Table 6.4: Count and percentage of population living within set walking times of their nearest opticians

Key Health Data for the West Midlands 2004

Table 6.4: Count and percentage of population living within set walking times of their nearest optician

	5 minutes		10 minutes		20 minutes		30 minutes		Over 30 minutes
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
All People	84145	8.6	185537	19	504892	51.7	790900	80.9	186332	19.1
All Households	30933	7.9	69431	17.8	196580	50.3	314064	80.4	76781	19.6

People aged 65 74	5278	7.1	12596	17	36667	49.6	59301	80.3	14576	19.7
People aged 75 84	3599	7.1	8791	17.2	25119	49.2	40887	80.1	10142	19.9
People aged 85 89	917	7.8	2129	18.2	6031	51.4	9608	81.9	2120	18.1
People aged 90 over	379	7	972	18	2831	52.4	4503	83.4	895	16.6

Population who are living in the bottom decile of deprivation	47462	11.4	97385	23.3	234017	56	343983	82.3	73980	17.7

One Person Pensioner Households	4345	7.7	10075	17.7	28354	49.9	45971	80.9	10826	19.1
Lone Parent with Dependent children	2962	7.9	6720	17.8	18443	48.9	29865	79.2	7856	20.8
Lone Parent with Non Dependent children	1126	7.5	2656	17.6	7522	49.9	12091	80.2	2986	19.8

People with LLTI	15306	8	35229	18.3	97904	51	154754	80.6	37269	19.4
People of working age with LLT	7729	8.4	17213	18.7	47307	51.5	73666	80.2	18170	19.8

Economically inactive: Permanently sick	3756	8.3	8376	18.5	23164	51.2	36281	80.2	8968	19.8

Households without access to a car	13068	8.7	28573	19	77235	51.4	121197	80.6	29203	19.4

LLTI = limiting long term illness

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