Capturing the complexity of disability by using surveys as a source for statistical coverage is an ongoing and partly controversial process. Multiple individual and household surveys apply the GALI-question (GALI = Global Activity Limitation Indicator) as a proxy variable for disability. According to this variable, persons are living with disabilities if they state that they have been slightly or severely limited in everyday activities due to a health problem for at least six months.
Results presented here are based on different Austrian individual and household surveys using the GALI-question: Microcensus, Health Interview Survey, EU-SILC and “How we are today”. The thematic spectrum of these surveys allows for shedding light on various aspects of the living conditions of persons with disabilities in the areas of, among others, housing, work, health, crisis impacts and quality of life.
Results for activity limitations of persons aged 55 and over can be found on our website at Health status – Functional impairments.