Turkey Disability Survey 2002

General Info

Original or alternative title

TÜRKİYE ÖZÜRLÜLER ARAŞTIRMASI 2002

Provider

Turkish Statistical Institute

Microdata access: Request

Geography

Türkiye (TUR)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

December, 2002 - December, 2002

Data type

Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Summary

This purpose of this survey was to measure the number of disabled people in Turkey, along with types and causes of disability, socioeconomic characteristics, and social issues faced by disabled people. The sample unit was households, selected through single-stage stratified cluster sampling. The survey tools were two questionnaires: a household questionnaire for all members of the household, and a disabled person questionnaire. The latter questionnaire was for individuals, identified through the household questionnaire, with orthopedic, visual, hearing, speaking, or mental disabilities. The questionnaires were administered in 97,433 households. Survey tabulations and a full report including methodology, data tables, and questionnaires are available on the website of the Turkish Statistical Institute

Keywords

Adverse effects of medical treatments, Antenatal care, Birth asphyxia, Caesarean section, Child health care, Congenital anomalies, Corrective lenses, Disability, Domestic violence, Education, Employment, Exposure to forces of nature, Family composition, Family size, Fever, Health insurance, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Home care, Illicit drug use, Income, Limited mobility, Literacy, Malnutrition, Marital status, Maternal age, Maternal health, Medical equipment, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mobility aids, Multiple births, Occupational injuries, Place of delivery, Poisonings, Polio, Poverty, Preterm birth, Private social assistance, Prostheses and implants, Public social assistance, Rehabilitation, Road traffic injuries, Sensory aids, Skilled birth attendants, Unintentional injuries, Vision loss, Working conditions

Citation

Contributors

State Institute of Statistics (Turkey)

State Planning Organization (Turkey)

Administration for Disabled People (Turkey)

Publisher

State Institute of Statistics (Turkey)

Suggested citation

Administration for Disabled People (Turkey), State Institute of Statistics (Turkey), State Planning Organization (Turkey). Turkey Disability Survey 2002. Ankara, Turkey: State Institute of Statistics (Turkey).