1991 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Uganda, 1991

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UGA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Nature of disability (UG1991A_DISAB)

Data file: UGA1991_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 206

End: 207

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="UG91A415 UG91A416"><span class="em">Complete this section for households, not for institutions</span><br /><br /><span class="h2">Disability</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">____ Is anyone who was in the household on census night disabled? (yes or no)<br /> If yes, write: Person number [in blank column header] _____</div><br /><br />[Columns provide space to record answers for four persons for the following questions:]<br /><br /><div class="i1">____ Nature of disability (blind, mentally ill, deaf and dumb, polio, amputee, leprosy, cripple, lame epilepsy, mentally retarded, other (specify))<br />____ Cause of disability (born, disease, accident, inflicted injury, etc.)</div><br /></svar>

Value	Category
01	Blind
02	Deaf/dumb
03	Amputee
04	Leper
05	Epileptic
06	Cripple/lame
07	Mentally retarded
08	Others n.e.s.
98	Unknown
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the nature of the disability of the person for those who are disabled.

Universe

Uganda 1991: Persons who have a disability [discrepancies: not verifiable]

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