Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 04:40 PM, Oct 24, 2023

October 24, 2023

Dear Althea Ga-ang,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 13, 2023 01:28:36 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for The number of persons with disabilities in Negros Occidental.

Your FOI request is approved.

Our apologies for the delayed response. 

In reference to your data request, you may refer to our available data below: 

Census of Population and Housing Report: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/index
https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=se,phr:%22CPH%20-%20Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing.%22

Functional Difficulty in the Philippines: For Household Population Five Years Old and Over (2020 Census of Population and Housing): https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/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/system/files/phcd/2022-12/%2528approved%2529Statistical%2520Tables%2520on%2520Functional%2520Difficulty_PMMJ_CRD.xlsx

For 2010, you may refer to our Persons with Disability in the Philippines (Results from the 2010 Census): https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=2910&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%202010%20census%20of%20population

https://library.psa.gov.ph/kohaimages/PSA/ebookreader/viewebook.html?out=1&d=pdf/d2264a0c84cb46d21c27085a4a54b770_2910_PHIILIPPINES_FINAL%20PDF.pdf&speech=1&ref=https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=2910&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%202010%20census%20of%20population&biblionumber=2910#book/8

National Disability Prevalence Survey:  https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey/index
Publications: https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=15629&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20National%20Disability%20Prevalence%20Survey

Women and Men FactSheet 2023 - Revised
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/phdsd/2023%20Fact%20Sheet%20on%20Women%20and%20Men_Revised_0.xlsx

Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY): https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook
2022 PSY: Chapter 12: Social Services: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/12_2022.xlsx 

Table 12.1a Household Population and Number of Persons with Disability by Region: 2010: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/2022_T12_1a.xlsx    

Table 12.1b Household Population with Disability by Age Group and by Sex: 2010: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/2022_T12_1b.xlsx       

For more specific data on this, you may coordinate with the  National Council on Disability Affairs: https://www.ncda.gov.ph/disability-data/

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Rene C. Mendoza
(Assistant National Statistician)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service