Statistics on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYMENT Wage earners with disabilities who make Social Security contributions, according to whether or not they have a specific disability contract, by type of disability Units: thousands of persons and percentages Persons with disabilities Vertical percentage: Persons with disabilities Total Total 2012 199.4 100.0 2011 203.5 100.0 2010 201.5 100.0 2009 187.2 100.0 2008 148.5 100.0 Specific disability contract 2012 49.7 24.9 2011 53.9 26.5 2010 51.5 25.6 2009 54.5 29.1 2008 46.5 31.3 Other contracts 2012 149.7 75.1 2011 149.6 73.5 2010 150.0 74.4 2009 132.7 70.9 2008 102.0 68.7 Physical and other Total 2012 129.8 100.0 2011 129.8 100.0 2010 127.4 100.0 2009 122.1 100.0 2008 90.9 100.0 Specific disability contract 2012 30.8 23.7 2011 34.0 26.2 2010 29.1 22.8 2009 33.9 27.7 2008 26.2 28.8 Other contracts 2012 99.1 76.3 2011 95.8 73.8 2010 98.3 77.2 2009 88.3 72.3 2008 64.7 71.2 Intellectual Total 2012 8.9 100.0 2011 9.5 100.0 2010 10.4 100.0 2009 10.7 100.0 2008 10.6 100.0 Specific disability contract 2012 3.0 34.2 2011 2.8 29.1 2010 4.4 42.4 2009 3.8 35.4 2008 3.9 37.0 Other contracts 2012 5.9 65.8 2011 6.8 70.9 2010 6.0 57.6 2009 6.9 64.6 2008 6.7 63.0 Mental Total 2012 17.2 100.0 2011 18.3 100.0 2010 18.7 100.0 2009 13.5 100.0 2008 9.7 100.0 Specific disability contract 2012 1.8 10.3 2011 1.1 5.8 2010 3.3 17.5 2009 2.0 14.9 2008 0.9 9.3 Other contracts 2012 15.5 89.7 2011 17.2 94.2 2010 15.5 82.5 2009 11.5 85.1 2008 8.8 90.7 Sensory Total 2012 43.4 100.0 2011 45.8 100.0 2010 45.0 100.0 2009 40.9 100.0 2008 37.3 100.0 Specific disability contract 2012 14.1 32.6 2011 16.1 35.0 2010 14.7 32.7 2009 14.8 36.3 2008 15.5 41.5 Other contracts 2012 29.3 67.4 2011 29.8 65.0 2010 30.3 67.3 2009 26.0 63.7 2008 21.8 58.5 Notes: 1) 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) The data refers solely to persons with disabilities who make Social Security contributions and do so in ordinary centres. This excludes Special employment centres and those civil servants who make contributions to State Mutual Provident Societies Source: National Statistics Institute