Table 6.3: Count and percentage of population living within set walking times of their nearest Pharmacist

Key Health Data for the West Midlands 2004

	5 minutes		10 minutes		20 minutes		30 minutes		Over 30 minutes
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
All People	61982	6.3	292189	29.9	738172	75.5	925904	94.8	51331	5.2
All Households	23741	6.1	110927	28.4	291767	74.7	370302	94.7	20543	5.3

People aged 0 4	5290	7.6	24220	34.6	55424	79.2	67269	96.1	2724	3.9

People aged 65 74	4179	5.7	19767	26.8	54201	73.4	69563	94.2	4314	5.8
People aged 75 84	2873	5.6	13310	26.1	37374	73.2	48110	94.3	2919	5.7
People aged 85 89	729	6.2	3158	26.9	8720	74.4	11123	94.8	605	5.2
People aged 90 over	242	4.5	1460	27	4015	74.4	5133	95.1	265	4.9

Population who are living in the bottom decile of deprivation	42171	10.1	168617	40.3	352242	84.3	411650	98.5	6313	1.5

One Person Pensioner Household	3477	6.1	15329	27	42369	74.6	53931	95	2866	5
Lone Parent with Dependent children	2671	7.1	11833	31.4	29355	77.8	36271	96.2	1450	3.8
Lone Parent with Non Dependent children	872	5.8	4228	28	11393	75.6	14419	95.6	658	4.4

People with LLTI	12438	6.5	57414	29.9	146695	76.4	183155	95.4	8868	4.6
People of working age with LLT	6248	6.8	28830	31.4	71036	77.4	87831	95.6	4005	4.4

Economically inactive: Permanently sick	3045	6.7	14302	31.6	35422	78.3	43482	96.1	1767	3.9

Households without access to a car	11180	7.4	48059	32	118156	78.6	144927	96.4	5473	3.6

LLTI = limiting long term illness

Note: a non-dependent child is aged over 16, either married or not in full time education.