2009 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Vietnam, 2009
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Reference ID
VNM_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of The Central Steering Committee for the 2009 Population and Housing Census. General Statistics Office., IPUMS
Metadata
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Dec 20, 2012
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- VNM2009_PHC-H-H.dat
- VNM2009_PHC-P-H.dat
Difficulty seeing (VN2009A_DISVIS)
Data file: VNM2009_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
221
End:
221
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="VN09A404 VN09A439 VN09A440 VN09A405 VN09A424 VN09A425 VN09A426 VN09A427 VN09A406 VN09A407 VN09A408 VN09A409 VN09A410"><span class="em">8. Check if the respondent was born before April, 2004 (5 years or older). [If yes, go to] Q9; otherwise, ask the next [person]</span><br />[Questions 9-16 were asked of persons age 5 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A424 VN09A425 VN09A426 VN09A427">11. Does [the respondent] have any difficulty:<br />If yes, how difficult is it? A little, very difficult, or unable.<br /><div class="i1">a) Seeing (even if wearing glasses)?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty<br />[] 2 A little difficulty<br />[] 3 Very difficult<br />[] 4 Unable</div><br /><div class="i1">b) Hearing?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty<br />[] 2 A little difficulty<br />[] 3 Very difficult<br />[] 4 Unable</div><br /><div class="i1">c) Walking?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty<br />[] 2 A little difficulty<br />[] 3 Very difficult<br />[] 4 Unable</div><br /><div class="i1">d) Remembering or paying attention?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty<br />[] 2 A little difficulty<br />[] 3 Very difficult<br />[] 4 Unable</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN09A424 VN09A425 VN09A426 VN09A427">11. Does [the respondent] have any difficulty:<br />If yes, how difficult is it? A little, very difficult, or unable.<br /><div class="i1">a) Seeing (even if wearing glasses)?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty<br />[] 2 A little difficulty<br />[] 3 Very difficult<br />[] 4 Unable</div><br /><div class="i1">b) Hearing?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty<br />[] 2 A little difficulty<br />[] 3 Very difficult<br />[] 4 Unable</div><br /><div class="i1">c) Walking?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty<br />[] 2 A little difficulty<br />[] 3 Very difficult<br />[] 4 Unable</div><br /><div class="i1">d) Remembering or paying attention?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 No difficulty<br />[] 2 A little difficulty<br />[] 3 Very difficult<br />[] 4 Unable</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | No difficulty |
| 2 | A little difficulty |
| 3 | Very difficult |
| 4 | Unable to see |
| 8 | Unknown |
| 9 | NIU (not in the 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="VN09A424 VN09A425 VN09A426 VN09A427"><span class="em">Question 11: Does [the respondent] have any difficulty when...?</span><br />This question aims at the collection of information on disabilities of the respondent. The question is divided into 4 sub-questions to ask the respondent of the four abilities of seeing (even if wearing glasses), hearing, walking, and remembering or attention concentration. Therefore the enumerator must ask each of the abilities individually (three dots in [...] will be replaced by each of the above-mentioned abilities when interviewing).<br /><br />For example: firstly, the enumerator asks "Does [the respondent] have any difficulty when seeing, even if wearing glasses?" If the answer is "No", the enumerator marks (x) in the small box next to code "1" (no difficulty), and asks the second ability "Does [the respondent] have any difficulty hearing?" If the answer is "Yes", the enumerator asks the respondent, "How difficult is it: difficult, very difficult or unable?" Basing on the answer of the respondent in combination with looking at the respondent (if he/she is present), the enumerator marks (x) in the appropriate small box. After that, the enumerator will ask about the next ability. Continue as such until the last ability, "Remembering or attention concentration".<br /><br />[Graphic example omitted]<br /><br />Note: Generally, the determination of the level of disability of the above-mentioned abilities is done by the respondent him/herself. However, a person who is clearly disabled cannot be classified as "No difficulty" on the ability that the person faces the problem, even he/she has answered "No difficulty". For example: a man with a bad eye cannot be classified as "No difficulty", even he answered that "he views things normally". Similarly, if a leg of the respondent is truncated, then that man cannot be classified as "No difficulty" even he answered that "he walks normally", etc.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's level of difficulty seeing.
Universe
Vietnam 2009: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Disability Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |