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Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Participation and Activity Limitation Survey

2001

The second release from the 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS), Disability supports in Canada, is now available.

Data focus on the use of and need for disability supports for individuals aged 15 and over. Topics covered include assistive aids or devices, help with everyday activities, specialized features in the home, local and long distance transportation, and tax credits.

Note: The 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) is a national survey of adults and children with disabilities whose everyday activities are limited because of a physical or mental condition or health problem. It was funded by Human Resources Development Canada and conducted by Statistics Canada. PALS provides information on the prevalence of various disabilities, the supports for persons with disabilities, their employment profile, their income, and their participation in society. The survey was conducted between September 2001 and January 2002, from a sample of 35,000 adults and 8,000 children with disabilities. It covered people living in private and some collective households in the 10 provinces, and excluded those living in institutions, the three territories and on First Nations reserves.

Information on methods and data quality available in the Integrated Meta Data Base: survey number 3251.

Disability supports in Canada, 2001 (89-580-XIE, free) and the data tables Disability supports in Canada - Tables (89-581-XIE, free) are now available on Statistics Canada's website (). From the Our products and services page, under Browse our Internet publications, choose Free, then Health.

The first results from the 2001 PALS, released on December 3, 2002, are also available on the website. They showed that one out of every seven Canadians aged 15 and over - an estimated 3.4 million people - reported some level of disability in 2001.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Renée Langlois (613-951-0878) or Behnaz Behnia (613-951-4366), Housing, Family and Social Statistics Division.



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