Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2003

Gabon, 2003

Reference ID

GAB_2003_RGPH_v01_M_DIS

Producer(s)

Direction Générale de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques Ministère du développement, de la performance publique, de la prospective et de la statistique.Libreville Gabon

Collections

Sources of labour force statistics of persons with disabilities Population Census

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Identification

Survey ID Number

GAB_2003_RGPH_v01_M_DIS

Title

Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2003

Country

Name	Country code
Gabon	GAB

Series Name

Population Census

Abstract

Objectives: To identify:
The demographic characteristics of the disabled people.
The sociocultural characteristics of the disabled people.
The socioeconomic characteristics of the disabled people.
The living environment of the disabled people.

Reference Period: Na

Periodicity of Data Collection: Every 10 years

Kind of Data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Unit of Analysis

Individuals

Scope

Study notes

Disabilities: All types (seeing, hearing, speaking, moving/mobility, body movement, gripping/holding, learning, behaviour, personal care difficulties)

Term used to denote 'disability': "La déficience, l'incapacité, le handicap" (deficiency, incapacity, handicap)

Definition of this term: The WHO attributes to the notion of handicap 3 concepts: the deficiency, the incapacity, the handicap.
- The deficiency, is defined as any deficiency, loss or disorder in an anatomical structure (an organ or system function) or of a physiological or psychological function.
- The incapacity, is the echo of the deficiency in everyday life, a decrease or a loss of the capacity to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being , but also to the accessibility of the environment.
- The handicap, is defined as the social disadvantage for a given individual, resulting from a deficiency that limits or prevents him/her from the fulfilment of social roles that are normal ( in terms of 26 different types of physical dependences, mobility impairments, assisted or impossible schooling, or economic dependence).

Source of this definition: WHO

Questions used to identify persons with disabilities: "Do you have any of the following type of disability: deafness, total muteness, blindness, mental impairment, other?" Possible answers: yes, no.
"What is the cause of your disability: since born, accident at work, traffic accident, other accident, disease, other, unknown?"

Minimum duration to be considered as a person with disability: Na

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

Whole country

Universe

Population groups: 6 years and over

Total population covered: All

Economic activities: All economic activities

Sectors covered: All sectors

Labor force status: Employed persons, unemployed persons, persons outside labour force

Status in Employment: Employees, employers, own-account workers, contributing family workers, members of producers' cooperatives

Establishments: NR

Other limitations: Na

Classifications: Sex, age, region, type of occupation

Cross-classification: Na

Producers and sponsors

Authoring entity/Primary investigators

Agency Name
Direction Générale de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques Ministère du développement, de la performance publique, de la prospective et de la statistique.Libreville Gabon

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)

Start date
2003

Frequency of Data Collection

Periodicity of Data collection: Every 10 years

Metadata production

Document ID

DDI_GAB_2003_RGPH_v01_M_DIS_ILO

Producers

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
International Labour Organisation (Department of Statistics)	ILO	International Labour Organisation (Department of Statistics)	Editing

Date of Production

2015-03-25

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