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Population of PWDs and Elderly people in Metro Manila

Requested from PSA by A. Ilao at 11:59 PM on Oct 03, 2022.
Purpose: Research & Thesis
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2014 - 09/23/2022
Tracking no: #PSA-981590539594

Ilao 11:59 PM, Oct 03, 2022 

Hi! I would like to request information about the current population of PWDs and Elderly People in Metro Manila for my thesis writing. This would help me justify the need for accessible facilities for my redevelopment project

Nisperos 06:16 PM, Nov 28, 2022 

November 28, 2022

Dear Antonio Jr Ilao,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 03, 2022 11:59:02 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Population of PWDs and Elderly people in Metro Manila.

We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request. 

Our apologies for the delayed response.

In reference to your data request, you may check our available data as follows:

Number of Elderly Citizens: Total Number of Elderly Citizens in NCR, You may refer to Age and Sex Distribution in the Philippine Population (2020 Census of Population and Housing): https://psa.gov.ph/population-and-housing/node/167965

Household Population by Age Group, Sex, Province, and City/Municipality: NCR, 2020:
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/4_Household%20Population%20by%20Age%20Group%20and%20Sex_Philippines_2020%20CPH_rev.xlsx

For our data on disability, kindly refer to these links:

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

Thank you.

Respectfully,

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

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