Samoa Demographic and Health Survey 2009

Samoa, 2009

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Reference ID

WSM-SBS-DHS-2009-v1

Producer(s)

Samoa Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health

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Disability (QH09)

Data file: QHSEC01

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 19

End: 20

Width: 2

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Does (name's) endure or undergo any form of disability?

Categories

Value	Category
0	No disability
1	Physically disabled
2	Mentally ill/emotional/behavioral problem
3	Mentally retarded
4	Autistic
5	Speech/language difficulty
6	Deaf and hearing impaired
7	Blind and visually impaired
8	Multiple disabilities
9	Not stated

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

There are two questions in Column (9). Read the first question, making sure the respondent understands what the question means. Explain the term 'disability' if necessary. If the response is 'Yes', ask the second question to find out what form of disability the person endures or undergoes. Enter the code for the specific disability as shown at the bottom of the page. If the person does not have any form of disability, skip to Column (10).

Question post text

SEE CODES BELOW.

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