Insights from Tuvalu Disability Statistics Workshop 2019
Gain valuable insights from the Tuvalu Disability Statistics Workshop held in Noumea, 2019, focusing on the incorporation of disability questions in census, main findings, percent of population with disabilities, gender disparities, types of disabilities, and causes of disability.
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TUVALU DISABILITY STATISTICS DISABILITY ANALYSIS WORKSHOP NOUMEA, 2019 PREPARED AND PRESENTED BY MR TOAKAI. PUAPUA, CENTRAL STATISTICS DIVISION
BACKGROUND INFORMATION Disability questions were first incorporated into the Tuvalu National Housing and Population Census in 2012. This came as the outcome of discussions between Womens affairs department and Central Statistics Division to include a disability part in the Census 2012. Given its nature and uniqueness, enumerators were given special training on disability questions.
INCORPORATION OF THE DISABILITY SECTION INTO CENSUS 2012 Identify if there are disabled household member by asking the HH head. (HH Questionnaire) and applicable only to HH members age 60 and below. If there were: then ask questions to this/these HH members in the Individual questionnaire. Other HH members may assist with the disabled to complete answering the questionnaire. HH member number in the HH questionnaire should match or correspond with their numbers in the Individual questionnaire.
MAIN FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS OF DISABILITY STATISTICS FROM CENSUS 2012 Out of 9,900 of the Pop aged 60 and below, 198 (2%)reported some form of disability. Higher percentage of people living on the outer islands (2.8%) and 1.4% of people living on the main Island. Prevalence of disabilities tends to increase with age for both males and females.
PERCENT OF THE POPULATION AGED 60 YEARS AND BELOW WHO HAVE A DISABILITY BY SEX AND REGION Percent of the population aged 60 years and below who have a disability by sex and region 3.5 3 3 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.3 PERECENTAGE 2 2 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.1 1 0.5 0 Total Male GENDER Female Tuvalu Funafuti Outer Islands
DISABILITY BY GENDER Disability by gender Males 41% Females 59%
TYPE OF DISABILITY AMONG PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. Type of disability among persons with disabilities OTHER DISABILITY 18.2 VISUAL 14.1 HEARING 19.7 SPEECH 23.2 INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT 27.3 PHYSICAL 35.4 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Percentage
CAUSES OF DISABILITY Causes of disability 8% OTHER 23% ACCIDENT 30% SICKNESS 39% SINCE BIRTH 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE DISABLEDS PRIMARY CARETAKERS Percent distribution of the disabled s primary caretakers Other 8% Friend 3% Worker/Volunteer 1% Relatives 88%
