Opinion poll on social inclusion of children with disabilities - UNICEF Montenegro (English version)

1. Opinion poll on social inclusion of children with
disability in Montenegro
December 2010 Nobody’s Unpredictable

2. METHODOLOGY
Ad hoc face-to-face survey with interviewing performed at respondents’ home
Data collected on representative sample for population of Montenegrin citizens aged 18 and more
Target population size is 498,385
Sample size is 1057 (with 131 sampling points)
Sample type is stratified 3-staged probability sample with sampling stages:
 Polling station territory – approximately size of 200 HH (PPS with probabilities proportional to
size)
 Households by random route technique starting from the given addresses (SRSWoR)
 Households member with same probability (SRSWoR) – Kish scheme
Stratification is done according to
 Type of settlement – urban/rural
 4 geo-economical regions
Post stratification is performed regarding: gender, age, type of settlement, geo-economical region
Fieldwork control is done in 12% of totally interviewed in all strata proportionally to sample size, and
logic and consistency control of collected data is performed in 100%
Data collection is performed form 30th of November to 05th of December 2010
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95% confidence interval for incidence of 05% is (03.5%, 06.5%)
95% confidence interval for incidence of 20% is (17.3%, 22.7%)
95% confidence interval for incidence of 40% is (36.7%, 43.3%)
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3. SAMPLE
61%
53%
48% 47%
39%
32%
30%
27% 25%
22% 21%
19% 19% 19%
17%
14%
10%
Secondary
Male
Currently in
65+
Other
Elementary or
College or
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
Urban
Podgorica
East
NorthWest
University
Coast (Boka)
Female
education
less
Settlem ent
Gender Age Education Stratum
type
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4. INTRODUCTORY SECTION
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5. Can you tell me which expression do you personally use most
frequently for children whose physical, mental or sensory abilities
are below average abilities of children in their age?
Base: Total target population
17%
Children with special needs
27%
23%
Handicapped children
20% • This wave records a significant
increase of use of the term “Children
7%
Disturbed children with special needs” and “Disturbed
19%
children”.
10%
Sick children
9% • Besides these terms, also often used
12% in population is incorrect term
Children with disability
7% “handicapped children”.
3% • It is worth mentioning that this wave
Handicapped children/retarded
6%
records significant decrease of the
2%
Aug 2010
terms such as: “children with
Mentally handicapped children
2%
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deficiency”, and
“Miserable, said, unhappy”, …
6%
Miserable, sad, unhappy
2%
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2%
Retarded children
2%
3%
Children with deficiency
1% Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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6. AWARENESS ABOUT CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
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7. Do you know any child with disabilities, or someone
(relative, friend, acquaintance, etc..) whose child has problems of this
kind?
Base: Total target population
68%
Yes
68% Similar to August, great majority of
the citizens (68%) know some child
with disabilities or parent whose
child has such, or similar disabilities
32%
– no differences were recorded
Aug 2010 Dec 2010 between the 1st and 2nd wave
No
32%
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Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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8. How often do you have contacts with children with
disabilities
Base: Total target population
13%
Daily 8%
5%
11%
4%
Once a week 5% • 8% of the citizens have daily
11% contact with children with
14% disabilities, 11% have such
Once a month
8% contacts several times a week.
8%
Aug 2010
10% • One out of five citizens claim
8%
Dec 2010 to have no contact with
11%
Once in 6 months 8% children with disabilities, while
11%
8% claim to have contact with
8% such children once a year.
14%
Less than once a year 12%
10%
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20%
4%
DK-REF 0%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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9. All things considered, how well are you informed
about the children with disabilities?
Base: Total target population
I do not know anything about children 7%
with disabilities 9%
I know very little about children with 38%
disabilities 32%
• One can say that the citizens
44%
Sum - are still generally poorly
40% informed about children with
disabilities – in this sense no
I know something about children with 43% significant differences were
disabilities 45% found between the 1st and the
2nd wave.
12%
Sum +
14%
Aug 2010
9% Dec 2010
I know a lot about children with
disabilities 11%
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I know very much about children with 3%
disabilities 3%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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10. In your opinion, among children aged up to 18
years, what percentage are the children with
disabilities
Base: Total target population
18%
Up to 3% •In comparison with the
20%
period before realization of
campaign “It’s about ability”
16%
3.1-5%
this wave records a
19% significant increase of
percentage of the citizens
18% who think that, in population
5.1-10% of children aged up to 18
25%
years there are between 5%
and 10% of children with
13%
10.1-20%
disabilities.
14%
•Besides that, this wave
6%
Aug 2010 records significant
Over 20% Dec 2010 decrease of the citizens
6% who do not have a clear
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idea about the number of
30% children with disabilities.
DK-REF
17%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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11. ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
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12. Which of the following relations are more
acceptable for you
Social distance towards different groups of children with disabilities differs:
•Similar to previous wave citizens have the biggest social difference towards children who have severe emotional
disorders (neuroses, psychoses, etc), as well as the children with severe disorder of socialization (socially
unacceptable behavior).
•On the other hand, they do not have a social distance towards children with severe impairments of vision and
hearing, as well as the children with speech disorders.
When individual relationships are observed, in comparison with the period before realization of campaign “It’s all about
ability” degree of acceptance of certain categories of children with disabilities records statistically significant increase:
•Regarding the children with severe emotional disorders this wave records statistically significant increase of
acceptability of all relationships.
Which of the following relations
•Acceptability of all relationships, except readiness for coexistence in the same settlement has increased
are more acceptable for you
significantly for the following groups of children with disabilities as well: children with severe impairments of
vision, blind children, children with severe impairment of hearing, deaf children, children with physical disability such as
permanent deformation or lack of body part, children who have difficulties to move or are completely bedridden and
children with speech impairment.
•Also in case of children who suffer from some chronic disease which is not communicable this wave records
increased acceptability of all relationships except acceptability of coexistence in the same settlement and readiness of
the citizens to have their children in the same class with children who suffer from some incommunicable chronic
disease.
•This wave also records increase of acceptability of relationship with children with intellectual deficiencies and
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impairments except coexistence in the same settlement and readiness of the citizens to allow their children, in adult
age, to get married with children who have intellectual deficiencies and impairments.
•Even in case of children with disorder of socialization this wave records increase of the readiness of citizens to
have their children in the same class with such children. Unfortunately, in this category this is the only recorded
improvement of relationships.
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13. Child with severe defect of vision - Which of the
following relations are more acceptable for you
Multiple answers; Base: Total target population
Aug 2010 Dec 2010
He lives in the same 76%
settlement/street with your 79%
Goes to the same 57%
school/kindergarten/nursery 69%
Goes to the same 51%
department/group with your 59%
Socializes/plays with your 48%
child 57%
35%
Best friend with your child
48%
In the older age in emotional 9%
relationship with your child 16%
In the adult age marries with 7%
your child 13%
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2%
DK-REF
8%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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14. Blind child - Which of the following relations are
more acceptable for you
Multiple answers; Base: Total target population
Aug 2010 Dec 2010
He lives in the same 78%
settlement/street with your 77%
Goes to the same 49%
school/kindergarten/nursery 61%
Goes to the same 44%
department/group with your 53%
Socializes/plays with your 41%
child 51%
29%
Best friend with your child
41%
In the older age in emotional 3%
relationship with your child 7%
In the adult age marries with 2%
your child 5%
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4%
DK-REF
12%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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15. Child with severe hearing impairments - Which of the
following relations are more acceptable for you
Multiple answers; Base: Total target population
Aug 2010 Dec 2010
He lives in the same 73%
settlement/street with your 75%
Goes to the same 55%
school/kindergarten/nursery 67%
Goes to the same 47%
department/group with your 60%
Socializes/plays with your 45%
child 54%
30%
Best friend with your child
43%
In the older age in emotional 6%
relationship with your child 13%
In the adult age marries with 4%
your child 9%
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4%
DK-REF
11%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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16. Deaf child - Which of the following relations are
more acceptable for you
Multiple answers; Base: Total target population
Aug 2010 Dec 2010
He lives in the same 75%
settlement/street with your 75%
Goes to the same 46%
school/kindergarten/nursery 59%
Goes to the same 40%
department/group with your 50%
Socializes/plays with your 39%
child 47%
26%
Best friend with your child
36%
In the older age in emotional 3%
relationship with your child 7%
In the adult age marries with 2%
your child 5%
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6%
DK-REF
13%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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17. Child with physical disabilities, such as permanent
deformation, or lack of a body part - Which of the following
relations are more acceptable for you
Multiple answers; Base: Total target population
Aug 2010 Dec 2010
He lives in the same 79%
settlement/street with your 77%
Goes to the same 43%
school/kindergarten/nursery 59%
Goes to the same 35%
department/group with your 48%
Socializes/plays with your 33%
child 44%
23%
Best friend with your child
35%
In the older age in emotional 3%
relationship with your child 7%
In the adult age marries with 1%
your child 4%
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6%
DK-REF
13%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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18. Child has difficulties to move or are completely bedridden -
Which of the following relations are more acceptable for you
Multiple answers; Base: Total target population
Aug 2010 Dec 2010
He lives in the same 76%
settlement/street with your 75%
Goes to the same 43%
school/kindergarten/nursery 57%
Goes to the same 35%
department/group with your 49%
Socializes/plays with your 34%
child 43%
25%
Best friend with your child
35%
In the older age in emotional 2%
relationship with your child 4%
In the adult age marries with 1%
your child 3%
6%
DK-REF
14%
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Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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19. Child suffers from some chronic disease which is not communicable,
such as asthma, heart defect, hemophilia, leukemia and other -
Which of the following relations are more acceptable for you
Multiple answers; Base: Total target population
Aug 2010 Dec 2010
He lives in the same 73%
settlement/street with your 75%
Goes to the same 49%
school/kindergarten/nursery 57%
Goes to the same 41%
department/group with your 47%
Socializes/plays with your 36%
child 44%
28%
Best friend with your child
35%
In the older age in emotional 3%
relationship with your child 9%
In the adult age marries with 2%
your child 6%
3%
DK-REF
13%
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Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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20. intelligence, autism, serious attention disorders, persistent
difficulties in learning, and the like - Which of the following relations
are more acceptable
Multiple answers; Base: Total target population
Aug 2010 Dec 2010
He lives in the same 73%
settlement/street with your 77%
Goes to the same 37%
school/kindergarten/nursery 54%
Goes to the same 28%
department/group with your 39%
Socializes/plays with your 23%
child 35%
14%
Best friend with your child
23%
In the older age in emotional 1%
relationship with your child 3%
In the adult age marries with 1%
your child 2%
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8%
DK-REF
14%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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21. Child with severe emotional disorders, such as childhood
neurosis, psychosis, emotional changes caused by neurological
damage - Which of the following relations are more acceptable
Multiple answers; Base: Total target population
Aug 2010 Dec 2010
He lives in the same 68%
settlement/street with your 74%
Goes to the same 29%
school/kindergarten/nursery 39%
Goes to the same 19%
department/group with your 24%
Socializes/plays with your 13%
child 18%
8%
Best friend with your child
13%
In the older age in emotional 1%
relationship with your child 2%
In the adult age marries with 0%
your child 1%
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16%
DK-REF
18%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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22. Child with severe disorders of socialization, such as
hyperactive, aggressive or other socially unacceptable behavior -
Which of the following relations are more acceptable for you
Multiple answers; Base: Total target population
Aug 2010 Dec 2010
He lives in the same 71%
settlement/street with your 73%
Goes to the same 30%
school/kindergarten/nursery 37%
Goes to the same 20%
department/group with your 23%
Socializes/plays with your 15%
child 16%
9%
Best friend with your child
12%
In the older age in emotional 2%
relationship with your child 2%
In the adult age marries with 0%
your child 1%
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11%
DK-REF
20%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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23. Child with speech disorders - Which of the following
relations are more acceptable for you
Multiple answers; Base: Total target population
Aug 2010 Dec 2010
He lives in the same 75%
settlement/street with your 79%
Goes to the same 49%
school/kindergarten/nursery 64%
Goes to the same 41%
department/group with your 54%
Socializes/plays with your 39%
child 51%
28%
Best friend with your child
41%
In the older age in emotional 5%
relationship with your child 14%
In the adult age marries with 5%
your child 11%
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2%
DK-REF
9%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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24. Which of the following relations are more
acceptable for you
Multiple answers; Base: Total target population Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
Child with severe emotional disorders, such as childhood neurosis, psychosis, 2.0
emotional changes caused by neurological damage 2.3
Child with severe disorders of socialization, such as hyperactive, aggressive or 2.0
other socially unacceptable behavior 2.2
Intellectual deficiencies and impairments, such as low intelligence, autism, 2.3
serious attention disorders, persistent difficulties in learning, and the like 3.0
2.8
Child has difficulties to move or are completely bedridden
3.4
Child with physical disabilities, such as permanent deformation, or lack of a body 2.8
part 3.5
Child suffers from some chronic disease which is not communicable, such as 3.0
asthma, heart defect, hemophilia, leukemia and other 3.5
3.0
Deaf child
3.6
3.1
Blind child
3.7 Aug 2010
3.1
Child with speech disorders Dec 2010
3.8
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3.3
Child with severe hearing impairments
4.0
3.5
Child with severe defect of vision
4.1
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25. To what extent you agree with each of the statements?
Base: Total target population
disagree ( 1 + 2 ) agree ( 4 + 5 )
The state and society should do everything in their power to ensure equal
1 95
opportunities and chances for children with disabilities, regardless of the costs.
Children with disabilities are equally valuable members of society, as well as all
4 84
other citizens
Regardless of the pain and the effort that they and their families make, children
22 53
with disabilities can not be fully fit in society, the way in which other children do
The state and society are not able to significantly help children with disabilities,
63 22
no matter how much they try and how much money they invest
• In comparison with the previous wave this research wave records a 10% increase of the citizens who think that
Children with disabilities are equally valuable members of society, as well as all other citizens, which is
statistically significant on the level of 0.05.
• Great majority of the citizens (95%) think that The state and society should do everything in their power to ensure equal
opportunities and chances for children with disabilities, regardless of the costs (3% increase in comparison with the
previous wave).
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• 22% of Montenegrin citizens think that the state and society are not able to significantly help children with disabilities, no
matter how much they try and how much money they invest, which represents a 14% decrease in comparison with the
previous wave. This wave also records a 12% decrease of percentage of the citizens who think that Regardless of the pain
and the effort that they and their families make, children with disabilities can not be fully fit in society, the way in which other
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26. To what extent you agree with To what extent you agree with
each of the statements?– agree each of the statements?– disagree
(4+5) (1+2)
Base: Total target population
The state and society should do
92% The state and society are not able
everything in their power to 47%
to significantly help children with
ensure equal opportunities and
disabilities, no matter how much
chances for children with
they try and how much money they
disabilities, regardless of the 95% 63%
invest.
costs.
Regardless of the pain and the
74% 17%
Children with disabilities are effort that they and their families
equally valuable members of make, children with disabilities can
society, as well as all other not be fully fit in society, the way in
22%
citizens. 84% which other children do.
Aug 2010
11% Dec 2010
Regardless of the pain and the 65% Children with disabilities are equally
effort that they and their families valuable members of society, as
make, children with disabilities well as all other citizens.
4%
can not be fully fit in society, the
53%
way in which other children do
Aug 2010 The state and society should do
4%
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everything in their power to ensure
The state and society are not able 36% equal opportunities and chances
to significantly help children with Dec 2010
for children with disabilities,
disabilities, no matter how much 1%
regardless of the costs.
they try and how much money
22%
they invest
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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27. Which of the following two statements is closer to your
views?
Base: Total target population
Aug 2010
28%
Child with disabilities Dec 2010
should primarily be
adapted to life in
society, with the help
of family and the • 40% of Montenegrin citizens think
environment that Child with disabilities should
40%
primarily be adapted to life in
society, with the help of family and
the environment (12% more than in
previous wave).
• Conviction that the child should be
adapted to life in society is
Society and the 72%
environment in which
somewhat more pronounced
the child lives should among citizens with lower level of
primarily be adapted education, but also among the
to the child with
disabilities, accepting
citizens with higher income.
all their specificities 59%
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28. Which of the following two statements is closer to your
views?
Base: Total target population
By providing professional assistance and 15%
through special relation of society and
institutions, it is possible to FULLY
• One out of five citizens of
enable a child with disabilities for life in Montenegro think that By
society 21% providing professional
assistance and through
special relation of society
and institutions, it is
By providing professional assistance and 80% possible to FULLY enable
through special relation of society and a child with disabilities
institutions, it is possible to SOMEWHAT
enable a child with disabilities for life in for life in society (which
society 71% represents a 6% increase
in comparison with the
period preceding the
Aug 2010
campaign “It’s about
Regardless of professional assistance 5% ability”.)
and special relationship of state and
society, it is not possible TO MAKE ANY Dec 2010
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SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS in enabling
the children with disabilities for life in
7%
society.
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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29. EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
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30. To what extent you agree with each of the statements?
Base: Total target population disagree ( 1 + 2 ) agree ( 4 + 5 )
Schools in Montenegro are not built to be accessible to children with disabilities,
and architectural adaptation of institutions to the needs of these children should be 5 80
one of the most important tasks of the state and society
Even when children with disabilities go through their education, they have less
9 69
chances to get a job than the other citizens of the same level of education
Inclusion of children with disabilities in regular schools would contribute to better
8 66
understanding of these children by their peers
If children with disabilities attend classes in regular schools, it has positive
14 64
influence on their development
It's good that children with disabilities attend regular schools, because in this way,
14 64
social skills and tolerance of other children are developed
For the development of the children with disabilities it is much better to attend a
24 45
specialized institution for education, than to go to regular schools
If children with disabilities attend classes in regular schools, this results in the fact
that teachers pay too much attention to them, and other children are deprived a little
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bit
Montenegro currently has a lot of more important problems and many more
important issues than the adjustment of the regular school to the needs of children
64 20
with disabilities, creating new educational programs and training teachers to work
with these child
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31. To what extent you agree with each of the statements? -
agree ( 4 + 5 )
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
Base: Total target population
Schools in Montenegro are not built to be accessible to children with disabilities, 74%
and architectural adaptation of institutions to the needs of these children should
be one of the most important tasks of the state and society. 80%
Even when children with disabilities go through their education, they have less 64%
chances to get a job than the other citizens of the same level of education. 69%
Inclusion of children with disabilities in regular schools would contribute to better 66%
understanding of these children by their peers. 66%
If children with disabilities attend classes in regular schools, it has positive 57%
influence on their development. 64%
It's good that children with disabilities attend regular schools, because in this 59%
way, social skills and tolerance of other children are developed 64%
For the development of the children with disabilities it is much better to attend a 50%
specialized institution for education, than to go to regular schools. 45%
If children with disabilities attend classes in regular schools, this results in the 41% Aug 2010
fact that teachers pay too much attention to them, and other children are
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deprived a little bit. 41%
Dec 2010
Montenegro currently has a lot of more important problems and many more
important issues than the adjustment of the regular school to the needs of 17%
children with disabilities, creating new educational programs and training 20%
teachers to work with these child
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32. To what extent you agree with each of the statements? -
disagree ( 1 + 2 )
Base: Total target population
Montenegro currently has a lot of more important problems and many
more important issues than the adjustment of the regular school to the 63%
needs of children with disabilities, creating new educational programs 64%
and training teachers to work with these child
If children with disabilities attend classes in regular schools, this results 23%
in the fact that teachers pay too much attention to them, and other
children are deprived a little bit. 27%
For the development of the children with disabilities it is much better to 24%
attend a specialized institution for education, than to go to regular
schools. 24%
If children with disabilities attend classes in regular schools, it has 18%
positive influence on their development. 14%
It's good that children with disabilities attend regular schools, because 18%
in this way, social skills and tolerance of other children are developed 14%
Even when children with disabilities go through their education, they 11%
have less chances to get a job than the other citizens of the same level
of education. 9%
Aug 2010
Inclusion of children with disabilities in regular schools would contribute 12%
to better understanding of these children by their peers. 8%
Dec 2010
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Schools in Montenegro are not built to be accessible to children with
disabilities, and architectural adaptation of institutions to the needs of 7%
these children should be one of the most important tasks of the state 5%
and society.
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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33. To what extent you agree with each of the statements?
Please evaluate to what extent you agree
Average values; Base: Total target population with each of the statements using a scale
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
from 1 to 5, where 1 = I don't agree at all,
and 5 = I completely agree. - MEAN
Schools in Montenegro are not built to be accessible to children with disabilities, and 3.9
architectural adaptation of institutions to the needs of these children should be one of
the most important tasks of the state and society. 4.2
If children with disabilities attend classes in regular schools, it has positive influence on 3.5
their development. 3.9
It's good that children with disabilities attend regular schools, because in this way, 3.6
social skills and tolerance of other children are developed 3.8
Even when children with disabilities go through their education, they have less chances 3.7
to get a job than the other citizens of the same level of education. 3.8
Inclusion of children with disabilities in regular schools would contribute to better 3.6
understanding of these children by their peers. 3.8
For the development of the children with disabilities it is much better to attend a 3.4
specialized institution for education, than to go to regular schools. 3.5
If children with disabilities attend classes in regular schools, this results in the fact that 3.2
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teachers pay too much attention to them, and other children are deprived a little bit. 3.4
Montenegro currently has a lot of more important problems and many more important
issues than the adjustment of the regular school to the needs of children with 2.4 Aug 2010
disabilities, creating new educational programs and training teachers to work with these 2.5
child Dec 2010
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34. Attitude towards inclusive education
Citizens have more positive attitude towards inclusion than was the case in the period preceding the campaign
“It’s about ability”
•80% of Montenegrin citizens think that these children should go to the special educational institutions, in which
curriculum and access would be adjusted to them, which is one of more important tasks of the state. This
represents a 6% increase in comparison with the previous wave.
•64% of the citizens think that attending regular schools by children with disabilities has positive impact on their
development. In comparison withy the period before realization of campaign “It's about ability” this increase of
7% represents a significant increase.
If we observe these results through average scores we can conclude that this wave records a significant increase of
agreement with the following statements:
•Architectural adaptation of institutions to the needs of these children should be one of the important tasks of the
state and society (average grade in August 3.9 and in December 4.2).
•Attending regular schools by children with disabilities has positive impact on their development (average grade
in August 3.5 and in December 3.9).
•Even when children with disabilities go through their education, they have less chances to get a job than the
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other citizens of the same level of education. (average grade in August 3.7 and in December 3.8).
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35. FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
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36. To what extent you agree with each of the statements?
Base: Total target population
disagree ( 1 + 2 ) agree ( 4 + 5 )
Families of children with disabilities can not be expected to
overcome all the challenges alone, they must be supported by the 3 85
wider society
Other children, who are growing up in families with children with
4 84
disabilities, learn to be more attentive and more tolerant
Parents who are raising children with disabilities, usually have to
7 73
dedicate their life to them completely
I feel sorry for families with a child with disabilities, because they
14 68
are victims of unfortunate circumstances
Parents of children with disabilities often take too patronizing
attitude towards their child, which leads to isolation of that child 14 59
from other children
If a child with disabilities is left without parental care, it is better to
14 52
put it in a sustainer family than in a home
In families where a child with disabilities is growing up, other
31 40
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children are usually neglected
For children with disabilities it is better to stay in special institutions,
than to live in their families, because these institutions have experts 34 40
who are specially trained to work with them
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37. To what extent you agree with each of the statements?
Please evaluate to what extent you agree with
Average values; Base: Total target population each of the statements using scale from 1 to
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05 5, where 1 = I don't agree at all, and 5 = I
completely agree - MEAN
Families of children with disabilities can not be expected 4.1
to overcome all the challenges alone, they must be
4.1
supported by the wider society.
Other children, who are growing up in families with children 3.9
with disabilities, learn to be more attentive and more
4.0
tolerant.
Parents who are raising children with disabilities, usually 3.9
have to dedicate their life to them completely. 3.8
I feel sorry for families with a child with disabilities, 4.0
because they are victims of unfortunate circumstances. 3.7
If a child with disabilities is left without parental care, it is 3.5
better to put it in a sustainer family than in a home. 3.5
Parents of children with disabilities often take too 3.7
patronizing attitude towards their child, which leads to
isolation of that child from other children. 3.5
In families where a child with disabilities is growing up, 3.3
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other children are usually neglected. 3.1
For children with disabilities it is better to stay in special Dec 2010
institutions, than to live in their families, because these 3.3
institutions have experts who are specially trained to work 3.0
with them
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38. FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
• Opinions on whether it is better for children with disabilities to live in specialized institutions or in own families are still divided – it is
important that percentage of the citizens who support institutionalization has decreased by 6% in comparison before the
campaign “It's about ability”(40%). Besides that, this wave records a 9% increase of percentage of the citizens who disagree with the
statement that In families where a child with disabilities is growing up, other children are usually neglected.
• Percentage of the citizens who think that families with a child with disabilities are victims of unfortunate circumstances has
decreased by 8%.
• 52% of the citizens think that If a child with disabilities is left without parental care, it is better to put it in a sustainer family than in a home –
which represents an identical percentage of the citizens as in the previous wave.
• Majority of the citizens (85%) think that families of children with disabilities can not be expected to overcome all the challenges alone, they
must be supported by the wider society. If we examine in more detail the perception of these families we will also see that 73% of the
citizens think that Parents who are raising children with disabilities, usually have to dedicate their life to them completely. 59% of the
citizens think that Parents of children with disabilities often take too patronizing attitude towards their child, which leads to isolation of that
child from other children.
• Regarding the perception of position of other children in these families, 40% of the citizens think that these other children are usually
neglected. Nevertheless, 84% of the citizens think that such children learn to be more attentive and more tolerant..
If we observe these scores through average grades we can conclude that, in comparison with the previous wave, this wave records
significant decrease of the level of agreement with the following statements:
• Parents who are raising children with disabilities, usually have to dedicate their life to them completely (average grade in August 3.9 and in
December 3.8).
• I feel sorry for families with a child with disabilities, because they are victims of unfortunate circumstances. (August 4.0 , December 3.7).
• Parents of children with disabilities often take too patronizing attitude towards their child, which leads to isolation of that child from other
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children. (average grade in August 3.7 and in December 3.5).
• In families where a child with disabilities is growing up, other children are usually neglected. (average grade in August 3.3 and in
December 3.1).
• For children with disabilities it is better to stay in special institutions, than to live in their families, because these institutions have experts
who are specially trained to work with them. (August 3.3 , December 3.0).
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39. To what extent you agree with each of the statements?-
agree ( 4 + 5 )
Base: Total target population Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
Families of children with disabilities can not be expected to overcome 84%
all the challenges alone, they must be supported by the wider society 85%
Other children, who are growing up in families with children with 80%
disabilities, learn to be more attentive and more tolerant 84%
Parents who are raising children with disabilities, usually have to 77%
dedicate their life to them completely 73%
I feel sorry for families with a child with disabilities, because they are 76%
victims of unfortunate circumstances 68%
Parents of children with disabilities often take too patronizing attitude 62%
towards their child, which leads to isolation of that child from other
children 59%
If a child with disabilities is left without parental care, it is better to put 51%
it in a sustainer family than in a home 52%
For children with disabilities it is better to stay in special institutions, 46%
than to live in their families, because these institutions have experts
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who are specially trained to work with them 40%
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In families where a child with disabilities is growing up, other children 43%
are usually neglected 40% Dec 2010
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40. To what extent you agree with each of the statements?-
disagree ( 1 + 2 )
Base: Total target population Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
For children with disabilities it is better to stay in special
institutions, than to live in their families, because these 29%
institutions have experts who are specially trained to work 34%
with them
In families where a child with disabilities is growing up, other 22%
children are usually neglected 31%
If a child with disabilities is left without parental care, it is 18%
better to put it in a sustainer family than in a home 14%
Parents of children with disabilities often take too patronizing 12%
attitude towards their child, which leads to isolation of that
child from other children 14%
I feel sorry for families with a child with disabilities, because 7%
they are victims of unfortunate circumstances 14%
Families of children with disabilities can not be expected to 6%
overcome all the challenges alone, they must be supported
by the wider society 3%
Parents who are raising children with disabilities, usually 6%
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have to dedicate their life to them completely 7% Aug 2010
Other children, who are growing up in families with children 5%
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with disabilities, learn to be more attentive and more tolerant 4%
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41. In your opinion, should the state provide financial
support for families of children with disabilities?
Base: Total target population
97%
Yes
89%
1%
No
4%
Aug 2010
Dec 2010
3%
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8%
Statistically significant difference on the level of 0.05
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42. INCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN
THE SOCIETY
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