The sixth meeting of the Washington Group on
Disability Statistics was held October 10-13, 2006 in Kampala, Uganda,
hosted by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics. The Washington Group has
developed a short set of questions on disability that address the issue of
assessing equalization of opportunity. The question set is intended to
provide internationally comparable data, primarily for use in census
formats. Standardized pre-tests of these questions were conducted in 15
countries to determine how well the Washington Group questions perform
across different countries and cultures. A large part of the sixth meeting
was dedicated to interpretation of the pre-test results and recommendations
for the question set.
Present
work on the continued development of the short set(s) of disability measures
including revisions based on the results of pre-testing (both WHO/UNESCAP
test and WG test).
Present
further revisions to implementation protocols.
Present
work on the development of the extended measurement set/s including the plan
for development of extended sets; the options for additional domains to be
included to address the purpose of assessing equalization of opportunities;
and the development of an extended set on environmental factors as barriers
or facilitators.
Report
on WG pre-test results; present analyses from WHO/ESCAP and WG pre-test
along with recommendations.
Session
2: Pre-test Overview and Analytical
Approaches Background
Papers for Session 2 Pattern Definitions View/download DOC
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KB UNESCAP/WHO Project on Health and Disability
Statistics:
Disability Question Set Testing View/download DOC
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KB Presentations for Session
2
Sixth Annual WG Meeting: Overview of Sessions 2 & 3 on Pre-test Results View/download PPT59
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Washington Group Cognitive Test View/download PPT98
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Presentation on Field Tests View/download PPT158
KB ESCAP/WHO Pilot
Study Overview View/download PPT2480
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Session
3: In-depth Review of Cognitive
andField
Test Results
and Experiences Summary of Pre-Test Results for the WG Short
Set of Questions View/download DOC
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KB Background
Paper for Session 3
Sensory Functional Limitations in Adult Population,
France 2003 View/download DOC
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KB Presentations for Session
3 Final Country Reports on Washington Group Pre-Tests Argentina Results of the Cognitive Tests for the Measurement of
Disability in Argentina
View/download DOC
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Brazil
Report on the Cognitive Test and Field TestIndividuals
with Disabilities: Brazil
View/download DOC
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KB Democratic Republic of the Congo Final Report
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KB Egypt ReportOnCognitive
Testing of the WG Questions
in Egypt
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KB The Gambia
Gambia Pre–Testing Report
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India Report on Cognitive Testing of the Formats of Washington Group for
Persons with Disabilities
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KB Enumerators Report
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Kenya WG Final Cognitive Report for Kenya
View/download DOC
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KB Lesotho Lesotho Cognitive Test Report
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Mauritius Methodological Report on the Cognitive
Survey on Disability Conducted in Mauritius
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Post Interview
Debriefing Session:
Mauritius
View/download DOC
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KB Mexico General Report of the Cognitive Testing of
the WCG
View/download DOC
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KB Paraguay Joint Harmonized Measurement of Disability Final
Report
View/download DOC
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KB Philippines
Cognitive Test:Results and Documentationof the PhilippineExperience
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Table of Contents
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Forward
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KB Cognitive Test Report
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KB Appendix 1:
Report on First Pretest for POPCEN 2006
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KB Appendix 2:
Cognitive Test in Filipino
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1.2MB Appendix 3: Self
Report Cognitive Questionnaire in Filipino
View/download DOC
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KB Appendix 4:
Proxy Report Cognitive Questionnaire in Filipino
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KB Appendix 5:
Conversion Table of Household Income
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KB Appendix 6: Copy
of Permit
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1.7MB Appendix 7: List
of Participants
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Relationship of Proxies to
the Respondents in
Self - Report
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KB Appendix 9: List
of Tables
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KB Appendix 10: Reasons
Given Why Self-Report Respondents Had orHad
No Difficulty in Seeing
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KB Uganda Cognitive Testing of the Washington Group General Measure of
Disability
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Vietnam Country Report:
Results of The Cognitive Test On Washington Group Disability Questions
View/download DOC
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Appendix 1: List of Interviewers and Supervisors of the
Cognitive Test
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Country Report:
Results of the Field Test On Washington
Group Disability Questions
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Appendix 1f:Sampling
Procedure for the VietnamHousehold Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) 2004
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Appendix 2:
Index of Inconsistency
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Appendix 3f: List of organizations participate
the workshop for introducing the results of testing on disability
questionnaire and using of the disability module integrated in VLSS2006
(26 April 2006)
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Test Results: Vision Summary View/download
DOC
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Question on Vision:
Results of the Cognitive
Test View/download
PPT
164
KB In-depth Review
of Cognitive
and Field
Test
Results
and Experiences View/download
PPT
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Cognitive Testing Exercise: Question 1: Vision View/download
PPT
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Question on Vision: Country Pre-Test Results Vietnam View/download
PPT
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ESCAP/WHO Field Results on Vision View/download
PPT
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KB Test Results:
Hearing Summary View/download
DOC
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Cognitive Testing of the WG
Questions in Egypt
(Question
on Hearing) View/download
PPT
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KB General Report on
the Cognitive Testing: Mexico View/download
PPT
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KB Tanzania Cognitive Test
Results View/download
PPT
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ESCAP/WHO Field Results on Hearing View/download PPT
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KB Test Results:
Mobility Summary View/download
DOC
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KB Mobility View/download PPT
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Cognitive Test Results View/download PPT
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KB Mobility: South
Africa View/download PPT
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KB Field Tests on W4:
Mobility View/download PPT
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Test Results:
Cognition Summary View/download
DOC
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KB Summary of Field Trial Cognition Question View/download PPT
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KB Country: the
Gambia View/download PPT
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Cognition View/download PPT
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Field Test Results on W5: Cognition View/download PPT
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Test Results:
Self Care Summary View/download
DOC
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KB Self-Care Question: Cognitive Testing Results View/download PPT
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KB Self Care
Questions Domain View/download PPT
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KB Question on Self
Care View/download PPT
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Field Test Results on W5: Self Care View/download PPT
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Test Results:
Communication Summary View/download
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Presentation on Communication Question 6 View/download PPT
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on Communication
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7MB Cognitive Test
Results Question 6 Communication View/download PPT
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The Cognitive Survey for Mauritius – Test
and Results View/download PPT52
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Communication
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Test Results:
Other Tests, Country Reports Research on People with
Disabilities in Zambia:
Recent Experience and Findings View/download PPT
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Summary of Annual Reports on National
Activities Related to Disability Statistics View/download PPT
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KB Session Summary
UN Washington Group Report and Next Steps View/download PPT
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Session
4: Report on the Status of
Work on the Extended
Sets Report on theBudapest Initiative View/download PPT
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Extended Sets:
Issues and Way Forward View/download PPT
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Session
5: Updates on International
Activities Related to
Disability Statistics
World Bank Efforts on Disability Data View/download PPT
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Session
6: Strategic Issues
Status of World Bank Grant View/download PPT
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Sixth Annual Meeting of the WG:
Governance Issues View/download PPT
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Session
7: Next steps and objectives for the 7th meeting in Ireland
6thWG
Meeting:Next Steps View/download PPT
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Workgroup
Contacts
Three workgroups will address major next
steps of the WG. Chairs have been identified for each workgroup. The
chairs serve as the contact for each group. Information on the workgroup
topics and chairs is provided below. WG members who wish to volunteer
to participate in one of these groups are to contact the workgroup
chairs.
Workgroup on
the Short Set Chair:Barbara Altman, USA
This workgroup will consider minor revisions to the question set within
the next few months. In addition, the group will develop an alternative
(optional) question on upper body function. The workgroup was also
charged with addressing the use of the short set as a screener.
Combined
Workgroup
on Data Analysis and Methodological Issues
Chairs: Dan Mont, USA and Howard Meltzer,
United Kingdom
Although detailed analyses of the pre-test data were presented at the
6th meeting, the WG agreed that there is much more analytical work that
can be done that would be informative. The workgroup on data analysis
was charged with completing this work. Both of these workgroups (on the
short set and data analysis) will jointly plan and oversee publication
of the pre- test results.
It was decided that the methodological workgroup would be merged with
the data analysis workgroup to address three specific issues: 1)
portability of questions across administration modes; 2) how the
questions work for specific subpopulations such as those with severe
disability, children, or the institutionalized population; and 3) the
use of proxy informants. It was agreed that proxy reporting is a
priority for the group.
Workgroup
on
the Extended Set/s Chair:Margie Schneider,
South Africa
The workgroup was charged with drafting a position paper specific to
developing an extended question set for the purpose of assessing
equalization of opportunities. The position paper will include the plan,
purpose, and approach for developing the extended set. It was agreed
that the primary issue for this extended set is expansion of the
existing domains covered in the short set and adding to the existing
domains. The WG will collaborate with UNESCAP on development of the
extended set/s.
Meeting Contacts Beth
Rasch Associate Service Fellow National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road, Room 6406
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Telephone: 301-458-4248
Fax:
301-458-4037
Email: Erasch@cdc.gov
Jennifer Madans
Associate Director for Science
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road, Room 7202
Hyattsville, MD 20782 (USA)
(Phone) 301-458-4500
(Fax) 301-458-4020
(Email)
JMadans@cdc.gov
Cordell
Golden
Statistician
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road, Room 6428
Hyattsville, MD 20782 (USA)
(Phone) 301-458-4237
(Fax) 301-458-4038
(Email) CGolden@cdc.gov