Summary of Annual Reports on National Activities Related to Disability Statistics Sept 2004

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Summary of Annual Reports on National Activities
Related to Disability StatisticsSept
2004 by Romulo A. Virola Philippines
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Washington Group Questionnaire on National
Activities Related to Disability Statistics
List of Responding Countries24 Africa (2) 1.
Egypt 2. Kenya Latin America and the
Caribbean(3) 3. Brazil 4. Peru 5. St.
Lucia Northern America(1) 6. United States of
America
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Washington Group Questionnaire on National
Activities Related to Disability Statistics
Asia (3) 7. Hong Kong,China 8. Palestine 9.
Philippines Europe (10) 10. Austria 15.
Netherlands 11. Finland 16. Norway 12.
France 17. Spain 13. Ireland 18. Sweden 14.
Italy 19. United Kingdom
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Washington Group Questionnaire on National
Activities Related to Disability Statistics
Other Europe(4) 20. Estonia 21. Latvia 22.
Romania 23. Slovenia Oceania(1) 24. New Zealand
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Washington Group Questionnaire on National
Activities Related to Disability Statistics

• SUMMARY TABLES
• DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS
• CENSUSES
• SURVEYS
• OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO DISABILITY STATISTICS

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Washington Group Questionnaire on National
Activities Related to Disability Statistics
There could be a bias among respondents
those without data collection activities
on disability may have opted not to respond!
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Table 1. Summary Table on National Data
Collection Activities Related to
Disability Statistics
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• Out of the 24 responding countries,
• 6 have either conducted censuses with disability
  questions in the past four years (from year 2000
  to 2003) or planning to in the next three years.
• 23 countries indicated having regular, past,
  ongoing or planned censuses, surveys and
  administrative records on disability along with
  other concerns.
• 18 countries have regular data collection on
  disability either thru surveys or administrative
  records.
• 10 countries are planning a census or survey in
  three years and
• 10 countries are regularly collecting data on
  disability from existing administrative records.

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Table 2. National Data Collection Efforts on
Disabilities Conducted Through
Censuses

• Of the 6 countries that have completed or
  are planning to do a census,
• 3 countries ask a general question on presence
  of disability
• 5 countries ask about type of disability
• 2 countries ask for causes, and
• 1 country asks about severity.

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Table 2. National Data Collection Efforts on
Disabilities Conducted Through
Censuses

• Brazil asks about body structures, body
  functions and activity limitation (even with
  assistive devices) covers seeing, hearing,
  walking

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Table 2. National Data Collection Efforts on
Disabilities Conducted Through
Censuses

• UK does not mention assistive devices
  open-ended about nature of impairment/activity
  limitation with reference period
• Responses in both countries are combinations of
  yes/no and scale.

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Table 2. National Data Collection Efforts on
Disabilities Conducted Through
Censuses

• Four of the six countries do not use neutral
  terminology.

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Table 2. National Data Collection Efforts on
Disabilities Conducted Through
Censuses
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Table 2. National Data Collection Efforts on
Disabilities Conducted Through
Censuses

• 5 of 6 Countries use face-to-face or personal
  interviews.

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Table 3. Summary Table on National Data
Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted
Through Surveys

• Of 23 countries that have conducted or are
  planning a survey,
• 10 ask a general question on presence of
  disability
• 11 ask about type of disability
• 6 ask about causes of disability

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Table 3. Summary Table on National Data
Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted
Through Surveys

• Of 23 countries that have conducted or are
  planning a survey,
• 7 ask about severity
• 8 ask about services/facilities/interventions
  needed
• 4 ask about services/facilities/interventions
  provided/utilized

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Table 3. Summary Table on National Data
Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted
Through Surveys

• 8 countries ask about body functions,
• 10 countries ask about body structures and
• 12 countries ask about activity limitation and
  participation restriction

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Table 3. Summary Table on National Data
Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted
Through Surveys

• Of 14 countries with planned or regular surveys
• 5 use or will use neutral terminology and
• 6 do not or will not.

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Table 3. Summary Table on National Data
Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted
Through Surveys

• At least 12 Countries employ face-to-face
  interviews

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Table 3. Summary Table on National Data
Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted
Through Surveys

• 7 countries achieve response rates of 75-99
  and
• 5 countries get response rates of 50-74

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Table 4. Other National Activities Related to
Disability Statistics

• Aside from censuses and surveys, two-thirds of
  responding countries undertake other
  activities that are related to disability
  statistics.
• 3 countries will have translated the ICF into
  their national languages.

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Table 5. SOME RESULTS prevalence
Results related to disability are reported as
follows1 some kind of disability or
impairment2 limiting long-term illness (Census)
self-reported longstanding illness (Survey)3
at least one longstanding illness4 people that
say their illness or health problems affect every
day performance5 difficulty in everyday
activities (going out,getting dressed, personal
care, feeding, etc)6 with a disability
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Table 6. Persons Omitted from the Sample
Coverage
1Does not specify persons living in institutions
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Table 6. Persons Omitted from the Sample
Coverage
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SERVING ON THE WG STEERING COMMITTEE? YES 6 NO
8 NR 10
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