Without (his/her) equipment or assistance, does (name) have difficulty walking 500 yards on level ground?
Probe: That would be about the length of 5 football fields.
Categories
Value
Category
2
SOME DIFFICULTY
3
A LOT OF DIFFICULTY
4
CANNOT WALK 500 Y AT ALL
9
NO RESPONSE
Sysmiss
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
Note that category ‘No difficulty’ is not available, as the child uses equipment or receives assistance for walking.