1. Summary of Annual Reports on National Activities Related to Disability Statistics Sept 2004
by:
Romulo A. Virola
Philippines

2. List of Responding Countries:24
Washington Group Questionnaire on National Activities Related to Disability Statistics
List of Responding Countries:24
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

3. Asia (3) 7. Hong Kong,China 8. Palestine 9. Philippines Europe (10)
Washington Group Questionnaire on National Activities Related to Disability Statistics
Asia (3)
7. Hong Kong,China
8. Palestine
9. Philippines
Europe (10)
10. Austria Netherlands
11. Finland Norway
12. France Spain
13. Ireland Sweden
14. Italy United Kingdom

4. Other Europe(4) 20. Estonia 21. Latvia 22. Romania 23. Slovenia
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

5. SUMMARY TABLES DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS CENSUSES SURVEYS
Washington Group Questionnaire on National Activities Related to Disability Statistics
SUMMARY TABLES
DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS
CENSUSES
SURVEYS
OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO DISABILITY STATISTICS

6. among respondents – those without data collection activities on
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!

7. Table 1. Summary Table on National Data Collection Activities Related to Disability Statistics

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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.

12. Table 2. National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Censuses
Four of the six countries do not use neutral terminology.

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

14. Table 2. National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Censuses
5 of 6 Countries use face-to-face or personal interviews.

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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.

19. Table 3. Summary Table on National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Surveys
At least 12 Countries employ face-to-face interviews

20. Table 3. Summary Table on National Data Collection Efforts on Disabilities Conducted Through Surveys
7 countries achieve response rates of % and
5 countries get response rates of 50-74%

21. 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.

22. Table 5. SOME RESULTS: prevalence
Results related to disability are reported as follows: 1 some kind of disability or impairment 2 limiting long-term illness (Census) self-reported longstanding illness (Survey) 3 at least one longstanding illness 4 people that say their illness or health problems affect every day performance 5 difficulty in everyday activities (going out,getting dressed, personal care, feeding, etc) 6 with a disability

23. Table 6. Persons Omitted from the Sample Coverage
1Does not specify persons living in institutions

24. Table 6. Persons Omitted from the Sample Coverage

25. SERVING ON THE WG STEERING COMMITTEE? YES 6 NO 8 NR 10

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