The survey reached a sample of 368 participants, a far higher response rate than in the first round of survey. 239 replied on their own, 49 with the help of a friend/relative or their assistant, while 80 replied with the help of their association for persons with disabilities. The table below reports the number of observations by the main socio-economic characteristics.
Variable | Observations | |
---|---|---|
Country | Malta | 136 |
Romania | 107 | |
Finland | 47 | |
Belgium | 44 | |
Cyprus | 30 | |
Slovenia | 4 | |
Gender | Female | 184 |
Male | 183 | |
Genderqueer/Non-binary | 1 | |
Age | 50-64 | 128 |
35-49 | 96 | |
65 or older | 76 | |
18-34 | 66 | |
Prefer not to say | 2 | |
Education | High school or less | 203 |
University degree or equivalent | 138 | |
Prefer not to say | 27 | |
Employment status | Employed | 152 |
Retired/pensioner | 143 | |
Not working nor looking for a job (i.e. not in the labour force) | 28 | |
Not working and looking for a job (i.e. unemployed) | 13 | |
Prefer not to say | 12 | |
Student or in training | 12 | |
Self-employed | 8 | |
Employment type | Clerk or skilled non-manual job (head of office, bank teller, payroll officer, graduated hospital nurse, school teacher,etc.) | 62 |
Managerial, professional, higher technical, and higher administrative job | 60 | |
Skilled manual worker (carpenter, mechanic, locksmith, plumber, electrician, driver etc.) | 14 | |
Prefer not to say | 10 | |
Unskilled non-manual worker (shop assistants, bar tender, waiter, etc.) | 4 | |
Unskilled manual workers (janitor, housekeeper, farmhand, labourer, sweeper, delivery man, etc.) | 2 | |
Self-employment type | Self-employed/small entrepreneur (less than 14 employees): carpenter, motor vehicle mechanic, retailer, farmer, fisher, livestock producer, etc. | 6 |
Prefer not to say | 1 | |
Professional (notary, architect, general practitioner, etc.) | 1 |
Variable | % | |
---|---|---|
How did you find out about the card | From an Association representing persons with disabilities | 63.9% |
Advertisements on TV, radio, Internet etc. | 12.8% | |
From a friend/relative | 10.3% | |
Direct invitation from a national authority | 8.4% | |
From other associations working in the social sector | 6.2% | |
From other professionals working with persons with disabilities | 5.4% | |
Direct invitation from a regional/local authority | 3% | |
Prefer not to say | 0.3% | |
Why did you apply | Because it is an official EU document certifying my impairment | 61.1% |
Because of the Card benefits | 44.3% | |
I have heard about good user experience regarding the Card | 9.2% | |
I found the Card useful for my family members/friends | 7.9% | |
I got the Card because my acquaintances also applied | 5.7% | |
Found the application process user friendly | Fairly user-friendly | 44.3% |
Very user-friendly | 40.5% | |
Slightly user-friendly | 12.2% | |
Not at all | 3% |
Question: In your opinion, to what extent do current benefits/services provided by the EU Disability Card respond well to the needs of persons with disabilities in the different sectors?
Country | Sector | Not at all | Slightly | Fairly | Very much |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BE | Across all sectors | 15.9% | 43.2% | 34.1% | 6.8% |
Cultural sector | 4.5% | 38.6% | 31.8% | 25% | |
Leisure sector | 11.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 15.9% | |
Public transport | 38.6% | 34.1% | 11.4% | 15.9% | |
Private transport | 47.7% | 27.3% | 15.9% | 9.1% | |
Sport sector | 22.7% | 54.5% | 18.2% | 4.5% | |
CY | Across all sectors | 6.7% | 46.7% | 36.7% | 10% |
Cultural sector | 10% | 30% | 40% | 20% | |
Leisure sector | 13.3% | 46.7% | 23.3% | 16.7% | |
Public transport | 6.7% | 46.7% | 23.3% | 23.3% | |
Private transport | 33.3% | 33.3% | 16.7% | 16.7% | |
Sport sector | 10% | 40% | 23.3% | 26.7% | |
FI | Across all sectors | 14.9% | 34% | 36.2% | 14.9% |
Cultural sector | 8.5% | 21.3% | 42.6% | 27.7% | |
Leisure sector | 6.4% | 23.4% | 44.7% | 25.5% | |
Public transport | 21.3% | 31.9% | 12.8% | 34% | |
Private transport | 29.8% | 38.3% | 14.9% | 17% | |
Sport sector | 14.9% | 40.4% | 23.4% | 21.3% | |
MT | Across all sectors | 5.9% | 26.5% | 47.8% | 19.9% |
Cultural sector | 5.1% | 24.3% | 44.1% | 26.5% | |
Leisure sector | 13.2% | 24.3% | 47.8% | 14.7% | |
Public transport | 15.4% | 17.6% | 33.1% | 33.8% | |
Private transport | 25% | 21.3% | 27.2% | 26.5% | |
Sport sector | 16.2% | 35.3% | 38.2% | 10.3% | |
RO | Across all sectors | 1.9% | 58.9% | 29.9% | 9.3% |
Cultural sector | 4.7% | 31.8% | 43.9% | 19.6% | |
Leisure sector | 15% | 36.4% | 27.1% | 21.5% | |
Public transport | 33.6% | 26.2% | 23.4% | 16.8% | |
Private transport | 52.3% | 17.8% | 15.9% | 14% | |
Sport sector | 12.1% | 37.4% | 34.6% | 15.9% |
Question: In the past 12 months, how many times have you used the EU Disability Card in each of the following sectors:
Country | Sector | Never | 1-2 times | 3-5 times | 6-10 times | More than 10 times |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BE | Cultural sector | 56.8% | 29.5% | 13.6% | 0% | 0% |
Leisure sector | 50% | 40.9% | 9.1% | 0% | 0% | |
Private transport | 84.1% | 9.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | |
Public transport | 88.6% | 9.1% | 0% | 2.3% | 0% | |
Sport sector | 90.9% | 6.8% | 2.3% | 0% | 0% | |
CY | Cultural sector | 53.3% | 36.7% | 6.7% | 3.3% | 0% |
Leisure sector | 66.7% | 16.7% | 6.7% | 10% | 0% | |
Private transport | 76.7% | 13.3% | 0% | 3.3% | 6.7% | |
Public transport | 76.7% | 10% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 0% | |
Sport sector | 73.3% | 20% | 3.3% | 0% | 3.3% | |
FI | Cultural sector | 27.7% | 31.9% | 21.3% | 10.6% | 8.5% |
Leisure sector | 29.8% | 23.4% | 29.8% | 2.1% | 14.9% | |
Private transport | 46.8% | 10.6% | 21.3% | 6.4% | 14.9% | |
Public transport | 76.6% | 17% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 0% | |
Sport sector | 55.3% | 21.3% | 14.9% | 2.1% | 6.4% | |
MT | Cultural sector | 59.6% | 32.4% | 5.9% | 1.5% | 0.7% |
Leisure sector | 61.8% | 26.5% | 7.4% | 2.2% | 2.2% | |
Private transport | 60.3% | 15.4% | 9.6% | 6.6% | 8.1% | |
Public transport | 61% | 14% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 12.5% | |
Sport sector | 83.8% | 11.8% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
RO | Cultural sector | 51.4% | 29.9% | 15% | 0.9% | 2.8% |
Leisure sector | 61.7% | 25.2% | 9.3% | 2.8% | 0.9% | |
Private transport | 62.6% | 18.7% | 8.4% | 7.5% | 2.8% | |
Public transport | 85% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 0% | 2.8% | |
Sport sector | 62.6% | 24.3% | 10.3% | 1.9% | 0.9% |
Questions: To what extent did the Card contribute to increasing your own/other people in your country/people from other countries