Questions Verbalization and Response Categories modifiying
the Disability Prevalence
Carole FeldmanWelfare StatisticsCBS
Comparisons between some sources
Data available for people with disabilities:
Census survey -based on WG short set of questions
Social Survey - based on ADL questions – personal survey
Health Survey- based on ADL questions – proxy survey
Walking or walking up and down stairs- questions
census survey 2008
Social Survey 2006
Health Survey 1999-2000
Do you have difficulty walking around the house or walking up and down stairs?
Are you able to walk unaided inside your dwelling?
Are you able to walk out of the house?
Are you able to walk unaided outside your dwelling?
Are you able to walk up and down one flight of stairs?
Walking or walking up and down stairs- responses
census survey2008
Social Survey 2006Health Survey 1999-2000
Do you have difficulty walking around the house or walking up and down stairs?
Are you able to walk unaided inside your dwelling?
Are you able to walk unaided outside your dwelling?
Are you able to walk out of the house?
1. No- no difficulty2. Yes- some difficulty
3 .Yes- a lot of difficulty4 .Cannot at all
1. Can walk unaided, with no difficulty
2. Can walk unaided, but with difficulty
3. Can walk with the aid of a cane, walker, etc
4. Can walk with the aid of another person
5. Unable to walk outside of the dwelling
1. Yes- able to walk alone2. Yes- with the help of a
person or instrument3. No- unable to walk
Walking or walking up and down stairs- answers
census survey 2008Health Survey 1999-2000
Do you have difficulty walking around the house or walking up and down stairs?
Are you able to walk up and down one flight of stairs?
1. No- no difficulty2. Yes- some difficulty
3 .Yes- a lot of difficulty4 .Cannot at all
1. Yes- able to do so without help2. Yes- able to do so, but needs to hold
onto the banister or with the help of a person or instrument
3. No- cannot walk up or down stairs
Percentages- aged 20 and abovefrom all the survey population
census survey 2008(living in households)
Social Survey 2006
Do you have difficulty walking around the house or walking up and down stairs?
Are you able to walk unaided inside your dwelling?
No- no difficultyYes- some difficultyYes- a lot of difficultyCannot at all
86.67.15.30.8
Can with no difficulty and irrelevant
Can unaided, but with difficultyCan with aid ( cane, walker,
person)Unable
93.1
5.01.8
0.2
Percentage of Persons aged 20 and above with walking limitations:
13.2% 7.0%
Percentages- aged 20 and abovefrom those who have a problem
census survey 2008 (living in households)
Social Survey 2006
Do you have difficulty walking around the house or walking up and down stairs? (at least some difficulty for one of the questions)
Are you able to walk unaided inside your dwelling? (those with a physical or health problem, that interferes in the day-to–day functioning)
No- no difficultyYes- some difficultyYes- a lot of difficultyCannot at all
36.934.025.23.9
Can with no difficulty Can unaided, but with difficultyCan with aid (cane, walker,
person)Unable
42.541.314.7
1.5
Percentage of Persons aged 20 and above with walking limitations:
61.1% 57.5%
Walking or walking up and down stairs- questions
census survey 2008 (living in households)
Health Survey 1999-2000
Do you have difficulty walking around the house or walking up and down stairs?
Are you able to walk out of the house?
1. No- no difficulty 2. Yes- some difficulty
3 .Yes- a lot of difficulty4 .Cannot at all
1. Yes- able to walk alone2. Yes- with the help of a person or
instrument3. No- unable to walk
Are you able to walk up and down one flight of stairs?
1. Yes- able to do so without help2. Yes- able to do so, but needs to hold onto the banister or with the help of a person or instrument3. No- cannot walk up or down stairs
Percentages- aged 20 and abovefrom all the survey population
census survey 2008 (living in households)
Health Survey 1999-2000
Do you have difficulty walking around the house or walking up and down stairs?
Are you able to walk out of the house or to walk up and down one flight of stairs?
No- no difficultyYes- some difficultyYes- a lot of difficultyCannot at all
86.67.15.30.8
Yes- able to walk alone or irrelevant
Yes- with the help of a person or instrument
No- unable to walk
96.6
2.2
1.3
Percentage of Persons aged 20 and above with walking limitations:
13.2% 3.5%
Percentages- aged 20 and abovefrom those who have a problem
census survey 2008 (living in households)
Health Survey 1999-2000
Do you have difficulty walking around the house or walking up and down stairs? (at least some difficulty for one of the questions)
Are you able to walk out of the house or to walk up and down one flight of stairs? (at least some difficulty for one of the questions)
No- no difficultyYes- some difficultyYes- a lot of difficultyCannot at all
36.934.025.23.9
Yes- able to walk aloneYes- with the help of a person or
instrumentNo- unable to walk
7.657.5
34.9
Percentage of Persons aged 20 and above with walking limitations:
61.1% 92.4%
Conclusions
Questions verbalization and responses categories do modify prevalence disabilities results
What population is included in the survey affects the prevalence of disabilities
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