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Statistics
on Persons with Disabilities in Ontario
These statistics are
based on the
Statistics Canada 1991 Health and Activity Limitation
Survey (HALS).
Up-to-date figures will
be made available Autumn 2002.
Other
sources are suggested below.
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Type of Disability
– Ages 15+
Residing in
Households and Health Related Institutions, Ontario 1991
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Type
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Total
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Total (as %)
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Ages 15 – 64
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Ages 65+
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1,468,970
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100%
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950,270
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518,700
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Mobility
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936,545
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64%
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521,855
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414,690
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Agility
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846,795
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58%
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494,975
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351,820
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Seeing/ Vision
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238,140
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16%
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82,825
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155,315
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Hearing
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448,185
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30.5%
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231,690
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216,495
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Speaking
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124,365
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8%
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77,320
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47,045
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Other
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490,430
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33%
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307,100
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183,330
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Source: Statistics Canada 1991
Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS)
Note: People may have answered
yes to activity limitation due to more than one disability,
therefore numbers add up to more than the total amount.
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Type of Disability
– Children 0 - 14
Residing in
Households, Ontario 1991
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Type of Disability
or Activity Limitation
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Total Number
of Children with Disabilities
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Total (as
%)
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Total
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137,845
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100%
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Use of Technical Aid
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23,433
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17%
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Condition Limits Activity
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61,065
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44.3%
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Attends Special Classes/School
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45,351
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32.9%
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Chronic Health Problems
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80,501
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58.4%
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Vision Difficulty
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5,375
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3.9%
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Hearing Difficulty
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20,263
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14.7%
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Speech Difficulty
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29,636
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21.5%
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Psychiatric Condition
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10,200
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7.4%
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Other
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9,235
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6.7%
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Source: Statistics Canada 1991
Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS)
Note: Parents/Guardians may
have answered yes to more than one activity limitation/disability,
therefore numbers add up to more than the total amount.
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Persons with
Disabilities – by Age and Sex
Residing in
Households and Health Related Institutions, Ontario 1991
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Age/Sex
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Total
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% of
Total
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Total
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1,606,810
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100%
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0 – 14
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137,845
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9%
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15 – 64
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950,270
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59%
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65+
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518,705
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32%
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Males
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740,910
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46%
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0 – 14
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84,580
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5.3%
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15 – 64
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469,815
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29.2%
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65+
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186,515
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11.6%
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Females
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865,900
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54%
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0 – 14
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53,260
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3.3%
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15 – 64
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480,450
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30%
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65+
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332,190
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20.6%
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Source: Statistics Canada 1991
Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS)
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Association
of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada
National Work
Injuries Statistics Program
Canadian
Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Work Injury Statistics
Canadian
Council on Social Development
The Disability Research Information Page prepared by CCSD
provides a centralized source for disability statistics.
Canadian
Institute for Health Information
Publishes data including Ontario
Health Indicators
Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health
Population
and Life Course Studies Unit for statistics on mental health and
addiction.
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