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 age group Units: thousands of persons and percentages Persons with disabilities Vertical percentage: Persons with disabilities Total 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 16 to 44 years old Total 2014 85.0 100.0 2013 83.7 100.0 2012 79.6 100.0 2011 87.9 100.0 2010 92.3 100.0 2009 83.4 100.0 Specific disability contract 2014 36.4 42.8 2013 28.8 34.4 2012 24.3 30.5 2011 27.9 31.8 2010 31.5 34.2 2009 29.5 35.4 Other contracts 2014 48.6 57.2 2013 55.0 65.6 2012 55.3 69.5 2011 59.9 68.2 2010 60.8 65.8 2009 53.8 64.6 45 to 64 years old Total 2014 129.0 100.0 2013 123.0 100.0 2012 119.6 100.0 2011 116.4 100.0 2010 108.8 100.0 2009 104.1 100.0 Specific disability contract 2014 31.3 24.2 2013 26.1 21.3 2012 25.7 21.5 2011 27.2 23.4 2010 20.2 18.5 2009 25.5 24.5 Other contracts 2014 97.8 75.8 2013 96.8 78.7 2012 93.9 78.5 2011 89.2 76.6 2010 88.6 81.5 2009 78.5 75.5 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