Type of impairment or disability: Communication or speech problems
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 | 2445 | 98.04% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 38 | 1.52% |
| 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 | 2781 | 97.68% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 48 | 1.69% |
| 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 | 2671 | 98.2% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 33 | 1.21% |
| 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 | 3002 | 98.07% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 37 | 1.21% |
| 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 | 2234 | 98.54% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 26 | 1.15% |
| 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 | 2158 | 97.51% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 41 | 1.85% |
| 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 | 2917 | 97.56% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 60 | 2.01% |
| 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 | 2460 | 95.72% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 48 | 1.87% |
| 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 | 2155 | 95.23% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 30 | 1.33% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1492 | 62.74% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| not mentioned | 0 | 853 | 35.87% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 32 | 1.35% |
| 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 | 341 | 14.13% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 11 | 0.46% |
| 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 | 255 | 11.87% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 2 | 0.09% |
| 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 | 635 | 29.65% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 23 | 1.07% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1511 | 63.35% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| not mentioned | 0 | 643 | 26.96% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 25 | 1.05% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |



