Questionnaire Module Main Survey
disability_w10
Disability module
Questions 4
disability_w10.inthealth
Health module intro
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
Text: Next, we have some questions about your health.
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Continue |
disability_w10.health
Long-standing illness or disability
Type: choice
Source: FRS (adapted)
Text: Do you have any long-standing physical or mental impairment, illness or disability? By 'long-standing' I mean anything that has troubled you over a period of at least 12 months or that is likely to trouble you over a period of at least 12 months.
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes |
| 2 | No |
- j_health (j_indresp) Long-standing illness or disability
disability_w10.disdif
Type of impairment or disability
Type: multichoice
Source: FRS (adapted)
Interviewer Instruction: PROBE FOR ANY OTHERS
Text: {if HEALTH = 2} Even though you don't have any long-standing health problems, do / {if HEALTH <> 2} Do you have any health problems or disabilities that mean you have substantial difficulties with any of the following areas of your life?
| Option | Label | Associated variables |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobility (moving around at home and walking) | j_disdif1 (j_indresp) Mobility (moving around at home and walking) |
| 2 | Lifting, carrying or moving objects | j_disdif2 (j_indresp) Lifting, carrying or moving objects |
| 3 | Manual dexterity (using your hands to carry out everyday tasks) | j_disdif3 (j_indresp) Manual dexterity (using your hands to carry out everyday tasks) |
| 4 | Continence (bladder and bowel control) | j_disdif4 (j_indresp) Continence (bladder and bowel control) |
| 5 | Hearing (apart from using a standard hearing aid) | j_disdif5 (j_indresp) Hearing (apart from using a standard hearing aid) |
| 6 | Sight (apart from wearing standard glasses) | j_disdif6 (j_indresp) Sight (apart from wearing standard glasses) |
| 7 | Communication or speech problems | j_disdif7 (j_indresp) Communication or speech problems |
| 8 | Memory or ability to concentrate, learn or understand | j_disdif8 (j_indresp) Memory or ability to concentrate, learn or understand |
| 9 | Recognising when you are in physical danger | j_disdif9 (j_indresp) Recognising when you are in physical danger |
| 10 | Your physical co-ordination (e.g. balance) | j_disdif10 (j_indresp) Your physical co-ordination (e.g. balance) |
| 11 | Difficulties with own personal care | j_disdif11 (j_indresp) Difficulties with own personal care |
| 12 | Other health problem or disability | j_disdif12 (j_indresp) Other health problem or disability |
| 96 | None of these | j_disdif96 (j_indresp) None of these |
disability_w10.dissev
Severity of impairment or disability
Type: choice
Source: Adapted from United Nations Statistics Division 2009. Washington Group on Disability Statistics. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/citygroup/washington.htm (accessed 24 March 2014)
Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT
Text: How much difficulty do you have with [DisDif]? Would you say...
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Some difficulty |
| 2 | A lot of difficulty |
| 3 | Unable to do this? |
- j_dissev1 (j_indresp) How much difficulty do you have with Mobility
- j_dissev10 (j_indresp) How much difficulty do you have with Your physical co-ordination
- j_dissev11 (j_indresp) How much difficulty do you have with Difficulties with own personal care
- j_dissev12 (j_indresp) How much difficulty do you have with Other health problem or disability
- j_dissev2 (j_indresp) How much difficulty do you have with Lifting, carrying or moving objects
- j_dissev3 (j_indresp) How much difficulty do you have with Manual dexterity
- j_dissev4 (j_indresp) How much difficulty do you have with Continence
- j_dissev5 (j_indresp) How much difficulty do you have with Hearing
- j_dissev6 (j_indresp) How much difficulty do you have with Sight
- j_dissev7 (j_indresp) How much difficulty do you have with Communication
- j_dissev8 (j_indresp) How much difficulty do you have with Memory
- j_dissev9 (j_indresp) How much difficulty do you have with Recognising when you are in physical danger



