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Summary of annual reports on disability statistics activities from the Fifth Meeting of the Washington Group in Rio de Janeiro, September 2005.
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Fifth Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics, Rio de Janeiro, 21-23 September 2005 Summary of Annual Reports on National Activities Related to Disability Statistics Sept 2005 Maria Martinho and Jeremiah Banda United Nations Statistics Division http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic
Washington Group Questionnaire on National Activities Related to Disability Statistics • Responding Countries/Areas: 25 • Africa (5): Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Uganda • Asia (4): Hong Kong, Macao, Palestine, Philippines • South America (2): Brazil, Peru, • North America (1): United States • Oceania (2): Australia, New Zealand • Europe (11): Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Washington Group Questionnaire on National Activities Related to Disability Statistics • SUMMARY TABLES • Data collection efforts • Censuses • Surveys • Other activities related to disability statistics
Summary Table on National Data Collection Activities Related to Disability Statistics
Summary Table on National Data Collection Activities Related to Disability Statistics • 25 countries/areas with regular, past, ongoing or planned censuses, surveys or administrative records on disability. • 4 conducted censuses with disability questions in the last five years (2000-2004) and 6 are planning to in the next three years. • 4 conducted surveys with disability questions in the last year (2004) and 12 are planning to in the next three years. • 7 with ongoing surveys with disability questions. • 6 conduct regularly surveys with disability questions. • 10 with ongoing/regular data collection on disability through administrative records.
National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Censuses
National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Censuses
National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Censuses
National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Censuses • Coverage: • All complete count except Brazil (10-20%)
National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Surveys
National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Surveys
National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Surveys
National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Surveys
National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Surveys
National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Surveys
Groups Omitted from National Surveys • Estimates of the size of these groups are seldom available • Some figures: 2-10% disabled in institutions <1% institutional population
VOLUNTEERS… • Willing to serve on the WG Steering Committee? YES 5 (extra 2 undecided…) Currently serving 2 NO 6 NR 10