22-35    Basic Information of People with Disabilities 
Item 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
           
Rehabilitation
    Sight-restoring Cataract Surgery
        Sight-restoring Cataract Surgeries  (10 000 Cases) 34.8 36.3 41.7 48.1 49.1
        Artificial Intra-ocular Lens Implantation Rate  (%) 52.4 60.4 71.3 78.3
    Vision-aids Provided for Individuals with Low-vision 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.6
        (10 000 persons)
    Rehabilitation of Children with Hearing Disability
        Hearing and Speech Training (persons) 14479 16087 17030 16904 17934
        Enrollment Rate of Trained Children to Ordinary 19.4 22.5
          Kindergartens and Primary Schools (%)
        Parents Trained    (persons) 10940 12520 13998 13568 18550
    Prevention and Treatment of Psychiatric Diseases
        Counties Carried on the Works of Prevention and 235 235 243 243 551
           Treatment of Psychiatric Diseases (units)
        Prevention and Treatment Provided for  Patients 87.2 103.1 103.3 122.6 133.2
          with Severe Psychiatric Diseases (10 000 persons)
        Guardianship Rate (%) 85.8 93.2 91.5 93.0 91.3
        Significant Improvement Rate (%) 72.5 71.8 73.6 71.6 73.6
        Social Involvement Rate (%) 60.3 62.6 64.9 62.7 62.6
        Violent Events Rate  (%) 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
    Rehabilitation Training and Service (person)
        Function Training Provided to Persons with 41300 47406 54263 52538 50577
          Physical Disability
        Rehabilitation Training Provided to Children with 19405 20879 23213 24009 26093
          Intellectual Disability
        Rehabilitation Training Provided to Children with 8607
          Cerebral Palsy
    Rehabilitation of People with Leprosy
        Orthopaedic Surgeries  (case) 1730
        Assistant Devices Provided  (unit) 5827
        Rehabilitation Training (person) 5773
Education
    School-age Disabled Children without Schooling 43.3 39.1 35.6
       (10 000 persons)
    Vocational Education and Training
       Facilities  (unit) 2587 3700 3999 4164 3927
       Number of Educated and Trained (10 000 persons) 45.9 56.3 57.9 65.4 48.1
Employment
    Employment of Urban Handicappeds
       Persons Employed in the Year (10 000 persons) 16.1 24.9 26.1 26.6 27.6
            Employed by Quota Scheme 4.7 5.2 5.9 7.2 7.5
            Employed at Welfare Enterprises 4.4 6.3 6.2 7.1 6.6
             Self-employed 7.1 13.3 13.9 12.3 13.4
       Unemployed 123.7 166.1 116.1 96.2 101.2
    Employment of Rural Handicapped
       Employed      (10 000 persons) 1424.0 1562.4 1568.8 1616.1 1579.5
       Unemployed   (10 000 persons) 671.8 506.8 467.6 358.2 379.8
    Employment Placement Service Facilities for 1970 2612 2880 3012 2991
      Disabled Jobseekers  (unit)
        Provinces 29 29 31 30 30
        Prefectures 89 158 85 73 71
        Cities (inc. Cities at County Level) 469 518 610 632 646
        County 1016 1427 1497 1550 1497
        Districts under the Jurisdiction of Cities 367 480 653 727 747
Massage by Persons with Visual Disability
    Massage Therapists Training   (person) 3034 4538 6533 8471 7511
    Keep-fit Massager Training     (person) 1988 2417 1984 2364 3728
Poverty Alleviation
    Rural Handicappeds Overcomed Poverty by Govern- 166.5 246.2 251.0 231.6 167.8
       -ment's Poverty Reduction Program(10 000 persons)
    Rural Handicappeds Remained in Poverty 1205.8 1177.8 649.5 978.9 1058.4
       (10 000 persons) 
        Rural Handicappeds Remained in Poverty Can Be 876.6 821.1 445.2 682.5 657.7
          Supported (10 000 persons) 
Organization Building of Disabled Persons' Federation
     Workers for Handicappeds (10 000 persons) 6.6 6.5 8.2 8.0 7.3
           
             
a) According to the calculation from the handicappeds survey in 1987, total handicappeds in China will be 60 million persons.