Statistics on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities Dependency situation Recognised Dependency Situation, by group of impairment 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 Physical and other Total 2012 816,6 100 2011 698,8 100 2010 656,2 100 2009 608,6 100 2008 460 100 Persons in a dependency situation 2012 113,1 13,8 2011 92,2 13,2 2010 80,3 12,2 2009 68,4 11,2 2008 59,1 12,9 Other persons 2012 703,5 86,2 2011 606,5 86,8 2010 575,8 87,8 2009 540,2 88,8 2008 400,8 87,1 Intellectual Total 2012 177,3 100 2011 171,6 100 2010 159,2 100 2009 149,7 100 2008 154 100 Persons in a dependency situation 2012 76,8 43,3 2011 69,2 40,3 2010 61,1 38,3 2009 54,1 36,1 2008 67,6 43,9 Other persons 2012 100,5 56,7 2011 102,4 59,7 2010 98,2 61,7 2009 95,6 63,9 2008 86,3 56,1 Mental Total 2012 277,1 100 2011 230,7 100 2010 206 100 2009 182 100 2008 145 100 Persons in a dependency situation 2012 44,7 16,1 2011 33,4 14,5 2010 33,7 16,4 2009 27,2 14,9 2008 24,6 17 Other persons 2012 232,4 83,9 2011 197,3 85,5 2010 172,3 83,6 2009 154,8 85,1 2008 120,4 83 Sensory Total 2012 179,8 100 2011 160,9 100 2010 150,4 100 2009 141,5 100 2008 114,4 100 Persons in a dependency situation 2012 13,8 7,7 2011 14 8,7 2010 13,6 9 2009 11,2 7,9 2008 8,7 7,6 Other persons 2012 166 92,3 2011 146,9 91,3 2010 136,9 91 2009 130,3 92,1 2008 105,7 92,4 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