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2011 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Botswana, 2011
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BWA_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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Leg disability (BW2011A_DISLEG)

Data file: BWA2011_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 253
End: 253
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">C. Disability</span></p>

<p>3. Does any listed persons (from section A or B) have any of the following disabilities:</p>
<div class="i1">[] 11 Partial sighted<br />[] 12 Total blindness<br />[] 21 Partial hearing<br />[] 22 Deafness<br />[] 31 Partial speech impairment<br />[] 32 Inability to speak<br />[] 41 Inability to use 1 leg<br />[] 42 Inability to use 2 legs<br />[] 43 Inability to use 1 arm<br />[] 44 Inability to use 2 arms<br />[] 45 Inability to use the whole body<br />[] 51 Intellectual impairment<br />[] 61 Mental health disorder<br />[] 71 Missing 1 leg<br />[] 72 Missing 2 legs<br />[] 73 Missing 1 arm<br />[] 74 Missing 2 arms</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 No leg disability
1 Inability to use 1 leg
2 Inability to use 2 legs
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">Part C of the questionnaire: Disability</span></p>

<p> Disability is any restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment) of the ability to perform an activity within the range considered normal for a human being.</p>

<p>177. Columns C1/C2/C3: Disability
<br />Q. Does any person(s) listed in A1 or B1 suffer from any of the following disabilities?</p>
<div class="i1">11. Partial sighted<br />12. Total blindness<br />21. Partial hearing<br />22. Deafness<br />31. Partial speech impairment<br />32. Inability to speak<br />23. Inability to use 1 leg<br />24. Inability to use 2 legs<br />43. Inability to use 1 arm<br />44. Inability to use 2 arms<br />45. Inability to use the whole body<br />51. Intellectual impairment<br />61. Mental health disorder<br />71. Missing 1 leg<br />72. Missing 2 legs<br />73. Missing 1 arm<br />74. Missing 2 arms</div><p>You should read out the list of disabilities to the respondent as a guide on the types of disabilities you are referring to. Be very tactful in asking these questions so as not to cause offense of embarrassment.</p>

<p>If anyone does have a disability, enter the person's first name in column C1, then enter in column C2 the same serial number that you assigned to this person in column A2 or B2. A person from Part A will have serial numbers 01, 02 or 03, etc., whilst a person from Part B will have serial numbers 91, 92 or 93, etc.</p>

<p>A disabled person has incapacities as a result of physical or mental deficiencies such as bodily abnormalities, defects and impairments. Impairments are defects of structure or functions of the body which give rise to personal inabilities to perform necessary activities. The defects and impairments might occur from birth, or may be brought about by disease, injury or just old age.</p>

<p>Enter the stated disabilities a person has from any of the following codes.</p>
<div class="i1">11. Partial sighted<br />This refers to a person who cannot count fingers from a distance of three meters.<br />12. Total blindness<br />This refers to a person who cannot see completely.<br />21. Partial hearing<br />This refers to a person who cannot hear a whisper at a distance of two meters even with hearing aids.<br />22. Deafness<br />This refers to a person who cannot hear completely<br />31. Partial speech impairment<br />This refers to a person who makes unintelligible/unclear speech or stammers and whose speech is not easy to hear.<br />32. Inability to speak<br />This refers to a person who cannot speak at all (i.e. completely dumb or mute).<br />41. Inability to use 1 leg<br />This refers to a person who has one lame leg.<br />42. Inability to use 2 legs<br />This refers to a person who has two lame legs.<br />43. Inability to use 1 arm<br />This refers to a person who has one lame hand/arm.<br />44. Inability to use 2 arms<br />This refers to a person who has two lame hands/arms.<br />45. Inability to use the whole body<br />This refers to a person who cannot use their entire body.<br />51. Intellectual impairment<br />This refers to a person with a normal IQ level who begins to show strange behavior, thinking, acting, or talking in a different way than other people. The onset occurs later in life after a period of normal development.<br /> 61. Mental health disorder<br />This refers to a handicap of abnormal intellectual functioning with onset during the developmental period associated with impaired maturation, learning, and social maladjustment. The Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is below normal.<br />71. Missing 1 leg<br />This refers to a person who has one missing leg.<br />72. Missing 2 legs<br />This refers to a person who has two missing legs.<br />73. Missing 1 arm<br />This refers to a person who has one missing arm.<br />74. Missing 2 arms<br />This refers to a person who has two missing arms.</div><p>[Table omitted]

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person has a leg disability.
Universe
Botswana 2011: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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