Overview
Identification
Country
Sri LankaTitle
INFORMATION ON DISABLED PERSONS, Census of Population and Housing 2001
Subtitle
Disabled Persons
Study Type
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
Series Information
Information on disabilities ie. whether a person was blind, deaf and deaf-mute or crippled has been obtained all the censuses in Sri Lanka from 1871 with the exception of the censuses in 1931 and 1971.
At the Census of Population and Housing 2001, the information about physical and internal disabilities were collected through a special schedule. Such data were confined only to physical disabilities in previous censuses conducted in 1946, 1963 and 1981.
ID Number LKA-DCS-DISAB-2001-v1.0 |
Version
Version Description
- v1.0 : Full edited dataset, original version for internal DPD use.
Production Date
2008-03-12
Overview
Abstract
The information about both physical and mental disabilities were collected in the Census of Population and Housing 2001 using a special schedule. Disabled persons were identified during the preliminary census through the 'Population and Housing Schedule (F3)'. Simultaneously the specially designed 'Schedule for Disabled Persons (F4)' was used to collect the information about the type of disability, age at which the disability occurred and cause of disability.
Disability information was not collected from persons present in non housing units and from homeless persons at the final Census day of the Census of Population and Housing 2001.
[Source : Page 1, Information on Disabled Persons, Census of Population and Housing - 2001, Department of Census and Statistics - published on the 7th January 2003]
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Units of Analysis
Disabled individuals living other than homelessly or non-housing units.
Scope
Notes
Physical and mental disability is defined as if a person is having disability/disabilities in seeing, hearing, speaking, disability/disabilities in hands, legs, any other physical disability/disabilities, mentally retarded or psychosis. Following types of disabilities were covered during the census:
a) Disabilities in seeing
b) Disabilities in hearing/speaking
c) Disabilities in hands
d) Disabilities in legs
e) Other physical disabilities
f) Mental disabilities
In addition to the disability, the age at which the disability occurred and the cause of the disability were also collected.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National Coverage
The enumeration of disabled persons was conducted as an activity parallel to the enumeration of the Census of Population and Housing 2001. The census enumeration was able to be carried out completely in 18 out of 25 Districts. Due to the disturbed conditions in Northern and Eastern provinces certain areas could not be enumerated completely.
Note : Disability information was not collected from persons who are homeless, at the final Census of the Population and Housing 2001.
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|
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Department of Census and Statistics
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Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
| Population census Division and Data Processing Division, Department of Census and Statistics | DCS | | |
Date of Metadata Production
2008-03-07
DDI Document Version
Version 1.0 (March 08) Initial version
DDI Document ID
DDI-LKA-DCS-DISAB-2001-v1.0
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