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Mainstage Variable

dissev

Severity of impairment or disability

Datafile

Index term

Individual variables

Variable nameVariable labelDatafile
dissev1 How much difficulty do you have with Mobility indresp
dissev2 How much difficulty do you have with Lifting, carrying or moving objects indresp
dissev3 How much difficulty do you have with Manual dexterity indresp
dissev4 How much difficulty do you have with Continence indresp
dissev5 How much difficulty do you have with Hearing indresp
dissev6 How much difficulty do you have with Sight indresp
dissev7 How much difficulty do you have with Communication indresp
dissev8 How much difficulty do you have with Memory indresp
dissev9 How much difficulty do you have with recognising when you are in physical danger indresp
dissev10 How much difficulty do you have with Your physical co-ordination indresp
dissev11 How much difficulty do you have with Difficulties with own personal care indresp
dissev12 How much difficulty do you have with Other health problem or disability indresp

Question asked in the latest wave:

disability_w15.dissev

Question label:

Severity of impairment or disability

Question text:

How much difficulty do you have with '[DisDif]'? Would you say...

Question interviewer instructions:

READ OUT

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

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