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AXIS-VERSION="2013";
LANGUAGE="en";
LAST-UPDATED="20250711 11:00";
OFFICIAL-STATISTICS="YES";
DECIMALS=1;
MATRIX="IH385";
SUBJECT-AREA="Irish Health Survey 2015 to 2024";
SUBJECT-CODE="IHS";
DESCRIPTION="Physical, sensory, cognitive, and communication functional difficulties (some level of difficulty or unable to do) among persons aged 18 years and over";
TITLE="Physical, sensory, cognitive, and communication functional difficulties (some level of difficulty or unable to do) among persons aged 18 years and over - State and Year 2024";
CONTENTS="Physical, sensory, cognitive, and communication functional difficulties (some level of difficulty or unable to do) among persons aged 18 years and over";
UNITS="%";
STUB="Statistic";
HEADING="Year","State";
CONTVARIABLE="Statistic";
VALUES("Statistic")="Difficulty in seeing, when wearing glasses or contact lenses","Difficulty in seeing",
"Difficulty in hearing what is said in a quiet room, when wearing a hearing aid","Difficulty in hearing what is said in a quiet room",
"Difficulty in hearing what is said in a noisier room, when wearing a hearing aid","Difficulty in hearing what is said in a noisier room","Difficulty in walking half a km",
"Difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps","Difficulty in remembering or concentrating","Difficulty communicating or being understood",
"Difficulty in biting and chewing on hard foods, for those aged 55 years and over";
VALUES("Year")="2024";
VALUES("State")="State";
TIMEVAL("Year")=TLIST(A1),"2024";
CODES("Statistic")="IH385C01","IH385C02","IH385C03","IH385C04","IH385C05","IH385C06","IH385C07","IH385C08","IH385C09","IH385C10","IH385C11";
CODES("State")="0";
DOMAIN("State")="AASTATE";
UNITS("Difficulty in seeing, when wearing glasses or contact lenses")="%";
UNITS("Difficulty in seeing")="%";
UNITS("Difficulty in hearing what is said in a quiet room, when wearing a hearing aid")="%";
UNITS("Difficulty in hearing what is said in a quiet room")="%";
UNITS("Difficulty in hearing what is said in a noisier room, when wearing a hearing aid")="%";
UNITS("Difficulty in hearing what is said in a noisier room")="%";
UNITS("Difficulty in walking half a km")="%";
UNITS("Difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps")="%";
UNITS("Difficulty in remembering or concentrating")="%";
UNITS("Difficulty communicating or being understood")="%";
UNITS("Difficulty in biting and chewing on hard foods, for those aged 55 years and over")="%";
REFPERIOD("Difficulty in seeing, when wearing glasses or contact lenses")=" ";
REFPERIOD("Difficulty in seeing")=" ";
REFPERIOD("Difficulty in hearing what is said in a quiet room, when wearing a hearing aid")=" ";
REFPERIOD("Difficulty in hearing what is said in a quiet room")=" ";
REFPERIOD("Difficulty in hearing what is said in a noisier room, when wearing a hearing aid")=" ";
REFPERIOD("Difficulty in hearing what is said in a noisier room")=" ";
REFPERIOD("Difficulty in walking half a km")=" ";
REFPERIOD("Difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps")=" ";
REFPERIOD("Difficulty in remembering or concentrating")=" ";
REFPERIOD("Difficulty communicating or being understood")=" ";
REFPERIOD("Difficulty in biting and chewing on hard foods, for those aged 55 years and over")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Difficulty in seeing, when wearing glasses or contact lenses")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Difficulty in seeing")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Difficulty in hearing what is said in a quiet room, when wearing a hearing aid")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Difficulty in hearing what is said in a quiet room")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Difficulty in hearing what is said in a noisier room, when wearing a hearing aid")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Difficulty in hearing what is said in a noisier room")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Difficulty in walking half a km")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Difficulty in remembering or concentrating")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Difficulty communicating or being understood")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Difficulty in biting and chewing on hard foods, for those aged 55 years and over")=" ";
SOURCE="Central Statistics Office, Ireland";
NOTE="";
DATA=
25.4 
20.4 
54.4 
14.5 
84.4 
42.1 
11.1 
14.5 
42.1 
13.3 
27.4;