| Foreword |
| CHAPTER
1 - INTRODUCTION |
| 1.1 |
Introduction |
| 1.2 |
Background
information |
| 1.3 |
Definition
used |
| 1.4 |
Questions
asked at the Census |
|
1.4.1 |
2000
Population Census |
|
1.4.2 |
1990
Population Census |
| 1.5 |
Classification
used for tabulation at the 2000 Census |
| 1.6 |
Differences
in classifications used at the 1990 and 2000 Censuses |
| CHAPTER
2 - DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS |
| 2.1 |
Introduction |
| 2.2 |
Prevalence
of disability |
| 2.3 |
Distribution
by geographical district |
| 2.4 |
Disability
by type |
| 2.5 |
Disability
by age and sex |
| 2.6 |
Type
of disability by age and sex |
| 2.7 |
Disabled
persons in private households |
| 2.8 |
Disabled
persons in communal households |
| CHAPTER
3 - SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS |
| 3.1 |
Introduction |
| 3.2 |
Marital
characteristics |
| 3.3 |
Type
of disability by marital status |
| 3.4 |
School
attendance |
| 3.5 |
Level
of education |
| 3.6 |
Relation
with other members of household |
| CHAPTER
4 - ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS |
| 4.1 |
Introduction |
| 4.2 |
Activity
status |
| 4.3 |
Level
of activity |
| 4.4 |
Activity
status by type of disability |
| 4.5 |
Employment
by industry |
| 4.6 |
Employment
by occupation |
| CHAPTER
5 - CONCLUSION |
| References |
| Appendix
I - Population Census questionnaire |
| LIST
OF TABLES |
| Table |
Description |
| 2.1 |
Disabled
population by sex - 1990 and 2000 Population Censuses |
| 2.2 |
Cases of
disability by type, 1990 and 2000 Population Censuses - Republic
of Mauritius |
| 2.3 |
Disabled
population by district and sex, 1990 and 2000 Population Censuses |
| 2.4 |
Disabled
population by type of disability and sex, 1990 and 2000 Population
Censuses - Republic of Mauritius |
| 2.5 |
Percentage
age distribution of the disabled population and of the total
population, 2000 Population Census - Republic of Mauritius |
| 2.6 |
Disability
prevalence (per 1,000) by age group and sex, 1990 and 2000
Population Censuses - Republic of Mauritius |
| 2.7 |
Disability
prevalence (per 1,000) by age group, sex and type of disability,
2000 Population Census - Republic of Mauritius |
| 2.8 |
Disabled
population in private households by size of household, 1990 and
2000 Population Censuses - Republic of Mauritius |
| 3.1 |
Percentage
distribution of resident population aged 20 years and over by
marital status and sex, 1990 and 2000 Population Censuses -
Republic of Mauritius |
| 3.2 |
Percentage
distribution of the disabled population aged 20 years and over by
marital status and type of disability, 2000 Population Census -
Republic of Mauritius |
| 3.3 |
Percentage
distribution of the resident population aged 2 years and over by
school attendance and sex, 1990 and 2000 Population Censuses -
Republic of Mauritius |
| 3.4 |
Percentage
distribution of the resident population aged 5 years and over by
educational attainment and sex, 1990 and 2000 Population Censuses
- Republic of Mauritius |
| 3.5 |
Headship
rate (%) among persons with disabilities by sex, 1990 and 2000
Population Censuses - Republic of Mauritius |
| 3.6 |
Percentage
distribution of the disabled population in private households by
relationship to head and sex, 1990 and 2000 Population Censuses -
Republic of Mauritius |
| 4.1 |
Disabled
population aged 12 years and over by current activity status and
sex, 1990 and 2000 Population Censuses - Republic of Mauritius |
| 4.2 |
Activity
rates of the disabled and the overall population, 2000 Population
Census - Republic of Mauritius |
| 4.3 |
Percentage
distribution of the disabled population aged 12 years and over by
current activity status and type of disability, 2000 Population
Census - Republic of Mauritius |
| 4.4 |
Employed
disabled population aged 12 years and over by industry and sex,
1990 and 2000 Population Censuses - Republic of Mauritius |
| 4.5 |
Employed
disabled population aged 12 years and over by occupational group
and sex, 1990 and 2000 Population Censuses - Republic of Mauritius |
| GRAPHICAL
PRESENTATIONS |
| Figure |
Description |
| 1 |
Disability
prevalence (per 1,000) by age group and sex, 2000 Population
Census |
| 2 |
Disability
prevalence (per 1,000) by age group and type of disability, 2000
Population Census |
| 3 |
Disabled
population aged 20 years and over by marital status and type of
disability, 2000 Population Census |
| 4 |
School
attendance of the disabled population and the overall population,
2000 Population Census |
| 5 |
Educational
attainment of the disabled population aged 5 years and over by
sex, 2000 Population Census |
| 6 |
Educational
attainment of the disabled population and overall population aged
5 years and over, 2000 Population Census |
| 7 |
Economically
active and inactive disabled population aged 12 years and over by
sex, 2000 Population Census |
| 8 |
Economically
active and inactive overall population and disabled population
aged 12 years and over, 2000 Population Census |
| 9 |
Activity
rate of the disabled and overall population by age group and sex,
2000 Population Census |
