Profile and manpower contribution of the disabled sector of the Philippine population

Professorial Chair Lecture

Diamond Jubilee Professorial Chair Lecture

Place

CAS Conference Room, UPLB

Date

6-24-1998

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the manpower contribution to production of the disabled sector of the Philippine population. More specifically, it aimed to (1) describe the socio-economic characteristics of the disabled; (2) estimate the total number of gainfully active disabled and the type of occupation they are engaged in; and (3) determine the socio-economic factors which have bearing on the engagement in an economic activity of the disabled in the country. Data on the 1990 Census of Population and Housing collected by the National Statistics Office were used.

The estimated number of disabled was 755,474 comprising 1% of the 1990 Philippine population. Of these 54.5% were males and 55% were in the rural areas. The model characteristics of the disabled showed that they were children of household heads, less than 10 years of age, single, orthopedic handicaps, literate, not in school, have reached elementary level of education, belong to households with 5 or 6 members, and were not employed.

Gainfully active disabled comprised of 30.5% of the total disabled in the country. Of these, 25% were females and 58% were in the rural areas. About 41% of the gainful female disabled were engage in elementary occupations and 58% of the gainful male disabled were occupied in agriculture, forestry or fisheries. Employment rate of the disabled was estimated to be 87.2%.

Using the odds ratio, characteristics found to be highly associated with the usual occupation of a disabled were: sex, relationship to household head, age, marital status, school attendance, educational attainment, and employment status. More likely to be gainful were disabled males compared to disabled females, married and divorced compared to widowed, degree-holders, and those aged 25-49 years. More likely to be non-gainful were disabled parents, spouses, and grandchildren compared with the household heads, those in school, and those who were not employed. Characteristics which were found to be weakly associated with usual occupation were urbanity, region, type of disability, literacy and household size.

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

College

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Language

English

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