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The number of mothers of children with special needs/disabilities in the Philippines

Requested from PSA by A. Valladolid at 11:47 PM on Apr 30, 2023.
Purpose: Undergraduate research/thesis
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2022 - 04/30/2023
Tracking no: #PSA-370016070371

Valladolid 11:47 PM, Apr 30, 2023 

Good Day! I am currently conducting my undergraduate thesis in the psychology program of Southville. 

As part of this, I would like to humbly request for information for the statistics or number of mothers raising children with special needs or disabilities in the Philippines in 2022-2023. 

Hoping for your kind consideration. Thank you!

Valladolid 07:50 PM, May 02, 2023 

Good Day!

I wanted to specify and correct my request by changing the locale of the topic from "Philippines" to Metro Manila. I apologize for this mistake and I would humbly appreciate if this was considered. 

Thank you and have a great day!

Nisperos 04:10 PM, Jun 02, 2023 

June 2, 2023

Dear Alexandra Bea Valladolid,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Apr 30, 2023 11:47:43 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for The number of mothers of children with special needs/disabilities in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved.

Our apologies for the delayed response.

We regret to inform you that we do not have specific data on this.

Our data on number of mothers is limited to our population data by civil status:

POPCEN 2015
https://psa.gov.ph/population-and-housing/statistical-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/content/philippine-population-surpassed-100-million-mark-results-2015-census-population

On the other hand, our data on disability 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

b)  2016 National Disability Prevalence Survey: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2016%20NDPS.pdf

For this data, you may try to coordinate with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (dswd.gov.ph). 

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Respectfully,

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

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