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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