The Second National Sampling Survey of Disabled has been going
on smoothly and in accordance with its timetable as 60,000
investigators are currently busy visiting 2.6 million households in
cities and villages.
So far, the investigators have completed half of their household
interviews, according to an official with the China Disabled
Persons' Federation (CDPF).
Feng Shi, a public relations official of the office in charge of
the survey attributed the smooth operation of the survey to the
joint efforts of government departments and the families
involved.
The survey will be conducted in 724 counties throughout the
country, and every county has selected eight smaller zones, each
with 420-450 residents, in both urban and rural areas. All the
samples were selected randomly, according to Feng.
China's first survey of handicapped people was in 1987 and the
current one aims to look into the difficulties facing
the?disabled population and give the government a better
understanding of their plight.
(Xinhua News Agency April 26, 2006)