2006 Disability Survey: More information

Labour market (employment)

The focus of this report is the experience of disabled people in the labour force. It looks at their labour force participation, and describes how it varies by factors such as educational qualification and type of disability. It describes the types of industries and occupations that disabled people are employed in and compares them with those of non-disabled people. The report also examines the need for workplace modifications and support, and the extent to which these needs are currently met among employed disabled people.

Disability and the Labour Market in New Zealand in 2006 provides useful and relevant information for policy makers, practitioners and others with an interest in the labour market experiences and outcomes of disabled people. The report illustrates the type of labour force information that is available on people with disabilities from the 2006 Disability Survey.

Tables are appended to the report for people wishing to undertake their own analyses. Further information can be obtained by contacting Statistics New Zealand.

Education

For disabled people, access to quality education can be a key determinant of life outcomes. This report presents results from the 2006 Household Disability Survey on disabled children’s and adults’ use of education and training services.

The 2006 Household Disability Survey is the most recent national survey of children and disabled adults in New Zealand. Just under 2,000 disabled children and just over 5,000 disabled adults living in households were questioned on a range of topics. Survey results were then ‘rated up’ to provide estimates for the whole disabled population of New Zealand.

Informal care

Informal care is help or support provided by a family member, friend, or neighbour to a disabled, sick, or frail person. Informal carers are typically unpaid, although in some cases may be paid.

This report presents results from the New Zealand 2006 Household Disability Survey on the informal care needed and received by disabled people.

It identifies the kinds of people most likely to provide informal care to disabled people living in households, the types of help and support they provide, and how often they provide it. More broadly, the report also profiles the everyday household living situations of disabled people, showing for example how many are living by themselves and how many are living in one or two-parent families.

Transport

This report examines the travel patterns and transport needs of disabled people living in New Zealand households. It describes the types of public and private transport they use for long and short-distance travel. It also describes the types of improvements to private cars and public transport services they need to make travelling easier.

The information in the report comes from the 2006 Disability Survey, the most recent national survey of disabled children and adults by Statistics New Zealand.

Māori

This report presents results from the 2006 New Zealand Household Disability Survey on disabled Māori living in New Zealand households. Survey questions covered include those relating to patterns of disability, levels of support needs, help with everyday activities, special equipment and technology, use of health services, education, work and income, residence in socio-economically deprived areas, housing and living arrangements, and travel and transport.