Counting everyone: evidence for inclusive measures of disability in federal surveys.

ABSTRACT: The US Census Bureau has used the American Community Survey six-question set (ACS-6) to identify disabled people since 2008. In late 2023, the Census Bureau proposed changes to these questions that would have reduced disability prevalence estimates by 42%. Because these estimates inform funding and programs that support the health and independence of people with disabilities, many disability researchers and advocates feared this change in data collection would lead to reductions in funding and services. While the Census has paused-but not ruled out-the proposed changes, it is critical that alternate, more inclusive disability questions be identified and tested. We used data from the 2023/2024 National Survey on Health and Disability to explore alternative questions to identify disabled peo

SUBMITTER: Hall JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11393306 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature