Programme : Presentation on 23
September 2003Highlights of Current Disability Statistics Data Collection in the ESCAP
Region
Text version of a Powerpoint Presentation
Presented by UN ESCAP on 23 September 2003, 10:30am
Slide 1
Highlights of Current Disability Statistics Data Collection in the
ESCAP Region
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Disability data comes from
- Surveys (17)
- Censuses (9)
- Administrative records (15)
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Surveys : Date of Last Data Collection
| Year |
Frequency |
| Before 2000 |
2 (China, Viet Nam) |
| 2000 |
1 (Indonesia, Japan) |
| 2001 |
3 (Thailand, NZ, Japan) |
| 2002 |
4 (Thailand, Philippines, India, Afghanistan) |
| 2003 |
5 (Australia, Kyrgyz Republic, Cambodia (2), Fiji) |
| Not Reported |
2 (Japan, Kyrgyz Republic) |
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Surveys : Periodicity
- Ad hoc basis
- Large variability in time between surveys
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Surveys : Who uses the information
- Governments
- NGOs
- Academic researchers
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Surveys: Were international standards used?
- ICIDH / ICF was used in some countries
- Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, Cambodia
- No international standard was used
- Most countries did not reply
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Surveys : Sample size
- Lots of variability (from 250 households in Kyrgyz Republic to 369,816 households
(1,579,314 persons) in China)
- Different objectives
- Different budgets/costs
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Surveys : Response Rate
- Many countries did not respond to this
- Typical rates between 70% and 100% were reported
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Surveys : How Many Disability Questions
- Between 1 and 70 (Thailand's extensive Disability Survey)
- Depending on focus of survey
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Surveys :
Examples of Quality Control Mentioned
- Pretest of Questionnaire
- Pilot test of Survey
- Interviewer and Supervisor Training
- Computer Checks and Edits
- Contact Letters
- Non-response follow up
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Censuses : Date of Last Data Collection
| Country / Census |
Years |
| Philippines |
1995, 2000 |
| Malaysia |
2000 |
| Iran |
1986, 1996 |
| Indonesia /Population Census |
1980 |
| Indonesia / Podes |
2002 |
| Indonesia / P4B |
2003 |
| India |
2001 |
| Fiji |
1996 |
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Censuses : Response Rates
- Near 100% in most censuses
- Due to legal obligation to participate
- Indonesia mentions 90-95% response rate in unstable areas
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Censuses : How Many Questions
- Typically 1 to 3
- Example: The Philippines, for example, when asking about all the members of a household,
had two basic disability questions:
Does ______ have any physical or mental disability?
What type of disability does ______ have?
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Administrative Registers : How Often are They Updated
- Ad hoc, infrequently
- Annually
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Administrative Registers : Coverage
- Not as good as surveys and censuses
- disabled Indonesians who sign up for government housing or Malaysians admitted for
treatment for their disability
- Self-selection
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Administrative Registers :
Examples of What is Collected
- Labor force status
- Educational achievements
- Number of institutional houses providing specific care and rehabilitation for disabled
- Amount of social services aimed at disabled
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Administrative Registers :
How are They Updated
- Paper
- Paper and Electronically: Only Australia reports a trend toward a computer based
updating system
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Conclusion
- Surveys: quality with coverage and details
- Censuses: good coverage but infrequent, costly, and superficial for disability stats
- Admin registers: inexpensive, very partial coverage
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