4120.0 - Disability and Handicap, Australia, 1988
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 24/10/1990
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GLOSSARY Aid A device or appliance used by a person with a disability or a person aged 60 years or more, to help with performing tasks. It is not help provided by a person or an organisation. Disability In this survey, disability was defined as the presence of one or more of the following impairments, conditions or limitations, which restricted ability to perform an action,and had lasted, or were likely to last, for a period of six months or more: Disabling condition Any condition which caused one or more of the disabilities or impairments listed under Disability. Conditions have been grouped into broad types and only published at this level. Employment limitation This information was collected for disabled people living in households who were: aged 15 to 20 years and not attending school; or aged 21 to 64 years; and who met one or more of the following criteria:
Formal help Assistance provided to a person with a disability by: Handicap A person is handicapped if they have a disability which limits their ability to perform certain tasks associated with self care, mobility, verbal communication, schooling and/or employment. In this survey, the measurement of handicap was restricted to people aged 5 years or over. For details of the specific criteria used, see Self care handicap, Mobility handicap, Verbal communication handicap, Schooling limitation and Employment limitation. Health care This activity includes: Home help This activity includes light and heavy housework such as laundry, vacuuming and cleaning windows. Home maintenance This activity includes gardening and home maintenance tasks such as changing light bulbs, mowing lawns, and carrying out minor repairs. Household A household consists of a person, or group of people who usually live together or who have common eating arrangements. Boarders who receive accommodation and meals with other people in the household are treated as part of that household. Lodgers who are provided with accommodation only are treated as separate households. Income unit Relates to people living in households only. Income units are comprised of:
Mobility handicap Comprises difficulties in performing one or more of the following tasks;
Moderate handicap See Severity of handicap. Personal affairs This activity includes financial management and writing letters. Financial management covers day-to-day activities such as keeping track of expenses and paying bills. Writing letters includes drafting and writing correspondence. Primary disabling condition The condition that causes the most problems, for a person with a disability. Where only one condition is reported, this is assumed to be the primary disabling condition. Schooling limitation This information was collected for disabled people living in households who were: aged 5 to 14 years; or aged 15 to 20 years and still attending school; and who, because of their disability, met one or more of the following criteria:
Self care handicap Comprises difficulties in performing one or more of the following tasks;
People were also asked about difficulties with toileting, but this information was not used to determine handicap. Severity of handicap Three levels of severity (severe, moderate and mild) were determined for self care, mobility and verbal communication. These levels were based on the person's ability to perform tasks relevant to these areas and on the amount and type of help required. The levels of severity were determined as follows:
The highest level of severity in any one of the areas of self care, mobility or verbal communication determines the overall severity of handicap. Severity of handicap was not determined for people who had a schooling and/or employment limitation only; or for children under 5 years of age. Transport This activity relates to using public transport, shopping and the need to be driven. Verbal communication handicap Comprises difficulties in performing one or more of the following tasks, in the person's native language: Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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