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Persons with Disabilities in Israel

Persons with Disabilities in Israel. Statistical Information and some methodological considerations. Definition. Self reported Persons reporting a physical or health chronic (6 months+) problem (HCP) That also report this problem interferes with their daily activities

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Persons with Disabilities in Israel

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  1. Persons with Disabilities in Israel Statistical Information and some methodological considerations

  2. Definition Self reported Persons reporting a physical or health chronic (6 months+) problem (HCP) That also report this problem interferes with their daily activities This definition is in accordance with the Israeli Disability Law (1978)

  3. Degree of Disability • Severe disability: Report the HCP interferes very much with daily activities • Moderate disability: Report the HCP (just) interferes with daily activities • Health (chronic) problem w/o disability: Report the HCP does not interfere so much, or not at all, with daily activities • No health problem: Reporting no HCP • The last two groups are classified as Persons w/o disabilities

  4. Disability frequency - 2007

  5. Degree of Disability – % and absolute numbers (thousands) Severe Disability Moderate Disability HCP w/o Disability No HCP

  6. Disability and age HCP w/o Dis. Severe Moderate Total Dis. Total HCP.

  7. Disability Rates – Europe and Israel (percentages)

  8. Gender (EC 2001, Israel 2005)

  9. Education

  10. Employment

  11. Unemployment

  12. Employment in comparison to OECD countries (late 1990’s, Israel 2005)

  13. Economic situation - Income

  14. Income compared with OECD countries (late 1990’s, Israel 2005)

  15. Poverty

  16. Disability and Disability Allowances (thousands) - 2005

  17. Some methodological issues Self definition vs. Support Programs definitions Administrative data as a source for disability information

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