King of Institution	1985	1990	1992	1993	1994
	Number of Institutions
Total	47,943	51,006	53,093	54,281	55,448
Institutions under the Protection Law	353	351	349	347	344
Welfare Institutions for the Aged	4,610	6,506	7,986	8,903	9,827
Rehabilitation Institutions for the Physically Handicapped	848	1,033	1,146	1,207	1,226
Protective Facilities for Women	56	53	53	53	53
Children's Welfare Institutions	33,309	33,176	33,234	33,242	33,234
Day Nurseries (Secondary Mentioned)	22,899	22,703	22,635	22,584	22,526
Care-home for Mentally Retarded Persons	1,244	1,728	1,959	2,078	2,186
Maternal and Child Welfare Institutions	88	92	88	92	92
Rehabilitation Institution for Mentally Disordered Persons		90	143	159	187
Other Social Welfare Institutions	7,435	7,977	8,135	8,200	8,259
	Percentage Distribution (%)
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Institutions under the Protection Law	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6
Welfare Institutions for the Aged	9.6	12.8	15.0	16.4	17.7
Rehabilitation Institutions for the Physically Handicapped	1.8	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.3
Protective Facilities for Women	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Children's Welfare Institutions	69.5	65.0	62.6	61.2	60.0
Day Nurseries (Secondary Mentioned)	47.8	44.5	42.6	41.6	40.6
Care-home for Mentally Retarded Persons	2.6	3.4	3.7	3.8	3.9
Maternal and Child Welfare Institutions	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Rehabilitation Institution for Mentally Disordered Persons		0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3
Other Social Welfare Institutions	15.5	15.6	15.3	15.1	14.9

Source;

"Survey of Social Welfare Institutions", Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat, MHW

Table 4.2	Number Registered in Ledger as to Issuance of Physically Handicapped Person's Handbook, by Kind of Handicap for Age 18 Years and Over, FY 1985-1994
(At the end of each Fiscal Year)

Kind of Handicap	1985	1990	1992	1993	1994
Total	2,880,978	3,320,345	3,476,930	3,553,824	3,632,278
Visual Handicap	427,162	429,910	424,430	419,188	414,423
Functional Handicap of Hearing Equilibrium	417,091	424,696	424,316	424,473	424,186
Functional Handicap of Voice Speech	31,919	39,984	42,948	44,740	45,931
Crippledness	1,724,926	1,944,462	2,020,383	2,057,966	2,097,235
Internal Handicap	279,880	481,293	564,853	607,457	650,503

Source;

"Statistical Report on Social Welfare Administration Services", Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat, MHW

Table 4.3	Number of Physically Handicapped Persons and Percentage Distribution, by Degree of Handicap and Kind of Handicap, 1987-1991
(In thousand)

Kind of Handicap	Total	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Unk- nown
National Estimates as of February 1987	2,413	475	448	408	458	326	236	62
National Estimates as of November 1991	2,722	638	454	448	506	288	238	150
Visual handicap	353	127	76	32	29	29	39	21
Auditory Handicap	358	21	85	66	62	2	99	24
Crippledness	1,553	250	290	247	319	257	101	89
Internal Handicap	458	240	3	103	96	-	-	17
Multiple- Handicap	121	62	28	14	10	5	5	1
	Percentage Distribution (%)
Total	100.0	23.4	16.7	16.5	18.6	10.6	8.7	5.5
Visual Handicap	100.0	36.0	21.5	9.1	8.2	8.2	11.0	5.9
Auditory Handicap	100.0	5.9	23.7	18.4	17.3	0.6	27.7	6.7
Crippledness	100.0	16.1	18.7	15.9	20.5	16.5	6.5	5.7
Internal Handicap	100.0	52.4	0.7	22.5	21.0	-	-	3.7
Multiple-Handicap1)	100.0	51.2	23.1	11.6	8.3	4.1	0.8	0.8

Note;	Physically handicapped persons under 18 years of age (Physically handicapped children) are not included in the number of physically handicapped persons. 1) Secondary Mentioned.
Source;	"Survey Report on Conditions of Physically Handicapped Persons", Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Bureau, MHW

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