Census of Scotland, 1901 - IPUMS Subset
United Kingdom 1901 [Scotland], 1901
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GBR_1901_PHC-SCT_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- GBR1901_PHC-SCT-H-H
- GBR1901_PHC-SCT-P-H
Disability (UK1901B_DISCODE2)
Data file: GBR1901_PHC-SCT-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
436
End:
438
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
10. If,</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Deaf and Dumb,<br />[] 2 Blind,<br />[] 3 Lunatic,<br />[] 4 Imbecile, feeble-minded</div><p>Write the precise infirmity, if any, opposite the name of the person; and if the infirmity dates from childhood, add "from childhood". Do not use such a general term as "Afflicted" or "Infirm".
<br />____ Infirmity
<div class="i1">[] 1 Deaf and Dumb,<br />[] 2 Blind,<br />[] 3 Lunatic,<br />[] 4 Imbecile, feeble-minded</div><p>Write the precise infirmity, if any, opposite the name of the person; and if the infirmity dates from childhood, add "from childhood". Do not use such a general term as "Afflicted" or "Infirm".
<br />____ Infirmity
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 100 | Blind |
| 110 | Blind from birth |
| 116 | Blind from birth and imbecile |
| 120 | Blind and deaf |
| 123 | Blind deaf and dumb |
| 130 | Blind and dumb |
| 135 | Blind dumb idiot |
| 140 | Blind and insane |
| 150 | Blind and idiot |
| 180 | Blind and physical disability |
| 200 | Deaf |
| 230 | Deaf and dumb |
| 235 | Deaf dumb idiot |
| 237 | Deaf dumb lunatic |
| 250 | Deaf idiot |
| 270 | Deaf lunatic |
| 280 | Deaf and physical handicap |
| 300 | Dumb |
| 330 | Speech defect |
| 350 | Dumb and idiot |
| 370 | Dumb and lunatic |
| 380 | Dumb and physical handicap |
| 400 | Insane |
| 444 | Fits |
| 500 | Idiot |
| 504 | Idiot and fits |
| 567 | Idiot imbecile lunatic |
| 580 | Idiot and physical handicap |
| 704 | Lunatic and fits |
| 800 | Physical handicap |
| 880 | Invalid |
| 888 | Multiple unable to classify |
| 000 | No disability |
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.
Description
Definition
Disability.
Universe
United Kingdom 1901 (100%) [Scotland]: All persons
concept
Concept