Transcript United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division UNECE-Eurostat Group of Experts on Population and Housing Censuses Geneva, 30 September - 3 October 2013 Disability: review.

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Statistical Division
UNECE-Eurostat Group of Experts
on Population and Housing Censuses
Geneva, 30 September - 3 October 2013
Disability:
review of the 2010 census round and
proposal for new CES Recommendations
for the 2020 round
Paolo Valente
UNECE Steering Group on Population and Housing Censuses
Disability in the 2010 CES Rec.
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Included in 2010 Rec. for the first time (non-core topic)
Based on International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health (ICF) issued by WHO in 2001
Four essential and two additional domains:
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Walking
Seeing
Hearing
Cognition
+ Self-care (additional)
+ Communication (additional)
Separate questions for each domain
Questions wording: standard sets (European Health
Status Module or Washington Group Short Set)
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Disability: Main results from
UNECE survey on 2010 round (1/2)
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Included in census by 24 UNECE countries out
of 56 (43%), including 9 EU countries (33%)
Included in most countries in ex-Yugoslavia
In 2/3 of countries, full enumeration used
Sampling used in 6 countries (Isr, Pol, Tur,
Can, Ita, USA)
Registers used only in Iceland
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Disability: Main results from
UNECE survey on 2010 round (2/2)
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Over half of the countries reported no difficulties
Main difficulties reported by other countries:
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Poor understanding of the questions (5 countries)
• Difficulties in interpreting responses (3 countries)
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Quality of information collected rated by most
countries as good (11) or acceptable (7)
Quality rated as very good in Ireland and USA;
good in Ireland (registers), and poor in
Kazakhstan
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Presenter's Name - UNECE Statistical Division
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Disability: Proposal for 2020 CES
Recommendations
Proposal by Washington Group – US CDC,
endorsed by UNECE Census Steering Group
 No major changes
 Stress importance of two additional domains selfcare and communication (new par. 468-469)
 For question wording: add link to Washington
Group short set of questions for census (par 463a)
 Editorial changes
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Presenter's Name - UNECE Statistical Division
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