Workshop on Improving Disability Data for Policy Use
23-26 September 2003, Bangkok, Thailand

Disability Data in Population and housing censuses in Islamic Republic of Iran

Part 1

Population and housing censuses in Iran are performed by statistical Centre of Iran (SCI) each 10 years. The first offical population census was performed in 1956 and the last one in 1996. The data on disability issues were collected in 1976 and 1986 in individual level and in 1996 in houshold level. The disability data in 1996 census was collected to provide just a frame for survey studies in future; so the individual information was not gathered. So the last information on disability in individual level is produced in 1986 . The SCI`s contact addresses are:

Telephone number : 98 21 8964468
Fax number : 98 21 8970451
Postal address : Statistical Centre of Iran, Dr. Fatemi Ave., Tehran,Iran.
Website : www.sci.or.ir
E-mail address :
1. Nasiri @ sci.or.ir : Mr. Mirfallah, Nasiri,
Director - General of Household Socio - Economic
Statistics Department
2. Abbasi _ Davood @ hotmail.com : Davood Abbasi,
Expert of Social Statistics.

Part 2

1. In 1996 census it is just asked if there is any blind, deaf, disability of physio - motor cases or mental recardation cases in the household. In 1986 census the type and the causes of disability were asked for each disable person.
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3. The main users of these data are the ministry of health (welfare organization) and some governmental, institutes which support those who have been disabled because of Iran - Iraq war (1980-88) or other disabled persons. The welfare organization was involved directly in census designing.
4. According to the operational definitions of 1986 census, any case of blindness, deafness and muteness, deafness (only), loss of arm, leg or both, deformity of right / left hand / foot and full parlysis is known as disability.

Part 3

1. all household members who reside in Iran were the covered population in 1986 census.

Part 4

1. There is no officially published information about coverage error of census in Iran.

Part 5

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Part 6

All of those who didn't respond to disability question were changed to "enable" by imputation.

Part 7

In 1986 census, data were collected by face-to-face interview. The questionnaire was pre-coded and in Persian language. The respondents were heads of households. Disability was asked in two questions in census questionnaire in 1986 census.

In 1996 census, only one question asked about disability.

25. ..........................................

26. Is there any blind, deaf, physio - motor disable or mental disable member in household?

1. yes 2. No

If yes, identify it's type:

1. blindness
2. deafness
3. physio - motor
4. mental retardation

(This question just provided a frame for future sample surveys)

Part 8, 9 & 10

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Dawood Abbasi
Expert of Social Statistics

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