A profile of persons with disabilities among Canadians aged 15 years or older, 2012 - ARCHIVED

Articles and reports: 89-654-X2015001

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This report uses data from the 2012 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) to present a profile of disability in Canada, with a particular focus on selected sociodemographic characteristics, such as age, sex, severity, education, employment, and income as well as on the use of aids and assistive devices, transportation, and the unmet needs of persons with disabilities.

Issue Number: 2015001

Main Product: Reports on Disability and Accessibility in Canada

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HTMLMarch 13, 2015
  • Correction: February 15, 2017

    Data points within the section Highlights and section 3, Education as well as Chart 7 have been updated. Both HTML and PDF versions were reissued on February 15, 2017.A syntax error was found in the SAS code for Chart 7. As a result, only half the population was included in the calculation of the chart’s data points. The overall analysis does not change.In Chart 7, Less than high school diploma or equivalent for those with disabilities has been changed to 20.0 from 18.7. Without disabilities: 11.4 from 8.7. High school diploma or equivalent with disabilities: 26.6 from 25.0. Without disabilities: 23.7 from 21.6. Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor’s degree with disabilities: 39.5 from 40.5. Without: disabilities: 38.2 from 38.8. University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor’s level or higher with disabilities 13.9 from 15.7. Without disabilities: 26.7 from 31.0.In the Highlights section, the highlight on university degree at the bachelor’s level or above has been updated to: While 27% of Canadians aged 25 to 64 years without disabilities had a university degree at the bachelor’s level or higher, the figure among those with disabilities was 14%. The percentage with a university degree decreased as the severity of the disability increased. Just under half of 25- to 64-year-olds whose disabilities existed before they completed school reported that the condition influenced their choice of courses and career and 30% indicated that it took them longer to achieve their present level of education.In section 3, Education under Less likely to be university graduates, most data points have been updated to: Almost 80% of 25- to 64-year-olds with disabilities had at least a high school diploma; this compared with 89% of those without disabilities. Among persons with disabilities, 20% had less than a high school diploma, compared with 11% of those without disabilities (Chart 7). The difference between the percentages of persons with and without disabilities who had postsecondary education below the bachelor’s degree level—40% and 38%, respectively—was not statistically significant. By contrast, the difference between the percentages that had a high school diploma was small but statistically significant—27% and 24%, and the difference between the percentages that had at least a university certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor’s level was large: 14% of persons with disabilities versus 27% of persons without disabilities.
PDFMarch 13, 2015
  • Correction: February 15, 2017

    Data points within the section Highlights and section 3, Education as well as Chart 7 have been updated. Both HTML and PDF versions were reissued on February 15, 2017.A syntax error was found in the SAS code for Chart 7. As a result, only half the population was included in the calculation of the chart’s data points. The overall analysis does not change.In Chart 7, Less than high school diploma or equivalent for those with disabilities has been changed to 20.0 from 18.7. Without disabilities: 11.4 from 8.7. High school diploma or equivalent with disabilities: 26.6 from 25.0. Without disabilities: 23.7 from 21.6. Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor’s degree with disabilities: 39.5 from 40.5. Without: disabilities: 38.2 from 38.8. University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor’s level or higher with disabilities 13.9 from 15.7. Without disabilities: 26.7 from 31.0.In the Highlights section, the highlight on university degree at the bachelor’s level or above has been updated to: While 27% of Canadians aged 25 to 64 years without disabilities had a university degree at the bachelor’s level or higher, the figure among those with disabilities was 14%. The percentage with a university degree decreased as the severity of the disability increased. Just under half of 25- to 64-year-olds whose disabilities existed before they completed school reported that the condition influenced their choice of courses and career and 30% indicated that it took them longer to achieve their present level of education.In section 3, Education under Less likely to be university graduates, most data points have been updated to: Almost 80% of 25- to 64-year-olds with disabilities had at least a high school diploma; this compared with 89% of those without disabilities. Among persons with disabilities, 20% had less than a high school diploma, compared with 11% of those without disabilities (Chart 7). The difference between the percentages of persons with and without disabilities who had postsecondary education below the bachelor’s degree level—40% and 38%, respectively—was not statistically significant. By contrast, the difference between the percentages that had a high school diploma was small but statistically significant—27% and 24%, and the difference between the percentages that had at least a university certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor’s level was large: 14% of persons with disabilities versus 27% of persons without disabilities.

Corrections

  • February 15, 2017 - (PDF)

    Data points within the section Highlights and section 3, Education as well as Chart 7 have been updated. Both HTML and PDF versions were reissued on February 15, 2017.

    A syntax error was found in the SAS code for Chart 7. As a result, only half the population was included in the calculation of the chart’s data points. The overall analysis does not change.

    In Chart 7, Less than high school diploma or equivalent for those with disabilities has been changed to 20.0 from 18.7. Without disabilities: 11.4 from 8.7. High school diploma or equivalent with disabilities: 26.6 from 25.0. Without disabilities: 23.7 from 21.6. Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor’s degree with disabilities: 39.5 from 40.5. Without: disabilities: 38.2 from 38.8. University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor’s level or higher with disabilities 13.9 from 15.7. Without disabilities: 26.7 from 31.0.

    In the Highlights section, the highlight on university degree at the bachelor’s level or above has been updated to:

    While 27% of Canadians aged 25 to 64 years without disabilities had a university degree at the bachelor’s level or higher, the figure among those with disabilities was 14%. The percentage with a university degree decreased as the severity of the disability increased. Just under half of 25- to 64-year-olds whose disabilities existed before they completed school reported that the condition influenced their choice of courses and career and 30% indicated that it took them longer to achieve their present level of education.

    In section 3, Education under Less likely to be university graduates, most data points have been updated to:

    Almost 80% of 25- to 64-year-olds with disabilities had at least a high school diploma; this compared with 89% of those without disabilities. Among persons with disabilities, 20% had less than a high school diploma, compared with 11% of those without disabilities (Chart 7). The difference between the percentages of persons with and without disabilities who had postsecondary education below the bachelor’s degree level—40% and 38%, respectively—was not statistically significant. By contrast, the difference between the percentages that had a high school diploma was small but statistically significant—27% and 24%, and the difference between the percentages that had at least a university certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor’s level was large: 14% of persons with disabilities versus 27% of persons without disabilities.

  • February 15, 2017 - (HTML)

    Data points within the section Highlights and section 3, Education as well as Chart 7 have been updated. Both HTML and PDF versions were reissued on February 15, 2017.

    A syntax error was found in the SAS code for Chart 7. As a result, only half the population was included in the calculation of the chart’s data points. The overall analysis does not change.

    In Chart 7, Less than high school diploma or equivalent for those with disabilities has been changed to 20.0 from 18.7. Without disabilities: 11.4 from 8.7. High school diploma or equivalent with disabilities: 26.6 from 25.0. Without disabilities: 23.7 from 21.6. Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor’s degree with disabilities: 39.5 from 40.5. Without: disabilities: 38.2 from 38.8. University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor’s level or higher with disabilities 13.9 from 15.7. Without disabilities: 26.7 from 31.0.

    In the Highlights section, the highlight on university degree at the bachelor’s level or above has been updated to:

    While 27% of Canadians aged 25 to 64 years without disabilities had a university degree at the bachelor’s level or higher, the figure among those with disabilities was 14%. The percentage with a university degree decreased as the severity of the disability increased. Just under half of 25- to 64-year-olds whose disabilities existed before they completed school reported that the condition influenced their choice of courses and career and 30% indicated that it took them longer to achieve their present level of education.

    In section 3, Education under Less likely to be university graduates, most data points have been updated to:

    Almost 80% of 25- to 64-year-olds with disabilities had at least a high school diploma; this compared with 89% of those without disabilities. Among persons with disabilities, 20% had less than a high school diploma, compared with 11% of those without disabilities (Chart 7). The difference between the percentages of persons with and without disabilities who had postsecondary education below the bachelor’s degree level—40% and 38%, respectively—was not statistically significant. By contrast, the difference between the percentages that had a high school diploma was small but statistically significant—27% and 24%, and the difference between the percentages that had at least a university certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor’s level was large: 14% of persons with disabilities versus 27% of persons without disabilities.

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