[CAO] Publication of Public Opinion Survey Results (Summary) on Persons with Disabilities
On February 21, 2023, the Cabinet Office released a summary version of public opinion survey results on persons with disabilities (Survey of November 2022).
The purpose of the survey is to ascertain the public's awareness of disabilities and persons with disabilities and to serve as a reference for future policies. The survey has been conducted approximately every five years since 1987, and this is the eighth time since its outset.
he survey targets 3,000 Japanese nationals nationwide aged 18 or older, with 1,765 valid responses (58.8% valid response rate).
The survey period was from November 10 to December 18, 2022, and the survey method was by mail.
Some of the survey results that might be interesting are as follows:
| 1. Persons with disabilities and an inclusive society ・Awareness of the "Week of Persons with Disabilities" Know 29.1% Do not know 69.9% 2. Social interaction with persons with disabilities ・Do you think there is discrimination and prejudice against persons with disabilities in society? Yes (subtotal) 88.5 % No (subtotal) 9.8 % 3. Measures for Persons with Disabilities ・Awareness of the "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" Know about the Convention, including its contents 2.2 % Do not know the contents of the Convention, but know that it exists 22.5% Do not know 73.7% ・Awareness of the "Act to Eliminate Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities" Know about it (subtotal) 24.0 % Do not know 74.6 % ・Awareness of symbols related to support for persons with disabilities A wheelchair, an international symbol for persons with disabilities 95.6 % The four-leaf clover symbol for the physically disabled 73.4 % Help Mark 52.3% I nternational symbol mark for the blind 46.3 % Help dog mark 45.8% ・Requests to the national and local governments Improvement of housing, buildings, and transportation facilities with consideration for persons with disabilities 59.0 % Improvement of counseling and support systems and education for children with disabilities, and lifelong learning for persons with disabilities 55.0 % Awareness-raising and public relations activities to deepen understanding of persons with disabilities 47.8 % ・What do you think is appropriate to describe "disability"? All three compound words below use 障, meaning "hindrance," followed by a different letter(s) that sounds Gai. 障害: "hindrance" and "undermining" - 29.5％ 障碍: "hindrance" and older character meaning "obstacles" - 3.0％ 障がい: "hindrance" and “gai” in Hiragana - 39.8％ Any of these: 26.1％ |
The survey report will be posted approximately one month after the summary version.
See below for more information:
https://survey.gov-online.go.jp/r04/r04-shougai/index.html#T2
