Statistics on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities Dependency situation Recognised Dependency Situation, by degree of disability Unidades: thousands of persons and percentages Persons with disabilities Vertical percentage: Persons with disabilities Total Total 2012 1.450,8 100 2011 1.262 100 2010 1.171,9 100 2009 1.081,8 100 2008 873,3 100 Persons in a dependency situation 2012 248,4 17,1 2011 208,8 16,5 2010 188,7 16,1 2009 161 14,9 2008 160,1 18,3 Other persons 2012 1.202,4 82,9 2011 1.053,2 83,5 2010 983,2 83,9 2009 920,9 85,1 2008 713,2 81,7 33% to 44% Total 2012 578,9 100 2011 483,7 100 2010 449,3 100 2009 412,8 100 2008 244 100 Persons in a dependency situation 2012 17,6 3 2011 12,9 2,7 2010 12,1 2,7 2009 8,5 2,1 2008 7 2,9 Other persons 2012 561,3 97 2011 470,8 97,3 2010 437,2 97,3 2009 404,3 97,9 2008 237 97,1 45% to 64% Total 2012 278,9 100 2011 250,5 100 2010 228,8 100 2009 206,4 100 2008 174,8 100 Persons in a dependency situation 2012 27,2 9,7 2011 23,1 9,2 2010 19,9 8,7 2009 18,3 8,9 2008 14,5 8,3 Other persons 2012 251,7 90,3 2011 227,4 90,8 2010 208,8 91,3 2009 188,1 91,1 2008 160,3 91,7 65% to 74% Total 2012 389,6 100 2011 340,5 100 2010 320,5 100 2009 300,2 100 2008 297,5 100 Persons in a dependency situation 2012 86,4 22,2 2011 70,4 20,7 2010 61,5 19,2 2009 54,2 18,1 2008 61,9 20,8 Other persons 2012 303,1 77,8 2011 270,1 79,3 2010 259 80,8 2009 246 81,9 2008 235,6 79,2 75% and over Total 2012 203,5 100 2011 187,3 100 2010 173,3 100 2009 162,4 100 2008 157 100 Persons in a dependency situation 2012 117,2 57,6 2011 102,5 54,7 2010 95,1 54,9 2009 80 49,2 2008 76,6 48,8 Other persons 2012 86,3 42,4 2011 84,8 45,3 2010 78,2 45,1 2009 82,5 50,8 2008 80,4 51,2 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) Persons in a Dependency Situation are those persons who are officially recognised in such a situation, in accordance with the Dependency Situation assessment scale set out in Law 39/2006, of 14 December, on the Promotion of Personal Autonomy and Care for Persons in a Dependency Situation Fuente: National Statistics Institute