A report has found that disability rates among adults are broadly similar in Northern Ireland and the Republic.
The study, by the Ecomomic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), is based on census data.
It shows that 23% of 20 to 69 year olds in the north have a disability.
The figure stands at 22% in the south.
However, the severity of disability has been found to differ significantly.
Northern Ireland recorded a higher share of people experiencing more severe disabilities, at 11%, compared to 6% in the Republic.
Severe disability refers to respondents reporting the highest level of limitation.
The report is the first side-by-side comparison of disability…