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Demographics of PWD in the Philippines

Requested from PSA by R. Gonda at 04:48 PM on Oct 14, 2022.
Purpose: Research study
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2020 - 10/14/2022
Tracking no: #PSA-598018241480

Gonda 04:48 PM, Oct 14, 2022 

Hi! I am a 5th yr architecture student and I would like to request the latest data on the following to support my thesis study

1. List of PWD population in the Philippines with gender and age
2. City with the highest percentage of PWD 
3. Types of physical disabilities common in the country

Nisperos 08:15 PM, Dec 15, 2022 

December 15, 2022

Dear Rhiana Gonda,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 14, 2022 04:48:44 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Demographics of PWD in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved. 

Our apologies for the delayed response.

In reference to your data request, our data are limited to the following:

a) Functional Difficulty in the Philippines: For Household Population Five Years Old and Over (2020 Census of Population and Housing): https://psa.gov.ph/population-and-housing/node/168274

TABLE C. Household Population 5 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Sex, Domain or Type of Functional Difficulty, and Level of Severity: Philippines, 2020: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/%28approved%29Statistical%20Tables%20on%20Functional%20Difficulty_PMMJ_CRD.xlsx

Persons with Disability in the Philippines (Results from the 2010 Census): https://psa.gov.ph/content/persons-disability-philippines-results-2010-census Table 1. Household Population with Disability by Age Group, Sex, and Region: Philippines, 2010: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Disability%20by%20Age%20Group%20and%20Sex.pdf

b) National Disability Prevalence Survey: https://psa.gov.ph/content/national-disability-prevalence-survey

For more specific data on this, kindly coordinate with the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Noel G. Perez
(Information Technology Officer III)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service

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