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Eighth General Population and Housing Census, 2012 - IPUMS Subset

Suriname, 2012
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SUR_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Disability status (SR2012A_DISAB)

Data file: SUR2012_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 240
End: 240
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Personal module</span></p>

<p><span class="h2">All persons (health)</span>
<br />[Questions P21a to P23 were asked of all persons about their health.]</p>

<p>P21a. Does this person experience difficulty / problems (with):</p>
<div class="i1">N.B.: The person has had (or is expected to have) the complaint(s) for at least 6 months.<br /><br />Enter one of the following codes in each cell:<br /><br />[] Tick this box if A to G = 1, 5, 7 or 9, and proceed to P22.</div><div class="i1">A. Seeing (even when using glasses)</div><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty / problems<br />[] 2 Some difficulty<br />[] 3 Much difficulty<br />[] 4 Not able to do this at all<br />[] 5 Doesn't apply, considering age<br />[] 7 Don't know<br />[] 9 No response</div><div class="i1">B. Hearing (even when using a hearing aid)</div><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty / problems<br />[] 2 Some difficulty<br />[] 3 Much difficulty<br />[] 4 Not able to do this at all<br />[] 5 Doesn't apply, considering age<br />[] 7 Don't know<br />[] 9 No response</div><div class="i1">C. Walking or going up and down stairs</div><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty / problems<br />[] 2 Some difficulty<br />[] 3 Much difficulty<br />[] 4 Not able to do this at all<br />[] 5 Doesn't apply, considering age<br />[] 7 Don't know<br />[] 9 No response</div><div class="i1">D. Remembering and concentrating</div><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty / problems<br />[] 2 Some difficulty<br />[] 3 Much difficulty<br />[] 4 Not able to do this at all<br />[] 5 Doesn't apply, considering age<br />[] 7 Don't know<br />[] 9 No response</div><div class="i1">E. Personal care</div><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty / problems<br />[] 2 Some difficulty<br />[] 3 Much difficulty<br />[] 4 Not able to do this at all<br />[] 5 Doesn't apply, considering age<br />[] 7 Don't know<br />[] 9 No response</div><div class="i1">F. Lifting / reaching / carrying</div><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty / problems<br />[] 2 Some difficulty<br />[] 3 Much difficulty<br />[] 4 Not able to do this at all<br />[] 5 Doesn't apply, considering age<br />[] 7 Don't know<br />[] 9 No response</div><div class="i1">G. Communicating / talking</div><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty / problems<br />[] 2 Some difficulty<br />[] 3 Much difficulty<br />[] 4 Not able to do this at all<br />[] 5 Doesn't apply, considering age<br />[] 7 Don't know<br />[] 9 No response</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes, has a disability
2 No, without a disability
9 Unknown
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 whether the person has a disability.
Universe
Suriname 2012: All persons

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