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The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) among family carers of people with intellectual disabilities.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Materials and methods\u2002<\/jats:bold> A census interview survey was conducted in Hsin\u2010Chu City in Taiwan and included the primary family caregivers of 792 adults with intellectual disability who were living with their families. The survey packet contained the WHOQOL\u2010BREF Taiwan\u2010version scale with four core domains and the activities of daily life\/instrumental activities of daily life (ADL\/IADL) scales.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2002<\/jats:bold> The mean score for \u2018physical\u2019 was highest and that for \u2018environment\u2019 was lowest. 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