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 degree of disability Unidades: thousands of persons and percentages Persons with disabilities Vertical percentage: Persons with disabilities Total Total 2012 199,4 100 2011 203,5 100 2010 201,5 100 2009 187,2 100 2008 148,5 100 Specific disability contract 2012 49,7 24,9 2011 53,9 26,5 2010 51,5 25,6 2009 54,5 29,1 2008 46,5 31,3 Other contracts 2012 149,7 75,1 2011 149,6 73,5 2010 150 74,4 2009 132,7 70,9 2008 102 68,7 33% to 44% Total 2012 131,3 100 2011 123,7 100 2010 129,6 100 2009 118 100 2008 79,9 100 Specific disability contract 2012 27,6 21 2011 27,3 22,1 2010 25,2 19,5 2009 27,4 23,3 2008 21,7 27,1 Other contracts 2012 103,7 79 2011 96,3 77,9 2010 104,4 80,5 2009 90,6 76,7 2008 58,3 72,9 45% to 64% Total 2012 36,9 100 2011 43,1 100 2010 36,5 100 2009 35,4 100 2008 35,3 100 Specific disability contract 2012 10,3 27,9 2011 10,2 23,6 2010 9,5 25,9 2009 12,5 35,4 2008 12,3 34,8 Other contracts 2012 26,7 72,1 2011 32,9 76,4 2010 27 74,1 2009 22,8 64,6 2008 23 65,2 65% to 74% Total 2012 17,9 100 2011 20,8 100 2010 20,7 100 2009 20,4 100 2008 18,2 100 Specific disability contract 2012 5,8 32,6 2011 6,4 30,7 2010 6,9 33,4 2009 6,4 31,1 2008 5,9 32,6 Other contracts 2012 12 67,4 2011 14,4 69,3 2010 13,8 66,6 2009 14,1 68,9 2008 12,3 67,4 75% and over Total 2012 13,3 100 2011 15,9 100 2010 14,6 100 2009 13,4 100 2008 15,1 100 Specific disability contract 2012 6 45,1 2011 10 62,8 2010 9,9 67,5 2009 8,2 61 2008 6,6 43,9 Other contracts 2012 7,3 54,9 2011 5,9 37,2 2010 4,8 32,5 2009 5,2 39 2008 8,4 56,1 Notas: 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 1856/2009. 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 Fuente: National Statistics Institute