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Section A: Information for persons in the household -- ask of everyone
[Section A of this form, each question has 10 answer rows for writing individual answers for up to 10 individuals in the household. Only the first is shown here, which is exactly the same as the other nine.]

P-13. Disability

Does (the person) have any serious disability that prevents his/her full participation in life activities (such as education, work, social life)? Mark any that apply. Dot the appropriate boxes.
[] 0 = None
[] 1 = Sight (blind/severe visual limitation)
[] 2 = Hearing (deaf, profoundly hard of hearing)
[] 3 = Communication (speech impairment)
[] 4 = Physical (e.g. needs wheelchair, crutches or prosthesis; limb, hand usage limitations)
[] 5 = Intellectual (serious difficulties in learning)
[] 6 = Emotional (behavioural, psychological)

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Question P-13 -- Disability

"Does (the person) have any serious disability that prevents his/her full participation in life activities (such as education, work, social life)?"

Disability is a limitation or lack of ability that prevents a person from performing an activity within the range considered normal, or from behaving in a manner considered normal.

Read out the categories and dot the appropriate boxes. For this question you may have to dot more than one box. Encourage the respondent to name all serious disabilities a person has, e.g. if deaf and wheelchair-bound, dot 2 and 4.

Note that if 1 bad sight is corrected with glasses or 2 bad hearing with a hearing aid, it is not considered a disability for the census.