Disability, poverty, and schooling in developing countries
Subtitle: results from 11 household surveys
By: Deon Filmer.
Contributors: World Bank.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 3794; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 3794.
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2005
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: People with disabilities -- Developing countries.; Poverty -- Developing countries.; School attendance -- Developing countries.; Household surveys -- Developing countries.
Description: "This paper analyzes the relationship between whether a young person has a disability, the poverty status of their household, and their school participation using 11 household surveys from nine developing countries.  Between 1 and 2 percent of the population is identified as having a disability.  Youth with disabilities sometimes live in poorer households, but the extent of this concentration is typically neither large nor statistically significant.  However, youth with disabilities are almost always substantially less likely to start school, and in some countries have lower transition rates resulting in lower schooling attainment.  The order of magnitude of the school participation disability deficit is often larger than those associated with other characteristics such as gender, rural residence, or economic status differentials. "--World Bank web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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