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  • 101. Participation and activity limitation, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions (June 2005 boundaries) and peer groups Archived
    Table: 13-10-0648-01
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description:

    This table contains 205632 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-05-10. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (160 items: Canada; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador; Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 15 to 19 years; 12 to 14 years; 12 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...) Participation and activity limitation (4 items: Total population for the variable participation and activity limitation; Participation and activity limitation; No participation and activity limitation; Participation and activity limitation; not stated ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

    Release date: 2010-05-10
  • 102. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Tables (Part VI) Archived
    Table: 89-628-X2010015
    Description:

    The Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is Canada's national survey that gathers information about adults and children whose daily activities are limited by a physical, mental, or other health-related condition or problem.

    This report presents a series of tables on the help with everyday activities as well as unmet needs and help providers.

    Release date: 2010-01-29
  • 103. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey: Public Use Microdata File and Documentation
    Public use microdata: 82M0023X
    Description: The Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is a post-censal survey of adults with disabilities, including any person whose everyday activities are limited because of a physical condition or health problem.

    The survey covers themes such as activity limitations, help with everyday activities, education, employment status, social participation and economic characteristics.

    Release date: 2009-05-26
  • 104. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Tables (Part V) Archived
    Table: 89-628-X2008011
    Description:

    The Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is Canada's national survey that gathers information about adults and children whose daily activities are limited by a physical, mental, or other health-related condition or problem.

    This report presents a series of tables on the;Total income; Old age security pension and guaranteed income supplement; Canada / Quebec pension plan benefits; Child tax benefit; Other government income; Employment income; Investment income; Retirement income.

    Release date: 2008-10-14
  • 105. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Tables (Part IV) Archived
    Table: 89-628-X2008010
    Description:

    This fourth set of tables presents a series that examines how caring for a child with a disability influences the family unit, and more specifically, the parents who care for them. Such as household income, health and stress, employment and finances, marital relationships, and childcare arrangements.

    Release date: 2008-09-25
  • 106. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Tables (Part III) Archived
    Table: 89-628-X2008008
    Description:

    This third tables report presents a series that examines the labour force experience of people with disabilities in Canada for 2006 and makes comparisons with comparable 2001 data as well as the non-disabled population.

    Release date: 2008-07-24
  • 107. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Tables (Part II) Archived
    Table: 89-628-X2008006
    Description:

    The Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is Canada's national survey that gathers information about adults and children whose daily activities are limited by a physical, mental, or other health-related condition or problem. This report presents a series of tables on the use and need for assistive technology for people with disabilities as well as sources of payment and reasons for not having this technology.

    Release date: 2008-06-03
  • 108. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Tables Archived
    Table: 89-628-X2007003
    Description:

    The Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is Canada's national survey that gathers information about adults and children whose daily activities are limited by a physical, mental, or other health-related condition or problem.

    This document presents data tables associated to the first report "The 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey: A Profile of Disability in Canada".

    Release date: 2007-12-03
  • 109. Education, Employment and Income of Adults with and Without Disabilities - Tables Archived
    Table: 89-587-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    The 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is a post-censal survey of adults and children whose everyday activities are limited because of a condition or health problem. A sample of those persons who answered 'Yes' to the 2001 Census disability filter questions were included in the PALS survey population. Approximately 35, 000 adults (aged 15 and over) and 8,000 children (aged 0 to 14) living in private or collective households in the 10 provinces were selected to participate in the survey. Persons living in institutions, on Indian reserves, and in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were excluded from the survey. The data were collected after the 2001 Census, in the fall of 2001.

    These tables contain data on the educational attainment, labour force activity and income of adults with and without disabilities.

    Release date: 2003-09-11
  • 110. Children with Disabilities and Their Families - Tables Archived
    Table: 89-586-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    The 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is a post-censal survey of adults and children whose everyday activities are limited because of a condition or health problem. A sample of those persons who answered " Yes" to the 2001 Census disability filter questions were included in the PALS survey population. Approximately 8,000 children (aged 0 to 14) living in households in the 10 provinces were selected to participate in the children's component of the survey. Persons living in institutions, on Indian reserves and in the Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut were excluded. The data were collected after the 2001 Census, between September 2001 and January 2002. Note that information on children with disabilities was gathered through interviews with their parents or guardians.

    These tables contain PALS data on children aged 5 to 14 who have disabilities and the impact of their disability on the daily activities and employment situation of their families.Specific themes covered are:-help with everyday activities received by children with disabilities;-parents access to help; formal and informal-impacts of the child's disability on the family's employment situation;-children's access to specialized aids and services; and household income.

    Tables are presented by severity of disability of children with disabilities, for Canada and provinces.

    Release date: 2003-07-29
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  • 61. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian families of children with disabilities Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100066
    Description:

    Despite the various resources that are available for families of children with disabilities, relatively little is known about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on families of children with disabilities. The purpose of this report is to examine differences in experiences between families of children with and without disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic as reported by parents or guardians of children aged 0 to 14 years.

    Release date: 2020-08-27
  • 62. Impact of COVID-19 on Canadians living with long-term conditions and disabilities, American Sign Language Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-629-X2020004
    Description:

    This American Sign Language video provides a general snapshot of the employment and income impacts of COVID-19 on crowdsource participants aged 15 to 64 living with long-term conditions and disabilities. Results are based on the recent Statistics Canada crowdsourcing data collection completed by over 13,000 Canadians with long-term conditions or disabilities between June 23 and July 6, 2020.

    Release date: 2020-08-27
  • 63. Persons with disabilities and COVID-19 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020040
    Description:

    This infographic highlights data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability to provide a look at the vulnerability of persons aged 15 and over with disabilities in Canada including potential areas of impact and unique challenges persons with disabilities may face during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2020-07-06
  • 64. The vulnerability of Canadians with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202018824443
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-07-06
  • 65. Canadians with mental health-related disabilities Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020008
    Description:

    The infographic presents certain characteristics related to geography, the age when a person becomes limited by their disability, employment and the use of health care services among those who have a mental health-related disability.

    Release date: 2020-01-29
  • 66. A profile of Canadians with mental health-related disabilities Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202002922523
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-01-29
  • 67. Indigenous people with disabilities in Canada: First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit aged 15 years and older
    Articles and reports: 89-653-X2019005
    Description:

    This paper seeks to fill a gap in existing literature on disability among Indigenous peoples. Disability prevalence was established for each of the three Indigenous groups based on the Disability Screening Questions (DSQ), included in the APS for the first time in 2017. The study also uses data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD), this data source is used to establish disability rates for the non-Indigenous population, to help contextualize findings for First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit.

    Release date: 2019-12-12
  • 68. Canadians with a pain-related disability Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019078
    Description:

    This infographic covers Canadians aged 15 years and over whose everyday activities are limited because of a pain-related disability.

    Release date: 2019-12-03
  • 69. Study: The dynamics of disability: Progressive, recurrent or fluctuating limitations Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201933720832
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-12-03
  • 70. The Dynamics of Disability: Progressive, Recurrent or Fluctuating Limitations
    Articles and reports: 89-654-X2019002
    Description:

    This paper presents preliminary findings on four groups of persons with different disability dynamics, based on data collected from newly developed questions from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD). Each of these groups has its own unique profile based on the length of time between episodes of the limitation (if such exist) as well as the limitation's progression over time.

    Release date: 2019-12-03
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Reference (7) ((7 results))

  • 1. Canadian Survey on Disability, 2022: Concepts and Methods Guide
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-654-X2023004
    Description: The Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) is a national survey of Canadians aged 15 and over whose everyday activities are limited because of a long-term condition or health-related problem. The 2022 CSD Concepts and Methods Guide is designed to assist CSD data users by providing relevant information on survey content and concepts, sampling design, collection methods, data processing, data quality and product availability.
    Release date: 2023-12-01
  • 2. A New Survey Measure of Disability: the Disability Screening Questions (DSQ) Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-654-X2016003
    Description:

    This paper describes the process that led to the creation of the new Disability Screening Questions (DSQ), jointly developped by Statistics Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada. The DSQ form a new module which can be put on general population surveys to allow comparisons of persons with and without a disability. The paper explains why there are two versions of the DSQ—a long and a short one—, the difference between the two, and how each version can be used.

    Release date: 2016-02-29
  • 3. Canadian Survey on Disability, 2012: Concepts and Methods Guide Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-654-X2014001
    Description:

    The Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) is a national survey of Canadians aged 15 and over whose everyday activities are limited because of a long-term condition or health-related problem.

    The 2012 CSD Concepts and Methods Guide is designed to assist data users by providing relevant information on survey content and concepts, sampling design, collection methods, data processing, data quality and product availability. Chapter 1 of this guide provides an overview of the 2012 CSD by introducing the survey's background and objectives. Chapter 2 explains the key concepts and definitions and introduces the indicators measured by the CSD questionnaire modules. Chapters 3 to 6 cover important aspects of survey methodology, from sampling design to data collection and processing. Chapters 7 and 8 cover issues of data quality, including the approaches used to minimize and correct errors throughout all stages of the survey. Users are cautioned against making comparisons with data from previous Participation and Activity Limitations Surveys. Chapter 9 outlines the survey products that are available to the public, including data tables, a fact sheet and reference material. Appendices provide more detail on survey indicators as well as a glossary of terms.

    Release date: 2014-02-05
  • 4. Canadian Survey on Disability
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3251
    Description: The purpose of the Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) is to provide information about Canadians whose everyday activities may be limited because of a condition or health-related problem. This information will be used to plan and evaluate services, programs and policies for Canadians with disabilities to help enable their full participation in society. The survey is sponsored by Employment and Social Development Canada.
  • 5. Health and Activity Limitation Survey : Institutional Component
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3252
    Description: This was a post-censal disability survey used to identify the numbers and distribution of disabled persons in Canada residing in health related non-penal institutions and the barriers experienced by them.
  • 6. National Population Health Survey: Health Institutions Component, Longitudinal
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5003
    Description: The NPHS Health Institutions Component survey data support national level estimates only.
  • 7. Price Survey of Assistive Devices For Persons With Disabilities
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5063
    Description: The principal survey objective was to create a comprehensive national source of objective information about the prices faced by persons with disabilities, their families, and health and social service organizations.
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