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1991 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Uganda, 1991
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UGA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Uganda Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Nature of disability (UG1991A_DISAB)

Data file: UGA1991_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 206
End: 207
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="UG91A415 UG91A416"><span class="em">Complete this section for households, not for institutions</span><br /><br /><span class="h2">Disability</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">____ Is anyone who was in the household on census night disabled? (yes or no)<br /> If yes, write: Person number [in blank column header] _____</div><br /><br />[Columns provide space to record answers for four persons for the following questions:]<br /><br /><div class="i1">____ Nature of disability (blind, mentally ill, deaf and dumb, polio, amputee, leprosy, cripple, lame epilepsy, mentally retarded, other (specify))<br />____ Cause of disability (born, disease, accident, inflicted injury, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Blind
02 Deaf/dumb
03 Amputee
04 Leper
05 Epileptic
06 Cripple/lame
07 Mentally retarded
08 Others n.e.s.
98 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the nature of the disability of the person for those who are disabled.
Universe
Uganda 1991: Persons who have a disability [discrepancies: not verifiable]

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