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NCDDR 2001 Survey Report - Table of Contents

What do consumers and stakeholders think about disability research?

Ninety-one percent of the consumers and 94% of the stakeholders believed that "disability research is useful." In contrast, both consumers (38%) and stakeholders (27%) indicated limited agreement with the statement "there is enough disability research available in the area that interests me most." Consumers indicated limited agreement with other statements including "disability research is easy to read and understand" (53%); and "I can easily find disability research when I need it" (49%).

[D] what consumers and stakeholders think about disability research

Across all racial and ethnic groups sampled, consumers believed that "disability research is useful" at a rate of 80% or higher. There was less agreement with the statement "there is enough disability research available in the area that interests me most." Forty-six percent of the Black/African American group agreed with this statement, while 40% of the Hispanic/Latino group, 36% of the White group, 27% of the American Indian/Alaskan Native group, and 20% of the Asian/Pacific Islander group agreed with this statement.

[D] What consumers from different racial and ethnic background think about disability research

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