to 44 years old Total 2014 85.3 100.0 2013 83.9 100.0 2012 80.1 100.0 2011 97.0 100.0 2010 102.6 100.0 2009 92.9 100.0 Employed persons who make Social Security contributions, without reductions or discounts in the contribution quotas 2014 48.4 56.8 2013 55.0 65.6 2012 55.5 69.3 2011 66.2 68.2 2010 67.2 65.5 2009 61.3 66.0 Employed persons who make Social Security contributions, and who have reductions or discounts in the contribution quotas 2014 36.9 43.2 2013 28.9 34.4 2012 24.6 30.7 2011 30.9 31.8 2010 35.4 34.5 2009 31.6 34.0 45 to 64 years old Total 2014 129.0 100.0 2013 123.0 100.0 2012 119.7 100.0 2011 135.1 100.0 2010 123.5 100.0 2009 116.7 100.0 Employed persons who make Social Security contributions, without reductions or discounts in the contribution quotas 2014 97.6 75.7 2013 96.8 78.7 2012 94.0 78.5 2011 105.2 77.9 2010 101.2 82.0 2009 89.4 76.5 Employed persons who make Social Security contributions, and who have reductions or discounts in the contribution quotas 2014 31.4 24.3 2013 26.2 21.3 2012 25.7 21.5 2011 29.9 22.1 2010 22.3 18.0 2009 27.4 23.5 Notes: 1) This considers persons with recognised disabilities, that is, those with a degree of disability that is greater than or equal to 33%, according to the assessment procedure set out in RD 1971/1999 and amended by RD 1364/2012. 2) The results of cells whose value is lower than 5.0 (5,000 persons or households) must be considered cautiously, as they may be affected by large sampling errors 3) The data refers solely to persons with disabilities who make Social Security contributions and do so in ordinary centres. This excludes Special employment centres and those civil servants who make contributions to State Mutual Provident Societies Source: National Statistics Institute