Statistics on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYMENT Wage earners with disabilities who make Social Security contributions, according to whether or not they have a specific disability contract, by sex Units: thousands of persons and percentages Persons with disabilities Vertical percentage: Persons with disabilities Both sexes Total 2014 214.0 100.0 2013 206.7 100.0 2012 199.2 100.0 2011 204.3 100.0 2010 201.1 100.0 2009 187.4 100.0 Specific disability contract 2014 67.6 31.6 2013 54.9 26.6 2012 50.0 25.1 2011 55.1 27.0 2010 51.7 25.7 2009 55.1 29.4 Other contracts 2014 146.4 68.4 2013 151.8 73.4 2012 149.2 74.9 2011 149.2 73.0 2010 149.4 74.3 2009 132.4 70.6 Males Total 2014 123.1 100.0 2013 122.2 100.0 2012 116.8 100.0 2011 119.3 100.0 2010 122.9 100.0 2009 118.9 100.0 Specific disability contract 2014 43.1 35.0 2013 36.3 29.7 2012 34.8 29.8 2011 38.8 32.5 2010 34.6 28.2 2009 38.7 32.6 Other contracts 2014 80.0 65.0 2013 85.9 70.3 2012 82.0 70.2 2011 80.5 67.5 2010 88.3 71.8 2009 80.2 67.4 Females Total 2014 90.9 100.0 2013 84.4 100.0 2012 82.4 100.0 2011 85.0 100.0 2010 78.2 100.0 2009 68.5 100.0 Specific disability contract 2014 24.6 27.0 2013 18.6 22.0 2012 15.2 18.5 2011 16.3 19.2 2010 17.1 21.8 2009 16.3 23.8 Other contracts 2014 66.3 73.0 2013 65.9 78.0 2012 67.2 81.5 2011 68.7 80.8 2010 61.1 78.2 2009 52.2 76.2 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