The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. 

Disability cause	Percentage of disabled children	
Disease or illness	25
Accident or injury	3
Existed at birth	49
Other cause	33
Ageing	


Disability cause	Percentage of disabled adults
Disease or illness	42
Accident or injury	34
Existed at birth	11
Other cause	23
Ageing	31


Source: Stats NZ 2013 disability survey

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