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Living Conditions of Children 2023

Children with disabilities are less comfortable in their class

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2024-03-27 8.00

37 percent among girls with disabilities feel that they have been treated badly by other students, compared to 28 percent among other girls in population. The corresponding percentages for boys are lower, 33 and 18 percent respectively.

How children like it in their class varies between different groups

Children with disabilities do not feel as comfortable in their class as well as other children in the population. A comparison shows that among girls with disabilities, 33 percent like it a lot in their class, which is lower than for other girls in the population, where the percentage is 40. Corresponding data for boys is 45 percent for those with disabilities and 58 percent for other boys.

Children are treated badly by other students

37 percent among girls with disabilities stated that they were treated badly by other students, while for other girls it is 28 percent. In the case of boys, the corresponding figures are 33 percent among those with disabilities and 18 percent among others.

Like it a lot or quite well in my class, students treat me badly – divided by gender and presence of disability. 12–18 years old, 2023. Percent and margin of error

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Source: Statistics Sweden, Barn-ULF

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