What statistics it has on the number of disabled people in (a) rural Scotland and (b) Scotland.

The 2001 Census in Scotland collected statistics on the number of people with a long-term illness, health problem or disability that limits their daily activities or the work that they can do. Table 1 presents the results for all people living in households broken down by urban rural classification.
Table 1: People with Long-term Illness, Health Problem or Disability by Urban Rural Classification, Percentages, 2001 Data, All People in Households
Area
| All People in Households with Disability/Long-Term Illness
| All People in Households with Disability/Long-Term Illness
| Base

Number
| Percentage

Large Urban Areas
| 408,151
| 21
| 1,936,320

Other Urban Areas
| 288,614
| 20
| 1,465,159

Accessible Small Towns
| 98,114
| 19
| 521,988

Remote Small Towns
| 25,759
| 20
| 131,119

Accessible Rural
| 108,015
| 17
| 644,303

Remote Rural
| 49,723
| 18
| 277,116

Urban
| 820,638
| 20
| 4,054,586

Rural
| 157,738
| 17
| 921,419

Scotland
| 978,376
| 20
| 4,976,005

Source: 2001 Census.
In Scotland, there are 978,376 people living in households with a long-term illness, health problem or disability. This accounts for 20% of Scotland’s population.
Of those people living in rural areas, 17% (157,738) have a long-term illness, health problem or disability.