CIN at 31 March with a disability - characteristics by disability type
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Children in need at 31 March each year, broken down by disability type, sex, age, ethnicity, primary need and referral source.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children in need: A focus on disability
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 5,434
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Child count
- Child percent
- Filters
- Breakdown
- Disability type
- Time period
- 2015 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | disability_type | breakdown_topic | breakdown | child_count | child_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Autism/Asperger Syndrome | Sex | Female | 3000 | 19 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Autism/Asperger Syndrome | Sex | Male | 12460 | 81 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Autism/Asperger Syndrome | Sex | Unknown | 10 | k |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Behaviour | Sex | Female | 3000 | 26 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Behaviour | Sex | Male | 8670 | 74 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| breakdown | Breakdown - Filter by breakdown |
| child_count | Child count |
| child_percent | Child percent |
| disability_type | Disability type - Filter by disability type |
Footnotes
- Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
- Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
- A child may have more than one disability recorded; therefore the disability category percentages may not sum to 100.
- The source of referral is recorded for each new referral. Where there is more than one referral for the same child on the same day, the first referral should be recorded.
- 'Health services' includes referrals from GPs, health visitors, school nurses, other primary health services, A&E and other health services.
- 'LA services' includes referrals from social care, other internal local authority services, external local authority services and early help.
- 'Individual' includes referrals from family members, relatives, carers, acquaintances and self-referrals.
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