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Disability and Poverty in Developing Countries: A Snapshot from the World Health Survey

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dc.contributor.authorMitra, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorPosarac, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorVick, Brandon
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-27T18:43:39Z
dc.date.available2017-06-27T18:43:39Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.description.abstractDisability and poverty are dynamic and intricately linked phenomena. In developed countries, a large body of empirical research shows that persons with disabilities experience inter alia comparatively lower educational attainment, lower employment and higher unemployment rates, worse living conditions, and higher poverty rates. This study aims to contribute to the empirical research on social and economic conditions of people with disabilities in developing countries. Using comparable data and methods across countries, this study presents a snapshot of economic and poverty situation of working-age persons with disabilities and their households in fifteen developing countries. This research is relevant for several reasons. First, it contributes to a currently small body of empirical evidence on the economic status of persons with disabilities in developing countries. Second, by providing a baseline data on the economic well-being and the poverty status of working-age persons with disabilities and their households in 2003 in the countries under study, it can inform national disability policies. Finally, this study can also inform future data and research efforts on disability in developing countries. This study is structured as follows. Section two provides definitions and some background on disability and poverty. Section three describes the data and methods. Section four presents disability prevalence estimates in the fifteen developing countries under study and results on the economic well-being of working-age population at the individual and household levels. Section five gives results of an analysis of multidimensional poverty across disability status. Section six concludes definitions and some background information on disability and poverty, describes some of the linkages between them and reviews recent literature on the socioeconomic status of persons with disability.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/501871468326189306/Disability-and-poverty-in-developing-countries-a-snapshot-from-the-world-health-survey
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/27369
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27369
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSocial Protection Discussion Paper;1109
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectACCOMMODATIONS
dc.subjectADAPTATION
dc.subjectADEQUATE DIET
dc.subjectADULT POPULATION
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectASSISTIVE DEVICES
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBLIND
dc.subjectBLIND PERSON
dc.subjectBLINDNESS
dc.subjectBODY FUNCTION
dc.subjectBODY FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD DISABILITY
dc.subjectCHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectCIVIL UNREST
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCONTACT LENSES
dc.subjectCURB CUTS
dc.subjectDEAFNESS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIARRHEAL DISEASES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISABILITY INSURANCE
dc.subjectDISABILITY POLICY
dc.subjectDISABLED
dc.subjectDISABLED CHILDREN
dc.subjectDISABLED PEOPLE
dc.subjectDISABLED PERSON
dc.subjectDISABLED POPULATION
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISEASE
dc.subjectDROPOUT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHANDICAP
dc.subjectHAZARD
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH CONDITIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEARING
dc.subjectHEARING AID
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectILL HEALTH
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMPAIRMENTS
dc.subjectINDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectINDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL CARE
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINJURY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLACK OF AWARENESS
dc.subjectLACK OF HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIMITED RESOURCES
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLONG-TERM CARE
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMEDICAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectMENTAL RETARDATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNON-DISABLED PEOPLE
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPARALYSIS
dc.subjectPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectPERSON WITH DISABILITY
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOOR HEALTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUSES
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectRAMPS
dc.subjectREHABILITATION
dc.subjectREHABILITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectRESEARCH EFFORTS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENCE
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCREENING
dc.subjectSELF CARE
dc.subjectSELF-SUFFICIENCY
dc.subjectSEVERE DISABILITIES
dc.subjectSEVERITY OF DISABILITY
dc.subjectSLEEP
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL LIFE
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSYMPTOMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVISION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORK ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleDisability and Poverty in Developing Countriesen
dc.title.subtitleA Snapshot from the World Health Surveyen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleDisability and Poverty in Developing Countries
okr.date.disclosure2011-06-16
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:40:11.196744Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/501871468326189306/Disability-and-poverty-in-developing-countries-a-snapshot-from-the-world-health-survey
okr.guid501871468326189306
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14382786
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/501871468326189306/pdf/625640NWP0110900PUBLIC00BOX361487B.pdfen
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Disease Control & Prevention
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Disability
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty and Health
okr.unitSocial Protection Team (HDNSP)
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