India - Survey of Disabled Persons: NSS 47th Round, Schedule 26, July 1991 - December 1991

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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-47Rnd-Sch26-July1991-Dec1991

Year

Country

India

Producer(s)

National Sample Survey Office

Sponsor(s)

M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation, GOI - MOSPI -

Collection(s)

National Sample Survey

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Whether aid/appliance advised (code) (B5_q17)
File: Block 5_Particulars of physical disability of the disabled member

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: character
Width: 1

Valid cases: 55396
Invalid: 0

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Whether aid/appliance advised and it has been acquired?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	yes : acquired	5776	10.4%
2	yes : not acquired	3140	5.7%
3	no	46478	83.9%
9	invalid	2	0.0%

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

Whether or not a physically disabled member was advised for any aid/appliance for the disability is to be recorded in terms of codes. The codes are:

yes:
acquired ………. 1
not acquired …… 2
no ………………… 3

In some cases aid/appliance are acquired without seeking advice/treatment. In such cases, it is to be considered as self-advice and code 1 may be recorded. Those who do not seek advice and also do not acquire aid/appliance will get code 3.