Children with disabilities and their families - Tables

This document presents an overview of the third release from the 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS). For a detailed analysis, please see the article, titled Children with disabilities and their families (Catalogue no.89-585-XIE).

The Participation and Activity Limitation Survey was funded by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) and conducted by Statistics Canada between September 2001 and January 2002. The survey provides essential information on the type and severity of disabilities among adults and children whose everyday activities are limited because of a condition or health problem. It also contains data on the supports and specialized aids needed by persons with disabilities, their schooling, their employment profile, their income and their participation in the society.

The population covered by the survey was persons living in households in the ten provinces. Persons living in institutions, on Indian reserves, and in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut were excluded from the survey. For more information on the data quality and methods, please consult the section titled “Data quality and methodology” in this document.