AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
Washington Group WORKSHOP, JANUARY 2003
Purpose of Measurement Matrix
Purpose of Global ICF domains Capacity/ Duration(a) Dichotam/ Severity (c) Assistive Measurement 
Measure Performance Multiple (b) Devices Source*
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Disability policy
    Planning  
        Commonwealth  A/P, E - Yes D, M Yes Yes S
        State  S/F, A/P, E - Yes D, M Yes Yes S, C, A, M
    Funding (budget allocation)  
        Commonwealth  A/P, E - Yes D Yes Yes S
        State  S/F, A/P, E - Yes D, M Yes Yes S, C, A, M
Disability service provision (living support)
    Funding - Yes M Yes ? S, C, A, M
    Planning    
       Commonwealth P P Yes D Yes ? S, C, A, M
       State/local govt  S/F, A/P, E C and P Yes M Yes ? C, S, A, M
       Providers  S/F, A/P, E C and P Yes M Yes ? C, S, A, M
Aged care policy
    Planning  
        Commonwealth  A/P, E - Yes D, M Yes Yes S
        State  S/F, A/P, E - Yes D, M Yes Yes S, C, A, M
    Funding (budget allocation)  
        Commonwealth  A/P, E - Yes D Yes Yes S
        State  S/F, A/P, E - Yes D, M Yes Yes S, C, A, M
Aged care service provision (living support)
    Funding - Yes M Yes ? S, C, A, M
    Planning    
       State/local govt  S/F, A/P, E C and P Yes M Yes ? C, S, A, M
       Providers  S/F, A/P, E C and P Yes M Yes ? C, S, A, M
 
Medical, prosthetic,   
   training etc. service  
   location  S/F, A/P, E Yes M ? ? C, M
 
Local govt. infrastructure  
  planning/provision  S/F, A/P, E P (and C?) Yes M ? Yes C, M
Public Health  S/F, A/P, E - ? M ? ? H, C
 
a. Duration is part of the definition of disability for support eligibility, and therefore planning and funding.
     Short term activity limitation or support is administered under different arrangements.
b. Initial funding and planning relates to the size and distribution of defined eligible populations. Purchasing  
    services requires more detailed knowledge of all domains, and of need for assistance and penetration of services.
c. In Australia, level of severity is based on whether always or sometimes needs assistance, does not need assistance but has difficulty, or
   does not have difficulty but uses assistive devices, in the ADLs, self care, mobility and commuication.
* Census (C), Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers [SDAC] (S), Modelled synthetic (M), Administrative (A), National Health Survey(H)