In Manchester, fewer people in 2021 considered themselves in bad or very bad health than in 2011 (2,712 fewer).
Across both censuses, the proportion of those not limited day-to-day by a long-term health condition remained the same at 82% of the population. Between 2011 and 2021 the proportion of those whose day-to-day is limited a lot decreased from 9% to 8%, and those limited a little increased from 8% to 9%.
The number of people providing hours per week of unpaid care decreased between censuses by 4,426 people.
| Provision of unpaid care | Number of residents |
|---|---|
| Provides no unpaid care | 479,346 |
| Provides 9 hours or less unpaid care a week | 10,472 |
| Provides 10 to 19 hours unpaid care a week | 5,158 |
| Provides 20 to 34 hours unpaid care a week | 4,481 |
| Provides 35 to 49 hours unpaid care a week | 5,919 |
| Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week | 12,184 |
The proportion of household members with a disability has stayed largely unchanged between censuses with 66% having no disability, 26% with 1 person with a disability, and 7% with 2 or more people with a disability.
Census 2021 was undertaken during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which may also have influenced how people perceive their health status and activity limitations and therefore may affect how people chose to respond.
| General health | Number of residents |
|---|---|
| Very good | 280,547 |
| Good | 173,458 |
| Fair | 64,955 |
| Bad | 24,915 |
| Very bad | 8,063 |