For all members of the household (1 through 18)
[Question 1 through 18 were asked of all persons living in the household.]
9. Disability: does [the respondent] have any difficulty...?
i. Seeing, even if wearing glasses
[] 1. No - no difficulty
[] 2. Yes - some difficulty
[] 3. Yes a lot of difficulty
[] 4. Cannot do at all
_ ii. Hearing, even if using hearing aid
[] 1. No - no difficulty
[] 2. Yes - some difficulty
[] 3. Yes a lot of difficulty
[] 4. Cannot do at all
_ iii. Walking, climbing steps, carrying items
[] 1. No - no difficulty
[] 2. Yes - some difficulty
[] 3. Yes a lot of difficulty
[] 4. Cannot do at all
_ iv. Remembering or concentrating
[] 1. No - no difficulty
[] 2. Yes - some difficulty
[] 3. Yes a lot of difficulty
[] 4. Cannot do at all
Disability section
137. Disability serves as an umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations or participation restrictions (ICF, 2005). While it is desirable to collect information on all aspects of disability, this aim cannot be achieved in censuses or even in surveys not dedicated to disability. However, tge census can be used to obtain data on selected aspects of disability.
138. Disability can be measured for a variety of purposes. Each purpose can be related to different dimensions of disability or different conceptual components of disability. Hence, there is a need for a clear link between the purpose of measurement and the operationalization of the indicators of disability.
139. In order to collect disability information, the questions to identify persons who are at greater risk than the general population of experiencing restrictions in performing complex activities (such as activities of daily living) or participating in roles (such as working) if no support were accorded to them. Measurements intended to identify this 'at risk' population represent the most basic end of the spectrum of activities (i.e. activities such as walking, remembering, seeing, hearing). This 'at risk' group would include persons with limitations in basic activities who may or may not also experience limitations in more complex activities and/or restrictions in participation. This in turn may depend on whether or not they use assistive devices or have a supportive environment.
140. The questions on disability ask about difficulties the person may have when doing certain activities, because of a health or other problem.
Objective: The purpose of the introduction is to get the respondent to focus on difficulties they may have that are the result of some physical or mental health problem. Since persons living in developing countries may not have access to modern medicine, which would provide a diagnosed 'condition', the term problem was substituted. However, the term "condition" can be interchangeably used with the term "problem" if that facilitates the respondent understanding the context. We are interested in establishing difficulties that occur within a health or social life context rather than those caused by a lack of resources.
Definitions: Health refers to the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness, vitality, and freedom from disease. Problem refers to the respondent's perception of a departure from physical, mental or emotional well-being. This includes specific health problems such as a disease or chronic condition, a missing limb, organ, or any type of impairment. It also includes more vague disorders not always thought of as health-related such as senility, depression, retardation, drug dependency, accidental injuries, etc.
144. Ask "does [the respondent] have difficulty remembering or concentrating or learning?"
1. No - no difficulty
2. Yes - some difficulty
3. Yes - a lot of difficulty
4. Cannot do at all
Objective: The purpose of this question is to identify persons who have some problems with remembering or thinking that contributes to difficulty in doing their daily activities. They can have a problem finding their way around, they can't concentrate on what they are doing, or they may forget where they are or what month it is. They may not remember what someone just said to them or they may seem confused or frightened about most things. Any difficulty with remembering, concentrating or understanding what is going on around them that they or family members (if the family member is the respondent) consider a problem should be captured. We do not intend to capture difficulties remembering or concentrating because of common everyday situations such as high workload or stress, or as a result of substance abuse.
Definition/s: Remembering refers to an individual using his/her memory capacity in order to recall what has happened around them. It means the individual can bring to mind or think again about something that has taken place in the past (either the recent past or further back). In connection with younger people, remembering is often associated with storing facts learned in school and being able to retrieve them when needed. Concentrating refers to an individual using his mental ability to accomplish some task such as reading, calculating numbers, learning something. It is associated with focusing on the task at hand in order to complete the task. It is the act of directing ones full attention to one subject or to focus without distraction on one thing.