Dimensions of Disability in India

Work Participation Rates among different categories of Disabled
Residence	Persons	Male	Female
Disabilities Total
Total	34.49	44.81	20.51
Rural	36.15	45.49	23.57
Urban	29.55	42.81	11.31
Seeing Disability
Total	39.94	53.78	23.75
Rural	41.61	53.94	27.35
Urban	35.16	53.33	13.24
Speech Disability
Total	32.27	40.66	20.96
Rural	34.71	42.32	24.45
Urban	24.64	35.47	10.00
Hearing Disability
Total	38.92	51.85	24.10
Rural	41.90	54.59	27.20
Urban	26.14	39.79	11.21
Movement Disability
Total	29.51	37.44	15.46
Rural	30.14	37.48	17.12
Urban	27.50	37.30	10.15
Mental Disability
Total	21.49	27.48	12.58
Rural	24.21	30.10	15.53
Urban	15.03	21.34	5.38

Percentage workers in each category
Source: Calculated from Census of India 2001