Documentation for the Workshop / Country Papers : Kyrgyz Republic

Survey and census sources of national disability data

Country: Kyrgyz Republic

National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic conducts quarterly sample surveys of 3000 households for defining population living standards in the republic and regions. A question about welfare or disability pension recipients is in the questionnaire of living source survey (receipts and incomes). Considering living source (receipts and income) it is possible to mark out number of disabled people by sex, age and marital status from surveyed population. It is also possible to analyse main living standards indicators for disabled people and families, where they live.

Also National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic conducted single survey of 250 households on population employment and problems of employment. There were questions on interviewer social status, where he (or she) could identify himself (herself) as disability pensioner by definite group. Therefore it is possible to get an overview on their employment and appeared problems in searching work.

Special disability analyse was not conducted by conducted surveys.

In the First National Population Census 1999 questions on disability were not included into census questionnaires.

1. Overview of survey or census

Title of survey or census
Date of latest data collection
Periodicity of survey or census (continuous, annual, ad hoc, 10 or 5 yearly in case of census etc.)
Contact person(s) for the survey/census (include title, office mail address, phone, fax, email, website, etc.)

2. Brief summary of survey or census

Describe what information on disability is collected
What uses are made of the data and who are the users?
Were users involved in deciding what information to collect?
What definition of disability was used?
Were data collected and compiled according to international standards or national classifications and definitions? (e.g.ICIDH or ICF)

3. Scope of survey or census

Describe the population covered in the survey (age, private dwelling population, institutionalised population, etc.)

4. Coverage and sampling

Coverage of survey or census (how well was the scope achieved)
Sample frame(s) (sample size? Sample frame based on lists, area, register, etc.)

5. Are there other data sources which you use to benchmark your survey results? (e.g. previous surveys to compare with? what evaluations did you make of the results?)

6. Response and non-response

What was the response rate?
Did you evaluate the non-response? (e.g. break it up into full and partial? impact of non-response? follow-up studies? imputations for missing items?)

7. Data collection (Attach or mail us a copy of your questionnaire)

Manner of collection (face-to-face interviews, self-administered questionnaire, telephone, other?)
Type of respondent (who replied? The disabled person or proxy for the person?)
Format of questions (how many questions? pre-coded standardised?)
List the languages used in the survey or census

8. Measurement error

Which special data collection procedures were undertaken to reduce measurement error (e.g. pilot testing of questions and questionnaire? training of interviewers? detailed coding instructions? follow-up of non response by specialist staff?)

9. Highlights of the strengths and limitations of survey or census

Strengths: (e.g. a very detailed survey; sound sample design; use of international standard concept and classifications, etc.)

Limitations: (e.g. high relative standard error for small population groups/geographic areas; respondent overload due to length of questionnaire; lack of consistency or survey items across surveys, etc.)

10. List published sources on disability statistics

There are no special publications on disability statistics, but disability indicators and data (including the firstly recognized disability) are published in different social field publications.

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