Attitudes of the Georgian Population towards Persons with Disabilities, 2019

26 Dec 2019

The goal of the research was to study the awareness and attitudes of the Georgian population towards people with disabilities.

To achieve this, we used a quantitative research method; namely, a survey. The study was conducted across 11 regions of Georgia. The respondents were selected by a random sampling. A total of 5,000 interviews were conducted as part of the survey which was distributed according to the regions of Georgia.

A questionnaire consisting of several blocks was developed in order to study the awareness and the attitudes about people with disabilities.

In order to develop a comprehensive questionnaire, focus groups were organized in four regions of Georgia (Tbilisi, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Imereti, Adjara) with disabled persons. This approach made it possible for the questionnaire to cover as much information as possible about the persons with disabilities in terms of both awareness and attitudes.