Population and Housing Census 2007 - IPUMS Subset
Ethiopia, 2007
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Type of disability (ET2007A_0409)
Data file: ETH2007-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
170
End:
171
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Section 3: Details of persons in the household
Disability status
11. If yes, what is [the respondent]'s type of difficulty or problem?
[] 1 Blind
[] 2 Seeing difficulty
[] 3 Deaf
[] 4 Hearing difficulty
[] 5 Unable to speak
[] 6 Speaking difficulty
[] 7 Dear and unable to speak
[] 8 No functional upper limbs
[] 9 No functional lower limbs
[] 10 Body movement problem
[] 11 Learning difficulties
[] 12 Mental problem (go to 13)
[] 13 Other
Disability status
11. If yes, what is [the respondent]'s type of difficulty or problem?
[] 1 Blind
[] 2 Seeing difficulty
[] 3 Deaf
[] 4 Hearing difficulty
[] 5 Unable to speak
[] 6 Speaking difficulty
[] 7 Dear and unable to speak
[] 8 No functional upper limbs
[] 9 No functional lower limbs
[] 10 Body movement problem
[] 11 Learning difficulties
[] 12 Mental problem (go to 13)
[] 13 Other
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Blind |
| 2 | Seeing difficulty |
| 3 | Deaf |
| 4 | Hearing difficulty |
| 5 | Unable to speak |
| 6 | Speaking difficulty |
| 7 | Deaf and unable to speak |
| 8 | Non functional upper limbs |
| 9 | Non functional lower limbs |
| 10 | Body movement problem |
| 11 | Learning difficulties |
| 12 | Mental problem |
| 13 | Other |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
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
Question 11:- Type of Disability or Problem?
For each household members that are identified as disabled or having mental problem under question 10, type of disability or problem should be identified and the correct code should be marked for this question. Enumerators should mark a correct response for those identified as disabled or having mental problem by associating the type of disability mentioned by respondents with the explanations given below.
List of the Type of Disability or Problem is provided below
1 = Blind:- Code 1 will be marked for those household members who mentioned that both of their eyes are blind due to accident occurred during or after birth.
2 = Have Seeing Difficulties
This refers to persons whose both eyes partly see because of the defects occurred to them during or after birth. Persons who have seeing difficulties are those who cannot count fingers with both of their eyes at a distance of two meters or those who cannot identify the feature of a person standing four meters away from them.
Note: Members who became one eye blind due to defects occurred to them and have similar problems mentioned above with the remaining eye are regarded as persons having seeing difficulties. Therefore, code 2 should be marked for disabled persons whose both eyes partly see.
3 = Deaf and those who can speak
For persons who were exposed to the problem of not hearing with both ears due to the defects occurred to them during or after birth meaning those who cannot even hear loud noise but can speak shade/mark code 3.
4 = Who have Hearing Difficulties
Code 4 will be shaded for persons who are not totally hearing with one ear and partly hear with other ear or those who hear partly with both ears due to defects that had occurred to them during or after birth Partly hearing means hearing only loud noise or not clearly hear.
5 = Dumb and those who can hear
Code 5 should be shaded for persons who became dumb/ totally unable to speak/ due to defects occurred to them during or after birth but who can hear.
6 = Have speaking Problem
Code 6 should be shaded for persons who does not speak like what normal person does or those who couldn't be clearly heard when they are speaking due to defects that had occurred to them during or after birth.
7 = Deaf and Unable to Speak
Code 7 should be shaded for persons who became deaf and dumb due to defects that had occurred to them during or after birth.
8 = Non Functioning Upper Limbs/Gripping; Stretching, .../
This refers to household members whose hands not functioning due to defects that had occurred to them during or after birth. It includes unable to use hands / for example for grasping, for writing/ due to lack of strength or weakness; feebleness, paralysis and others. These problems could be caused by problems of Nervous system, malformation of bone muscle, extremely shortened or elongated of hands. Therefore, based this explation code 8 will be shaded for those who mentioned problems related to hands or mainly related to hands.
9 = Non functioning Lower Limbs/Standing; Walking . .../
This refers to household members who cannot use their legs for various functions due to defects that had occurred to them during or after birth. It includes unable to use legs due to lack of strength or weakness; feebleness, paralysis and others. These problems could be caused by problems of nervous system, malformation of bone muscle, extremely shortened or elongated of legs. Therefore, based on this explanation code 9 will be shaded for those who mentioned problems related to legs or mainly related to legs.
10 = Body Movement Difficulties
This includes household members who due to defects that occurred to them during or after birth lost body balance for sitting, stagger, severe jerking unable to stand or move from place to place, unable to coordinate body movement /for instance eye and hand, turning neck/, unable to use body due to lack of strength,. It includes unable to use legs due to lack of strength or weakness; feebleness, paralysis and others. These problems may be caused by problems of nervous system, malformation of bone muscle, lack or extremely shortened or elongated of legs. Therefore, except problems of upper and lower limbs that are mentioned above code 10 will be shaded for those who mentioned body movement difficulties.
11= Mental Retardation
This refers to persons whose level of cognition, understanding of their surrounding social relationships and intelligence are extremely low compared to what is expected of their age. Among such people there are differences due to variations in the type and extent of injuries. Mentally retarded persons can be classified into three categories depending on their leaning capacities.
Learning Capacities
Children under this category though they have mental retardation, they can read, write and do mathematics and other subjects/ until limited grade level/. Studies show that they can attend formal education up to junior secondary level. Usually most of them cannot go beyond primary school level. Except their retardation in academic learning there are not significantly different from others.
Training Capacities
Though children under this category generally have mental retardation problem, they may have the capacity of training different skills of assisting themselves and developing social relationships. For this they need continuous training. However, it is not appropriate to force them to learn reading and writing skills as they lack the capacity.
Unable to train
This includes persons who can't help themselves and who always seek continuous and full assistances of others. They need the assistances of others in day to day routine activities such as feeding, wearing clothes and others. Besides thinking problem, some may have problems of usage of words, movement, social and emotional. Because of this, it is difficult for them to train on practical activities. After relating the situation of members' mental problem with the explanations given for mental retardation enumerators should shade code 11 if the case is verified to be mental retardation.
12 = Mental Disturbance
These are members who have no disability but have different cases related to mental problems. Thus, in question 12 enumerators should immediately shade code 12 for members identified to have mental disturbance in question 11. Enumerators should be cautious that members with mental retardation and epilepsy problems will not be considered as having mental disturbance.
13 = Others
Code 13 should be shaded for members who found to have other type of disability different from those mentioned above.
Note: When you encounter members who mention more than one disability probe the respondent to identify one which is the most severe and then shade the appropriate code.
For each household members that are identified as disabled or having mental problem under question 10, type of disability or problem should be identified and the correct code should be marked for this question. Enumerators should mark a correct response for those identified as disabled or having mental problem by associating the type of disability mentioned by respondents with the explanations given below.
List of the Type of Disability or Problem is provided below
1 = Blind:- Code 1 will be marked for those household members who mentioned that both of their eyes are blind due to accident occurred during or after birth.
2 = Have Seeing Difficulties
This refers to persons whose both eyes partly see because of the defects occurred to them during or after birth. Persons who have seeing difficulties are those who cannot count fingers with both of their eyes at a distance of two meters or those who cannot identify the feature of a person standing four meters away from them.
Note: Members who became one eye blind due to defects occurred to them and have similar problems mentioned above with the remaining eye are regarded as persons having seeing difficulties. Therefore, code 2 should be marked for disabled persons whose both eyes partly see.
3 = Deaf and those who can speak
For persons who were exposed to the problem of not hearing with both ears due to the defects occurred to them during or after birth meaning those who cannot even hear loud noise but can speak shade/mark code 3.
4 = Who have Hearing Difficulties
Code 4 will be shaded for persons who are not totally hearing with one ear and partly hear with other ear or those who hear partly with both ears due to defects that had occurred to them during or after birth Partly hearing means hearing only loud noise or not clearly hear.
5 = Dumb and those who can hear
Code 5 should be shaded for persons who became dumb/ totally unable to speak/ due to defects occurred to them during or after birth but who can hear.
6 = Have speaking Problem
Code 6 should be shaded for persons who does not speak like what normal person does or those who couldn't be clearly heard when they are speaking due to defects that had occurred to them during or after birth.
7 = Deaf and Unable to Speak
Code 7 should be shaded for persons who became deaf and dumb due to defects that had occurred to them during or after birth.
8 = Non Functioning Upper Limbs/Gripping; Stretching, .../
This refers to household members whose hands not functioning due to defects that had occurred to them during or after birth. It includes unable to use hands / for example for grasping, for writing/ due to lack of strength or weakness; feebleness, paralysis and others. These problems could be caused by problems of Nervous system, malformation of bone muscle, extremely shortened or elongated of hands. Therefore, based this explation code 8 will be shaded for those who mentioned problems related to hands or mainly related to hands.
9 = Non functioning Lower Limbs/Standing; Walking . .../
This refers to household members who cannot use their legs for various functions due to defects that had occurred to them during or after birth. It includes unable to use legs due to lack of strength or weakness; feebleness, paralysis and others. These problems could be caused by problems of nervous system, malformation of bone muscle, extremely shortened or elongated of legs. Therefore, based on this explanation code 9 will be shaded for those who mentioned problems related to legs or mainly related to legs.
10 = Body Movement Difficulties
This includes household members who due to defects that occurred to them during or after birth lost body balance for sitting, stagger, severe jerking unable to stand or move from place to place, unable to coordinate body movement /for instance eye and hand, turning neck/, unable to use body due to lack of strength,. It includes unable to use legs due to lack of strength or weakness; feebleness, paralysis and others. These problems may be caused by problems of nervous system, malformation of bone muscle, lack or extremely shortened or elongated of legs. Therefore, except problems of upper and lower limbs that are mentioned above code 10 will be shaded for those who mentioned body movement difficulties.
11= Mental Retardation
This refers to persons whose level of cognition, understanding of their surrounding social relationships and intelligence are extremely low compared to what is expected of their age. Among such people there are differences due to variations in the type and extent of injuries. Mentally retarded persons can be classified into three categories depending on their leaning capacities.
Learning Capacities
Children under this category though they have mental retardation, they can read, write and do mathematics and other subjects/ until limited grade level/. Studies show that they can attend formal education up to junior secondary level. Usually most of them cannot go beyond primary school level. Except their retardation in academic learning there are not significantly different from others.
Training Capacities
Though children under this category generally have mental retardation problem, they may have the capacity of training different skills of assisting themselves and developing social relationships. For this they need continuous training. However, it is not appropriate to force them to learn reading and writing skills as they lack the capacity.
Unable to train
This includes persons who can't help themselves and who always seek continuous and full assistances of others. They need the assistances of others in day to day routine activities such as feeding, wearing clothes and others. Besides thinking problem, some may have problems of usage of words, movement, social and emotional. Because of this, it is difficult for them to train on practical activities. After relating the situation of members' mental problem with the explanations given for mental retardation enumerators should shade code 11 if the case is verified to be mental retardation.
12 = Mental Disturbance
These are members who have no disability but have different cases related to mental problems. Thus, in question 12 enumerators should immediately shade code 12 for members identified to have mental disturbance in question 11. Enumerators should be cautious that members with mental retardation and epilepsy problems will not be considered as having mental disturbance.
13 = Others
Code 13 should be shaded for members who found to have other type of disability different from those mentioned above.
Note: When you encounter members who mention more than one disability probe the respondent to identify one which is the most severe and then shade the appropriate code.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's type of disability.
Universe
Persons with disabilities
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Disability Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |