Inequalities in disability
James Banks (University of Manchester; IFS), Heidi Karjalainen (IFS) and
Tom Waters (University College London; IFS)
looking at differences and inequalities in the
prevalence of disability and the degree to which health limits functional capabilities in the UK. This
commentary studies differences in the prevalence of disability between education groups,
regions, date of birth cohorts and genders. While there are a number of ways in which disability
may affect outcomes, this commentary focuses particularly on employment as an outcome.