Disability, Poverty, and Schooling in Developing Countries : Results from 14 Household Surveys
Analysis of 14 household surveys from 13 developing countries suggests that 1–2 percent of the population have disabilities. Adults with disabilities typically live in poorer than average households: disability is associated with about a 10 percentage point increase in the probability of falling in...
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okr-10986-44752021-04-23T14:02:18Z Disability, Poverty, and Schooling in Developing Countries : Results from 14 Household Surveys Filmer, Deon Adults with disabilities blindness Children with disabilities disabilities Disability disabled disabled people gender hearing participation in society Analysis of 14 household surveys from 13 developing countries suggests that 1–2 percent of the population have disabilities. Adults with disabilities typically live in poorer than average households: disability is associated with about a 10 percentage point increase in the probability of falling in the two poorest quintiles. Much of the association appears to reflect lower educational attainment among adults with disabilities. People of ages 6–17 with disabilities do not live in systematically wealthier or poorer households than other people of their age, although in all countries studied they are significantly less likely to start school or to be enrolled at the time of the survey. The order of magnitude of the school participation deficit associated with disability—which is as high as 50 percentage points in 3 of the 13 countries—is often larger than deficits related to other characteristics, such as gender, rural residence, or economic status differentials. The results suggest a worrisome vicious cycle of low schooling attainment and subsequent poverty among people with disabilities in developing countries. 2012-03-30T07:12:36Z 2012-03-30T07:12:36Z 2008-01-30 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4475 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Journal Article Cambodia Indonesia Bolivia Romania |
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Analysis of 14 household surveys from 13 developing countries suggests that 1–2 percent of the population have disabilities. Adults with disabilities typically live in poorer than average households: disability is associated with about a 10 percentage point increase in the probability of falling in the two poorest quintiles. Much of the association appears to reflect lower educational attainment among adults with disabilities. People of ages 6–17 with disabilities do not live in systematically wealthier or poorer households than other people of their age, although in all countries studied they are significantly less likely to start school or to be enrolled at the time of the survey. The order of magnitude of the school participation deficit associated with disability—which is as high as 50 percentage points in 3 of the 13 countries—is often larger than deficits related to other characteristics, such as gender, rural residence, or economic status differentials. The results suggest a worrisome vicious cycle of low schooling attainment and subsequent poverty among people with disabilities in developing countries. |
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Filmer, Deon |
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Filmer, Deon |
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Filmer, Deon |
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Disability, Poverty, and Schooling in Developing Countries : Results from 14 Household Surveys |
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Disability, Poverty, and Schooling in Developing Countries : Results from 14 Household Surveys |
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Disability, Poverty, and Schooling in Developing Countries : Results from 14 Household Surveys |
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Disability, Poverty, and Schooling in Developing Countries : Results from 14 Household Surveys |
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Disability, Poverty, and Schooling in Developing Countries : Results from 14 Household Surveys |
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disability, poverty, and schooling in developing countries : results from 14 household surveys |
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