Table 3 Context of Disability Discrimination and Avoidance, 2015
|  | 15–29 | 30–44 | 45–59 | 60–74 | 75–84 | 85+ | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source of Discrimination (%) | |||||||||||||
 Employer | 30.0 | – | 39.2 |  | 21.0 | * | 6.2 | *** | 0.0 | *** | 0.0 | *** | 24.0 |
 Work colleagues | 23.2 | – | 16.2 |  | 16.0 |  | 7.6 | *** | 0.0 | *** | 0.0 | *** | 15.4 |
 Family or friends | 29.5 | – | 26.0 |  | 21.8 |  | 15.6 | ** | 31.0 |  | 8.6 |  | 23.3 |
 Teacher or lecturer | 17.7 | – | 3.4 | *** | 3.3 | *** | 0.0 | *** | 0.0 | *** | 0.0 | *** | 5.2 |
 Health staff (GP, nurse, hospital staff) | 17.3 | – | 16.6 |  | 17.7 |  | 20.1 |  | 18.8 |  | 12.9 |  | 17.7 |
 Bus drivers/ rail staff/ taxi drivers | 3.4 | – | 3.0 |  | 3.1 |  | 7.2 |  | 4.4 |  | 4.7 |  | 3.9 |
 Restaurant/ hospitality staff | 5.1 | – | 7.7 |  | 3.2 |  | 5.7 |  | 4.4 |  | 9.4 |  | 5.2 |
 Sales assistants | 11.9 | – | 8.7 |  | 10.9 |  | 12.7 |  | 12.9 |  | 0.0 | *** | 10.7 |
 Strangers in the street | 21.9 | – | 21.7 |  | 18.7 |  | 20.4 |  | 37.2 |  | 23.7 |  | 20.9 |
 Other | 20.7 | – | 22.0 |  | 27.4 |  | 33.5 | * | 17.7 |  | 45.3 |  | 25.8 |
 Number of Discrimination Sources | 1.8 | – | 1.6 |  | 1.4 | *** | 1.3 | *** | 1.3 | * | 1.1 | ** | 1.5 |
Situations Avoided (%) | |||||||||||||
 Work | 33.2 | – | 41.4 |  | 30.9 |  | 10.4 | *** | 2.1 | *** | 1.3 | *** | 24.1 |
 Visiting family or friends | 42.0 | – | 48.6 |  | 43.8 |  | 33.4 | * | 25.3 | *** | 27.0 | *** | 39.5 |
 School, University or educational facility | 22.5 | – | 11.4 | *** | 8.8 | *** | 3.5 | *** | 2.1 | *** | 0.0 | *** | 8.5 |
 Medical facilities (GP, dentist, hospital) | 17.9 | – | 16.0 |  | 10.9 | ** | 6.8 | *** | 4.7 | *** | 5.5 | *** | 10.8 |
 Shops, banks etc. | 34.1 | – | 37.1 |  | 36.2 |  | 26.8 |  | 29.6 |  | 33.2 |  | 33.0 |
 Restaurants, cafes or bars | 31.9 | – | 33.0 |  | 32.2 |  | 26.0 |  | 29.8 |  | 34.6 |  | 30.6 |
 Public transport | 22.6 | – | 23.5 |  | 24.8 |  | 24.2 |  | 25.7 |  | 37.1 | * | 24.7 |
 Public park or recreation venue | 16.5 | – | 22.5 | * | 19.0 |  | 17.4 |  | 20.4 |  | 19.0 |  | 19.1 |
 Other social situations | 57.7 | – | 56.8 |  | 50.3 | * | 42.3 | *** | 41.5 | *** | 41.7 | ** | 49.2 |
 Other public places | 25.5 | – | 28.2 |  | 27.7 |  | 27.6 |  | 24.5 |  | 25.3 |  | 27.2 |
 Other | 12.1 | – | 9.9 |  | 9.9 |  | 15.8 | * | 12.6 |  | 13.1 |  | 12.1 |
 Number of Situations Avoided | 3.2 | – | 3.3 |  | 2.9 | * | 2.3 | *** | 2.2 | *** | 2.4 | *** | 2.8 |