Type of impairment or disability: Sight (apart from wearing standard glasses)
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Data quality of disability measures" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
disability_ip17.disdif
Question label:
Type of impairment or disability
Question text:
'Even though you don't have any long-standing health problems, do {if HEALTH = 2}' 'Do {if HEALTH 2}' you have any health problems or disabilities that mean you have substantial difficulties with any of the following areas of your life?
Question universe:
Ask all
Question interviewer instructions:
PROBE FOR ANY OTHERS
CODE ALL THAT APPLY
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.08% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2 | 0.08% |
| refusal | -2 | 7 | 0.28% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 2414 | 96.79% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 69 | 2.77% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 14 | 0.49% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.14% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 2756 | 96.8% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 73 | 2.56% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 10 | 0.37% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.22% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 2634 | 96.84% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 70 | 2.57% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 16 | 0.52% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.2% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 2971 | 97.06% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 68 | 2.22% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.26% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 2203 | 97.18% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 57 | 2.51% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 12 | 0.54% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 2114 | 95.53% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 85 | 3.84% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 7 | 0.23% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.2% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 2866 | 95.85% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 111 | 3.71% |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 58 | 2.26% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.08% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 2435 | 94.75% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 73 | 2.84% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 45 | 1.99% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.22% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.09% |
| not mentioned | 0 | 2121 | 93.73% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 64 | 2.83% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1492 | 62.74% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| not mentioned | 0 | 836 | 35.16% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 49 | 2.06% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1984 | 82.22% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| not mentioned | 0 | 326 | 13.51% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 26 | 1.08% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1766 | 82.18% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 245 | 11.4% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 12 | 0.56% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.05% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1336 | 62.37% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 614 | 28.66% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 44 | 2.05% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1511 | 63.35% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| not mentioned | 0 | 625 | 26.21% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 43 | 1.8% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |



