Comparability — Benin [top]

The 2002 census records upper member paralysis only.

Comparability — Botswana [top]

All samples asked whether the respondent had the inability to use one or both of the arms.

Comparability — Burkina Faso [top]

In 1985, a person has a disability affecting his/her upper extremities if he/she is one-armed. The 1996 sample considers paralysis and amputation of upper extremities as well as quadriplegia. In 2006, a person is having a disability affecting upper extremities if he/she suffers from a handicap in the upper extremities.

The 1985 sample only provides the type of disability for residents of the household. The 1996 and 2006 samples provide the type of disability for all persons. The samples do not distinguish between temporary and permanent disabilities.

Comparability — Cameroon [top]

The 2005 sample identifies persons having a disability affecting his/her upper extremities.

Comparability — Colombia [top]

The 1993 sample specified "paralysis or absence of upper limbs". The 2005 sample indicated permanent limitation in the ability to move arms or hands.

Comparability — Costa Rica [top]

The 2011 questionnaire asked if the person has "difficulty using arms and hands".

Comparability — Côte d'Ivoire [top]

The 1998 sample identifies persons having a disability affecting his/her upper limbs.

Comparability — Dominican Republic [top]

In 2002, limited mobility or loss of arms qualified as a disability. In 2010, respondents reported that they were missing one or both arms and those they had a permanent difficulty moving one or both arms.

Comparability — Egypt [top]

The "yes" response indicated loss of one or both hands. All samples included this option within a single question about the type of disability. Persons with multiple unidentified disabilities are coded as "unknown" for DISUPPR, because the exact disabilities in those cases are not specified. See DISABLED to identify these cases.

Comparability — El Salvador [top]

The 1992 sample refers to persons with paralysis or partial/total loss of an upper extremity, while the 2007 sample identifies permanent limitations in using arms or hands.

Comparability — Ethiopia [top]

In 1984 the "yes" response is the combination of responses for amputation and paralysis in one or both arms. In 1994 the question refers to a hand/arm problem, without any additional specification. In 2007 sample the "yes" response refers to non-functional upper limbs.

Comparability — France [top]

The "yes" response is the combination of several categories for amputation or paralysis of either or both arms.

Comparability — Guatemala [top]

The data identify persons with an inability to move one or both arms.

Comparability — Guinea [top]

In 1996 and 2014, the sample reports impairment in the upper limbs: abnormalities of structure or function that affected normal activities. Multiple disabilities that included impairment of the upper extremities are not reported in this variable.

Comparability — Haiti [top]

The 2003 sample identifies persons having a disability affecting his/her upper extremities.

Comparability — Honduras [top]

The 2013 sample identifies persons who have a physical disability manifested by the absence of decreased ability to move the arms or hands.

Comparability — Iran [top]

The variable indicates whether the person has either a hand or arm amputation or impairment. This is defined as having the loss or "shortage of performance or deformation" in the fingers (either pointer and/or thumb only), hand, forearm, elbow, arm, or shoulder in either arm.

Comparability — Iraq [top]

The "yes" response indicated loss of one or both hands.

Comparability — Liberia [top]

In the 2008 sample, the data record limited use or loss of arms.

Those with multiple disabilities are grouped in the unknown category due to the inability to determine the type of disability,

Comparability — Mauritius [top]

The 1990 sample indicates disabilities related to "arms and fingers", while the 2000 and 2011 samples identify those associated to manual activities such as "gripping and holding."

The 1990 and 2000 harmonized variables are constructed from the first, second, and third reported disabilities. The 2011 sample reports different levels of difficulty in manual activities such as "gripping and holding", where persons with any level of difficulty are classified as "yes". The difficulty levels are preserved in the corresponding unharmonized source variable.

Comparability — Mexico [top]

The response indicated a limitation in the use of the arms or hands.

Comparability — Mozambique [top]

In 2007 and 2017 the "yes" response refers to "amputated or atrophied arms".

Comparability — Panama [top]

In 2010, the variable indicates whether the person has any permanent difficulty in using his/her arms or hands.

Comparability — Philippines [top]

In all samples, loss of one or both arms or being paralyzed or quadriplegic is considered a disability. In 2000, mild quadriplegics capable of caring for themselves are also included.

Comparability — Rwanda [top]

There was a single question on type of disability. If a person had more than one disability, the most severe one was to be reported.

Comparability — Saint Lucia [top]

In the 1991 sample "yes" responses are interpreted as disability in the upper limbs. Disability is defined as "long-standing illness, disability or infirmity". The question was not asked in the 1980 sample.

Comparability — Senegal [top]

In the 2002 sample, responses include persons with multiple disabilities.

Comparability — Sierra Leone [top]

The variable indicates if the person's most serious disability is either having limited use of arms or loss of arm(s). Therefore, a person may go unrecorded yet still have a disability in the arms because it is not his/her most "serious" disability.

Comparability — South Sudan [top]

The variable indicates whether the person has only limited use of arm(s) or loss of arm(s).

Comparability — Sudan [top]

The variable indicates whether the person has only limited use of arms or loss of arm(s).

Comparability — Togo [top]

The 2010 census asked about the loss or paralysis of one or both arms. The loss of limbs could be reported in either of two source variables recording disabilities.

Comparability — Trinidad and Tobago [top]

The 2000 and 2011 Trinidad and Tobago samples asked whether the respondent had a gripping impairment.

Comparability — Turkey [top]

In the 1985 sample, persons with a disability in their arms that limits daily life activities are coded as "Yes". The 2000 sample identifies persons with a physical disability without separately referring to those corresponding to arms, legs, or feet, thus this was not integrated for the DISUPPR variable.

Comparability — Uganda [top]

Limited use or loss of an arm qualified as a disability.

Comparability — Uruguay [top]

The 2006 sample identifies persons with permanent disabilities using their arms or hands, including those without any mobility in their arms or hands and those with difficulties moving or manipulating objects, which affect the ability to perform daily life activities. Data are only available for persons interviewed in the third trimester of the household survey.

Comparability — Venezuela [top]

An affirmative response indicates paralysis, amputation or limited movement in one or both arms.