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Overview | Model | Assessing | Disability survey (5) | Demand (2) | Using guidance | Example

The disability survey

Introduction | Further details | Sensory capabilities | Cognitive capabilities | Motor capabilities

Motor capability describes the combination of locomotion, reach & stretch, and dexterity capabilities. The Disability Follow-up Survey found that 14.7% of the GB adult population have less than full ability in one or both of these categories. The GB adult population was 45.6 million people at the time of the survey.

A person with full locomotion ability can:

  • Walk 350 metres (≈ 400 yds) without stopping
  • Ascend/descend a flight of 12 steps without handrails and without resting
  • Bend down to use a dustpan and brush and then straighten up again

A person with full reach & stretch ability can

  • Raise both arms out in front, up to the head, or behind the back

A person with full dexterity ability can

  • Tie a bow in laces with no difficulty
  • Pick up and carry a 2.5 kg bag of potatoes in each hand
  • Squeeze a sponge with each hand

The Disability Follow-Up Survey only measured reach & stretch relative to the person's own body, so it is not possible to convert this to standard measurements like "can reach to 2.0 metres".

Overlapping circles show that 2.5% of the population have locomotion, reach and stretch, and dexterity at less than full ability.

Prevalence of the population with less than full ability in locomotion, reach & stretch, and dexterity, where the overlapping circles indicate the population that has capability losses in one or more categories