The definition and prevalence of physical disability in Australia

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• The definition and prevalence of physical disability in Australia (741K PDF)

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• Preliminary material (115K PDF)
  • Title page and verso
  • Contents
  • List of tables, figures and boxes
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Summary (HTML)
    • Definitions and approaches to estimating disability prevalence
    • Existing elements of prevalence of physical disability
    • AIHW estimates of the prevalence of physical disability in Australia
• Chapters
  1. An overview of existing definitions and classifications (112K PDF)
     • Introduction
     • International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps (ICIDH)
     • International application of the ICIDH
     • Measures of functional assessment
     • International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD)
     • Australian administrative definitions and classifications
  2. Existing estimates of prevalence of physical disability (109K PDF)
     • International estimates
     • Australian estimates of the prevalence of physical disability
  3. Issues relating to operational definitions and approaches to estimating prevalence (94K PDF)
     • Impairment-focused versus activity-focused approaches
     • Other factors affecting estimates of prevalence
     • An operational definition of physical disability
  4. Estimates of the prevalence of physical disability in Australia (183K PDF)
     • The AIHW method of estimating prevalence of physical disability
     • Estimates at national level
     • Estimates at State and Territory level
• End matter (158K PDF)
  • Appendixes
    • Appendix A: Physical impairment/disabling condition groupings
    • Appendix B: ABS 1993 disability survey questions on limitations and restrictions that constitute the 'filter' used in step two of the 'AIHW method'
    • Appendix C: Appendix tables
  • References