1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« Our analysis attempts to identify situations in which families experience especially high economic costs of caring for their children and so to help determine how Canadian policy might be improved. » (p. 271)

Questions/Hypothèses:
« In this paper, we ask three policy questions:
• Is our current package, with its focus on provision of physician care and hospital services plus income support, mostly delivered through the tax system, enough?
• Are there gaps in what is currently offered?
• Are there other directions we might usefully pursue (e.g. paid time off to allow parents to deal with medical appointments or therapy sessions; enhanced support for respite)? » (p. 271)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
« The data set employed for this analysis is the 2001 Statistics Canada Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, Child Sample. » (p. 273)

Instruments:
Questionnaire administré par téléphone

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

« This paper used the child sample of Statistics Canada’s 2001 Participation and Activity Limitations Survey to study the economic costs of caring for children with disabilities in Canada. Both explicit out-of-pocket expenditures and implicit costs in the form of foregone labour market opportunities are considered. Results indicate that, despite universal health insurance in Canada, a majority of families of children with disabilities incur significant economic costs. Additional financial support might be offered, particularly when the child’s condition is severe, and costly therapy and specialized aids could be covered. Our results also support the need for respite as well as help in balancing work and caregiving for Canadian parents of children with disabilities. » (p. 269)