Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional literacy skills, by sex (15 years and above)
IX National Population and Housing Census
Dominican Republic
Survey Methodology: Question type 4
Used the Washington Group Questions in some way that is not recommended
Disability status
People with disabilities
77%
People without disabilities
89%
Male
Males with disabilities
77%
Males without disabilities
88%
Female
Females with disabilities
78%
Females without disabilities
90%
Disaggregate within disabled segment
People who have difficulty seeing
Males with disabilities
80%
Females with disabilities
81%
People who have difficulty hearing
Males with disabilities
64%
Females with disabilities
60%
People who have difficulty communicating
Males with disabilities
53%
Females with disabilities
49%
People who have mental disability
Males with disabilities
61%
Females with disabilities
64%
People with other types of disability (lower/upper extremities)
Males with disabilities
70%
Females with disabilities
67%