Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2001 [Canada]

PALS is a post-censal national survey designed to collect information on adults and children with disabilities, that is, those whose everyday activities are limited because of a condition or health problem. PALS provides essential information on: bull; the prevalence of various disabilities, bull; support for persons with disabilities, bull; their employment profile, bull; their income and their participation in society. The data collected by PALS, combined with those from the Census, are an important source of information about specific characteristic traits of persons with disabilities. This is therefore a database that can be used by all levels of government, associations, researchers and nongovernmental organizations to support the planning of services that persons with activity limitations require in order to participate fully in society. The most recent data collected on persons with disabilities before PALS is from the 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS). In order to better identify the PALS target population, major changes were made to the structure of the sample and the filter questions identifying persons with disabilities. Therefore, comparisons between the 1986 and 1991 HALS and 2001 PALS surveys are not possible. On the other hand, these filter questions can now serve as a standard for identifying persons with disabilities in other Statistics Canada surveys. For additional information on the new survey approach, see the User Guide: Appendix E document entitled A New Approach to Disability Data: Changes between the 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS) and the 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS).参与与活动受限调查（Participation and Activity Limitation Survey，简称PALS）是一项普查后全国性调查，旨在收集残疾成人与儿童的相关信息，即日常活动因疾病或健康问题受限的人群。本调查可提供以下关键信息： • 各类残疾的患病率 • 残疾人支持服务情况 • 残疾人就业概况 • 残疾人收入水平与社会参与程度 PALS采集的数据与人口普查数据相结合，是了解残疾人群体特定特征的重要信息来源。因此，该数据库可供各级政府、行业协会、研究人员及非政府组织使用，用于规划活动受限人群充分融入社会所需的配套服务。 在PALS开展之前，针对残疾人群体的最新调查数据源自1991年健康与活动受限调查（Health and Activity Limitation Survey，简称HALS）。为更精准地锁定PALS的目标人群，研究团队对抽样框架及识别残疾人群体的筛选问题进行了重大调整。因此，1986年、1991年健康与活动受限调查与2001年参与与活动受限调查的数据无法进行横向比较。 另一方面，这套筛选问题如今可作为加拿大统计局其他调查中识别残疾人群体的标准参照。如需了解本次调查新方法的更多细节，请参阅《用户指南》附录E中题为《残疾数据采集新路径：1991年健康与活动受限调查（HALS）与2001年参与与活动受限调查（PALS）的差异》的文档。