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Disability Statistics Flashcards

1
Q

why are disability statistics are difficult to compare across countries?

A

The methodology of collecting data varies from country to country and the definitions used are also different, making it harder to directly compare. Depending on the perception of disabilities in a specific country, this can also affect how people answer.

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2
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What percentage of elderly have a disability?

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30% to 60%

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3
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What percentage of 70+ have disabilities?

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20%

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4
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What percentage of 85+ have disabilities?

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50%

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5
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In New Zealand, how many children under 15 have a disability?

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11%

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In New Zealand, how many adults under 65 have a disability?

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21%

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In New Zealand, how many adults 65 and over have a disability?

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59%

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In the UK, what percentage of people are born with their disability?

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17%

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In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have no disabilities?

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61.3%

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10
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In the US, what percentage of 65 to 74 have no disabilities?

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73.6%

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In the US, what percentage of 75 to 84 have no disabilities?

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55%

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In the US, what percentage of 85 and over have no disabilities?

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27.5%

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In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have only 1 disability?

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15.9%

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In the US, what percentage of 65 to 74 have only 1 disability?

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13.9%

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In the US, what percentage of 75 to 84 have only 1 disability?

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18.7%

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In the US, what percentage of 85 and over have only 1 disability?

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17.1%

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In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have 2 disabilities?

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8%

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In the US, what percentage of 65 to 74 have 2 disabilities?

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5.5%

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In the US, what percentage of 75 to 84 have 2 disabilities?

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9.8%

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In the US, what percentage of 85 and over have 2 disabilities?

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13.9%

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In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have 3 or more disabilities?

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14.7%

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In the US, what percentage of 65 to 74 have 3 or more disabilities?

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7.0%

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23
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In the US, what percentage of 75 to 84 have 3 or more disabilities?

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16.5%

24
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In the US, what percentage of 85 and over have 3 or more disabilities?

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41.5%

25
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In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have a vision disability?

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7%

26
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In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have a hearing disability?

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15%

27
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In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have a cognitive disability?

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9%

28
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In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have an ambulatory disability?

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23%

29
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In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have a self-care disability?

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9%

30
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In Australia, what percentage of people with a disability have a high school education?

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36%

31
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In Canada, what percentage of men and women with a disability have a high school education?

A

Men: 79%
Women: 81%

32
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In Canada, what percentage of men and women with a disability have a bachelor’s or higher?

A

Men: 14%
Women: 14%

33
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In Rwanda, what percentage of people with a disability have less than a high school education?

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27%

34
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In the US, what percentage of people with a disability have less than a high school education?

A

(2012) 22.2%
(2013) 21.9%

35
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In the US, what percentage of people with a disability have a high school education?

A

(2013) 36.8%

36
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In the US, what percentage of people with a disability have some college education?

A

(2013) 25.2%

37
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In the US, what percentage of people with a disability have a bachelor’s or higher?

A

(2013) 16.2%

38
Q

How many people globally have vision impairment or blindness?

A

2.2 billion

39
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What is the leading cause of vision impairment?

A

Uncorrected refractive errors and cataracts

40
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How many people globally have low vision?

A

246 million people, or 3.5% of the
world’s population,

41
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How many people have disabling hearing loss?

A

430 million

42
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What percentage of people have Central Auditory
Processing Disorder?

A

5%

43
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How many people have aphasia in the US?

A

2 million

44
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How many people have aphasia in the UK?

A

250,000

45
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How many people have epilepsy?

A

50 million, making it the most common neurological disorder

46
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How many people with disabilities are employed in the US?

A

A 2004 survey found that only 35% of working-age persons with disabilities are in fact employed

47
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How many people with disabilities are employed in the EU?

A

Around 50%

48
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How many people with disabilities are unemployed globally?

A

In developing countries, 80% to 90% of persons with disabilities of working age are unemployed, whereas in industrialized countries the figure is between 50% and 70%.

49
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How many people in the US with disabilities live below the poverty line?

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30%

50
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In Australia, what percentage of people with disabilities live in poverty?

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27.4%

51
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In Latin America and the Caribbean, what percentage of people with disabilities live in poverty?

A

About 80%

52
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In UK, what percentage of people with disabilities live in poverty?

A

About 30%

53
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How many people with disabilities live in a given country, region or the world?

A

About 1 in 5, 20%

54
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How many people with disabilities are obese?

A

41.6%

55
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How many people with disabilities smoke?

A

21.9%

56
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How many people with disabilities have heart disease?

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9.6%

57
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How many people with disabilities have diabetes?

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15.9%

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