2002 Turkey Disability Survey

Purpose of Disability Survey

The aim of this survey is to collect data on Number of disabled people, The proportion of disability, The type of disability(orthopedical,

seeing, hearing, speaking and mental disability),

The cause of disability,

Purpose of Disability Survey (Continued)

The socio-economic characteristics of disabled population,

The family and social life status of disabled population,

The problems of disabled population in their working lives and daily lives,

Their expectations from institutions

Purpose of Disability Survey (Continued)

The another aim of the survey is to collect data on population having chronic illnesses.

The Time of Survey

Turkey Disability Survey was carried out in December 2002.

Institutions

This survey was carried out by The State Institute of Statistics in cooperation with The Precidency of Administration on Disabled People.

Coverage of Disability Survey

2002 Disability survey was based on sampling methods. The sample unit of survey was household.

Disability survey was applied in 97 433 household in whole country.

The results of survey was evaluated on the basis of 7 geographical regions and urban-rural areas.

Application of Disability Survey

Disability survey was conducted with face to face interview with sampled households.

For this survey, it was prepared two separate questionnaires which was Hausehold questionnaire and Disabled person questionnaire.

Hausehold questionnaire was applied to all individuals in households.

Disabled person questionnaire was applied to orthopedically, seeing, hearing, speaking and mentally disabled people.

Household Qestionnaire

With household questionnaire it was obtained all individuals’ socio-economic characteristics. However, it was determined individuals having chronic illnesses and orthopedical, seeing, hearing, speaking and mental disability.

If a person has any disability (orthopedical, seeing, hearing, speaking and mental), it was applied the disabled person questionnaire, Otherwise, the interview was ended for this person.

Disabled Person Questionnaire

With disabled person questionnaire it was obtained information on all disabled individuals determined in household questionnaire. In the first part, it was obtained information on disabled individuals characteristics, their expectations from Institutions. In the second part, it was obtained detailed information on disabled persons for each type of disability.

Disabled Person Questionnaire (continued)

In each type of disability section; itwas obtained detailed information ondisabled people. These are;- The first appearance time of disability,- Age of being disability,- The cause of disability,- The type/degree of disability,- The status of being treated,- The status of using apparatus,- Problems affecting their daily lives

Survey Results

According to the results of survey, the proportion of disabled people including the chronic illnesses was 12.29 % in 2002. This proportion was 9.70 % for population having chronic illnesses and 2.58 % for other disabled people having orthopedical, seeing, hearing, speaking, and mental disability.

1. The proportion of disability by sex (%)

Total Disabled population

Orthopedically, seeing, hearing,

speaking and mentally disabled

population

Population having chronic

illnesses

Total 12.29 2.58 9.70

Male 11.10 3.05 8.05

Female 13.45 2.12 11.33

2. The proportion of disability by urban-rural (%)

Total Disabled population

Orthopedically, seeing, hearing,

speaking and mentally disabled

population

Population having chronic

illnesses

Total 12.29 2.58 9.70

Urban 12.70 2.20 10.49

Rural 11.67 3.16 8.50

3. The proportion of disability by age group (%)

Age group

Total Disabled

population

Orthopedically, seeing, hearing,

speaking and mentally disabled

population

Population having chronic

illnesses

0-9 4.15 1.54 2.60

10-19 4.63 1.96 2.67

20-29 7.30 2.50 4.80

30-39 11.44 2.56 8.89

40-49 18.07 2.65 15.43

50-59 27.67 3.23 24.44

60-69 36.96 5.14 31.82

70+ 43.99 7.89 36.10

4. The literacy ratio of disabled population(%) (6 years of age and over)

Orthopedically, seeing, hearing,

speaking and mentally disabled

population

Population having chronic illnesses

Turkey 63.67 75.19

Urban 70.42 79.51

Rural 56.56 67.15

Male 71.86 90.22

Female 51.99 64.96

5. Labor force participation rate of disabled population(%)(15 years of age and over)

Orthopedically, seeing, hearing,

speaking and mentally disabled

population

Population having chronic illnesses

Turkey 21.71 22.87

Urban 25.61 23.08

Rural 17.76 22.48

Male 32.22 46.58

Female 6.71 7.21

6. Unemloyment rate of disabled population(%) (15 years of age and over)

Orthopedically, seeing, hearing,

speaking and mentally disabled

population

Population having chronic illnesses

Turkey 15.46 10.77

Urban 17.43 12.72

Rural 12.58 7.08

Male 14.57 10.28

Female 21.54 12.84

7. The proportion of disabled population having social security (%)

Orthopedically, seeing, hearing,

speaking and mentally disabled

population

Population having chronic illnesses

Turkey 47.55 63.67

Urban 59.27 70.80

Rural 35.15 50.28

Male 44.84 62.40

Female 51.41 64.56

8. The proportion of disabled population by type of disability(%)

Orthopedical disability

Seeing disability

Hearing disability

Speaking disability

Mental disability

Turkey 1.25 0.60 0.37 0.38 0.48

Urban 1.09 0.52 0.32 0.33 0.38

Rural 1.49 0.73 0.45 0.46 0.64

Male 1.48 0.70 0.41 0.48 0.58

Female 1.02 0.50 0.33 0.28 0.38

9. The proportion of disabled population by type of disability and the appearence time of disability (%)

Type of disability

Congenital Subsequent Unknown

Orhopedical disability

23.91 73.30 2.79

Seeing disability

20.41 76.32 3.27

Hearing disability

29.49 67.10 3.41

Speaking disability

46.63 50.16 3.21

Mental disability

47.92 49.89 2.19

10. The proportion of disabled population by type of disability and cause of congenital disability (%)

Type of disability

Genetic and

hereditary deformity

Birth trauma

Do not know Other

Orhopedical disability

16.96 9.73 53.34 19.97

Seeing disability

23.42 4.75 51.91 19.92

Hearing disability

19.74 6.03 54.99 19.24

Mental disability

22.91 6.52 43.91 26.66

11. The proportion of disabled population by type of disability and cause of subsequent disability (%)

Type of disability

Accident Ilnesses Other

Orhopedical disability

41.17 41.20 17.63

Seeing disability

25.45 47.38 27.17

Hearing disability

11.03 58.44 30.53

Speaking disability

3.90 23.88 72.22

Mental disability

9.33 54.98 35.69

12. The proportion of disabled population by expectations from institutions (%)

Financial support

Helping to find job Other

Total 61.22 9.55 29.23

Urban 55.28 10.20 34.52

Rural 68.03 8.80 23.17

Male 59.34 12.33 28.33

Female 63.76 5.78 30.46