Measuring disability in survey research: Comparing current measurements within one data set

Alter

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 174-189

  Molden, Thomas Hugaas ^a   Tøssebro, Jan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disability definition; Disability measurement; National disability survey; Operationalisations of disability; Prevalence of disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860282843     PISSN: 18750672     EISSN: 18750680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alter.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Abberley, P. (1992). Counting us out: a discussion of the OPCS disability surveys. Disability, Handicap and Society Oxford: Carfax Publishing Company.
2. Altman, B. M. (2001). Disability Definitions, Models, Classification, Schemes, and Applications. In G. L. Albrecht, K. D. Seelman, & M. Bury (Eds.), Handbook of disability studies. London: Sage Publications Inc.
3. Altman, B. M., Rasch, E. K., &Madans, J. H. (2006). Disability Measurement Matrix: A Tool for the Coordination of Measurements Purpose and Instrument Development. In B. M. Altman, & S. N. Barnartt (Eds.), International Views on Disability Measures: Moving toward comparative measurement (pp. 263-284). Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd. (Pubitemid 43574734)
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (2003). Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia. User guide. 2003. ABS Catalogue no. 4431.0.55.001. Retrieved September 2008, from: http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/ 87ED9753078BFCECCA256F6F00771DAE/File/4431055001 2003.pdf.
5. Bengtsson, S. (2008). Handicap og samfundsdeltakelse 2006 (Disability and participation 2006). SFI-rapport 08:18. København: Socialforskningsinstituttet.
6. Bjørshol, E. (2008). Levekårsundersøking blant personar med nedsett funksjonsevne 2007. Dokumentasjonsrapport. (Survey of living conditions among disabled people 2007. Documentation report). Notater 2008/65. Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå.
7. Blekesaune, M. (2007). Have some European countries been more successful at employing disabled people than others? ISER Working paper 2007-23. Colchester: University of Essex.
8. Burchardt, T. (2000). The dynamics of being disabled. CASEpaper 36, 2000. London: Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics.
9. Dupré, D. and Karjalainen, A. (2003). Employment of disabled people in Europe in 2002. Eurostat, Statistics in Focus. Population and Social Conditions, Theme 3-26/2003.
10. Fujiura, G., & Rutkowski-Kmitta, V. (2001). Counting disability. In G. L. Albrecht, D. Seelman, & M. Bury (Eds.), Handbook of disability studies. London: Sage Publications Inc.
11. Groce, N. (2006). Cultural beliefs and practice that influence the type and nature of data collected on individuals with disability through national census. In: Altman B.M. & Barnartt S.N. (Eds.). International views on disability measures: Moving toward comparative measurement (Vol. 4, pp. 41-54). Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd. (Pubitemid 43574736)
12. Grönvik, L. (2007). Definitions of disability in social sciences. Methodological Perspectives. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Social Sciences 29, Uppsala: Uppsala Universitet.
13. Hahn, H., & Pool Hegamin, A. (2001). Assessing scientific measures of disability. Journal of Disability Studies, 12(2), 114-121.
14. Hedlund, M. (2004). Shaping justice. Defining the disability category in Swedish social policy. Lund University: Lund.
15. Hem, K.G. (2000). Funksjonshemmedes levevilkår (Disabled peoples terms of living). In: Romøren TI. (Ed.). Usynlighetskappen. Levekår for funksjonshemmede (The invisibility cape. Disabled peoples living conditions). Oslo: Akibre.
16. Hjelmquist, E. and Kebbon L. (Eds.) (1998). Methods for studying the living conditions of persons with disabilities. Stockholm: Socialvetenskapliga forskningsrådet.
17. Ingstad, B., &White, S. (1995). Disability and culture. Berkeley: University of California Press.
18. Jørgensen, A.L.S. and Clausen S. (2007). Aspekter ved funksjonshemmedes levekår. Basert på Statistisk sentralbyrås levekårsundersøkelser. (Aspects of disabled people living conditions. Based on Statistics Norways Survey of Living Conditions). Notat. Oslo: Nasjonalt dokumentasjonssenter for personer med nedsatt funksjonsevne/NOVA.
19. Leonardi, M., Bickenbach, J., Üstün, T. B., Kostanjsek, N., Chatterji, S., & (on behalf of the MHADIE Consortium). (2006). The definition of disability: what is in a name? The Lancet, 368, 1219-1221. (Pubitemid 44485780)
20. Loeb, M., & Eide, A. H. (2004). Exploring living conditions among people with disabilities in southern areas of Africa. In J. Tøssebro, & A. Kittelsaa (Eds.), Exploring the living conditions of disabled people. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
21. Loeb, M.E. and Eide A.H. (2006). Paradigms lost: The changing face of disability in research. In: Altman B.M. & Barnartt S.N. (Eds.). International views on disability measures: Moving toward comparative measurement (Vol. 4, pp. 111-127). Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd.
22. Loeb, M. E., Eide, A. H., & Mont, D. (2008). Approaching the measurement of disability prevalence: the case of Zambia. ALTER European Journal of Disability Research, 2, 32-43. (Pubitemid 351980422)
23. Madden, R., & Hogan, T. (1997). The definition of disability in Australia. Moving towards national consistency. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
24. Molden, T.H. and Tøssebro J. (2009). Definisjoner av funksjonshemming i empirisk forskning. (Definitions of disability in empirical research). In: J. Tøssebro (Ed.): Funksjonshemming - politikk, hverdagsliv og arbeidsliv. (Disability - politics, daily activities and employment). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
25. Mont, D. (2007). Measuring disability prevalence. Social Protection Discussion Paper Series, No. 0706. The World Bank.
26. Normann, T.M. and Rønning, E. (2008). EU-SILC (Norge)somkilde til å avgrense gruppen av personermednedsatt funksjonsevne. (EU-SILC (Norway) as a source to define people with impairments). Notater 2008/39. Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå.
27. OECD (2003). Transforming disability into ability. Paris: OECD.
28. Oliver, M. (1990). The politics of disablement. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
29. Olsen, B. and M. Thi Van (2007). Funksjonshemmede på arbeidsmarkedet. Rapport fra tilleggsundersøkelsen til Arbeidskraftundersøkelsen (AKU) 2. kvartal 2007. (Disabled people on the labour market). Rapporter 2007/40. Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå.
30. Purdam, K., Afkhami, R., & Olsen, P. (2008). Disability in the UK: measuring equality. Disability & Society, 23(1), 53-65.
31. Ramm, J. (2006). Inntektsforholdene til grupper med nedsatt funksjonsevne - inntektsregnskap for personer. (Income situations for people with impairments - output accounting for persons). Rapporter 2006/18. Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå.
32. Ravaud, J.-F., Letourmy, A., & Ville, I. (2002). Identifying the population with disability: the approach of an INSEE survey on daily life and health. Population-E, 57(3), 529-552. (Pubitemid 44680792)
33. Shakespeare, T. (2005). Nordic disability research: Reflections, not conclusions. In A. Gustavsson, J. Sandvin, R. Traustadóttir, & J. Tøssebro (Eds.), Resistance, reflection and change (pp. 295-302). Lund: Studentlitteratur.
34. Statistics Norway (1996). Levekårsundersøkelse blant mottakere av grunnstønad. Dokumentasjonsrapport med tabeller. (Survey of living conditions among beneficiaries. Report with documentation and tables). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå.
35. Steinmetz, E. (2006). Americans with disabilities: 2002. Household Economic Studies.Washington: U.S. Census Bureau., p. 70-107.
36. Svalund, J. (2004). Funksjonshemmede i Europa. (Disabled people in Europe). Samfunnsspeilet nr. 1, 2004. Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå.
37. Szebehely, M., Fritzell, J., and Lundeberg, O. (2001). Funktionshinder och välfärd. (Impairments and welfare). SOU 2001:56. Stockholm: Fritzes.
38. Tøssebro, J., & Kittelsaa, A. (2004). Studying the living conditions of disabled people: approaches and problems. In J. Tøssebro, & A. Kittelsaa (Eds.), Exploring the living conditions of disabled people. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
39. United Nations (2006). Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. Available online at: http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/ conventionfull.shtml.
40. WHO (2001). International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: ICF. Geneva: World Health Organization.
41. WHO (2003). ICF Checklist, available online at: http://www.who.int/ classifications/icf/training/icfchecklist.pdf.