Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2006
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Reference ID
LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Dec 05, 2019
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- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Cause of disability (LS2006A_DISCAUSE)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
251
End:
252
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section C. For all persons - Disability</span></p>
<p>20. What was the cause of disability? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Born disabled <br />[] 2 Illness <br />[] 3 Traffic accidents <br />[] 4 Domestic accident <br />[] 5 Mine accident <br />[] 6 Other work/farming accident <br />[] 7 Fight/ assault <br />[] 8 Playing/sport <br />[] 9 Animal accident <br />[] 10 Witchcraft <br />[] 11 Unknown <br />[] 12 Domestic violence <br />[] 13 Other, specify ____</div>
<p>20. What was the cause of disability? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Born disabled <br />[] 2 Illness <br />[] 3 Traffic accidents <br />[] 4 Domestic accident <br />[] 5 Mine accident <br />[] 6 Other work/farming accident <br />[] 7 Fight/ assault <br />[] 8 Playing/sport <br />[] 9 Animal accident <br />[] 10 Witchcraft <br />[] 11 Unknown <br />[] 12 Domestic violence <br />[] 13 Other, specify ____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Born disabled |
| 02 | Illness |
| 03 | Traffic accidents |
| 04 | Domestic accident |
| 05 | Mine accident |
| 06 | Other work or farming accident |
| 07 | Fight or assualt |
| 08 | Playing or sport |
| 09 | Animal accident |
| 10 | Witchcraft |
| 11 | Unknown |
| 12 | Domestic violence |
| 13 | Other |
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h2">Part C of the questionnaire for all persons (Disability)</span></p>
<p>89. Column 20: What was the cause of disability?</p>
<div class="i1">Code 1 for born disabled. Code 88 for no disability/not applicable.</div>
<p>89. Column 20: What was the cause of disability?</p>
<div class="i1">Code 1 for born disabled. Code 88 for no disability/not applicable.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's cause of disability.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: Persons with a disability [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Disability Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |