Disability and Poverty in Developing Countries : A Snapshot from the World Health Survey

Disability and poverty are dynamic and intricately linked phenomena. In developed countries, a large body of empirical research shows that persons with disabilities experience inter alia comparatively lower educational attainment, lower employment...

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Main Authors:	Mitra, Sophie, Posarac, Aleksandra, Vick, Brandon
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS ADAPTATION ADEQUATE DIET ADULT POPULATION ADULTHOOD ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AGED ASSISTIVE DEVICES BABY BLIND BLIND PERSON BLINDNESS BODY FUNCTION BODY FUNCTIONS CHILDHOOD DISABILITY CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES CIVIL UNREST COMMUNITIES CONTACT LENSES CURB CUTS DEAFNESS DECISION MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIARRHEAL DISEASES DISABILITY DISABILITY INSURANCE DISABILITY POLICY DISABLED DISABLED CHILDREN DISABLED PEOPLE DISABLED PERSON DISABLED POPULATION DISASTERS DISCRIMINATION DISEASE DROPOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC STATUS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FERTILITY GENDER GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HANDICAP HAZARD HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEARING HEARING AID HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILL HEALTH ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMPAIRMENTS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY INFORMAL CARE INJURIES INJURY INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LACK OF AWARENESS LACK OF HEALTH CARE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING CONDITIONS LONG-TERM CARE MALARIA MALNUTRITION MARITAL STATUS MEASLES MEDICAL TREATMENT MENTAL RETARDATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE NATIONAL LEVEL NATURAL DISASTERS NON-DISABLED PEOPLE NUMBER OF CHILDREN OLD AGE PARALYSIS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PERSON WITH DISABILITY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY IMPLICATIONS POOR HEALTH POPULATION CENSUSES PREVALENCE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RAMPS REHABILITATION REHABILITATION SERVICES RESEARCH EFFORTS RESPECT RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS RURAL RESIDENCE SAFE WATER SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLS SCREENING SELF CARE SELF-SUFFICIENCY SEVERE DISABILITIES SEVERITY OF DISABILITY SLEEP SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL LIFE SOCIETY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SYMPTOMS TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREAS VISION VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION WALKING WOMAN WORK ENVIRONMENT WORKING-AGE POPULATION WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUTH
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Disability and Poverty in Developing Countries : A Snapshot from the World Health Survey

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