Module: Disability

This page lists the questions asked within the Disability module, and for which years. Clicking on the year printed after every question will bring you to the results for that year. Publications and further information on Disability can be found on the Disability Resources page.


DISAB: Do you have any long standing health problems or disabilities? 1998 1999 2000 (Asked within the Background module)

DISAB1: Do you have a long-standing illness, disability or infirmity? 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 (Asked within the Background module in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008, and the Healthcare module in 2006)

LIMDISAB: Does this illness or disability limit your activities? 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 (Asked within the Background module in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008, and the Healthcare module in 2006)

LIMILL: Have you ever had a long-term illness that affected your activities? 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 (Asked within the Background module in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008, and the Healthcare module in 2006)

DISNEW2: Do you have a long-standing physical or mental health condition or disability? 2009

DISACT: Does this condition or disability have a substantial adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities? 2009

ANYHCOND: Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last for 12 months or more? 2012

HCONDACT: Does your condition or illness reduce your ability to carry-out day-to-day activities? 2012

DISMOVE: Would you regard someone with a difficulty getting around or moving from place to place as being disabled? 2003

DISHANDS: Would you regard someone who has difficulties lifting or carrying everyday objects or with using their hands as being disabled? 2003

DISDISFG: Would you regard someone with a severe disfigurement as being disabled? 2003

DISHEAR: Would you regard someone with a hearing difficulty as being disabled? 2003

DISSIGHT: Would you regard someone who has difficulty seeing, even with glasses as being disabled? 2003

DISMNILL: Would you regard someone with a mental illness as being disabled? 2003

DISLEARN: Would you regard someone with a learning difficulty as being disabled? 2003

DISSPECH: Would you regard someone with a speech impairment as being disabled? 2003

DISLONG: Would you regard someone with a long-standing condition as being disabled? 2003

DISPILL: Would you regard someone with a progressive illness as being disabled? 2003

DISRECOV: Would you regard someone who had a disability or long-standing illness in the past as being disabled? 2003

KNOWDIS: Do you know anyone (else) who has a disability? 2003

KNOWDIS1 - KNOWDIS7: Who else do you know who has a disability? 2003

VAFEEL1 - VAFEEL14: How would you feel ... vignette A? 2003

VADO1 - VADO9: What would you do ... vignette A? 2003

VBFEEL1 - VBFEEL14: How would you feel ... vignette B? 2003

VBDO1 - VBDO10: What would you do ... vignette B? 2003

VCFEEL1 - VCFEEL14: How would you feel ... vignette C? 2003

VCDO1 - VCDO8: What would you do ... vignette C? 2003

VDFEEL1 - VDFEEL14: How would you feel ... vignette D? 2003

VDDO1 - VDDO8: What would you do ... vignette D? 2003

VEFEEL1 - VEFEEL14: How would you feel ... vignette E? 2003

VEDO1 - VEDO9: What would you do ... vignette E? 2003

VFFEEL1 - VFFEEL14: How would you feel ... vignette F? 2003

VFDO1 - VFDO8: What would you do ... vignette F? 2003

DISWORK1: Can people with disabilities be as effective at work as people without disabilities? 2003

DISWORK2: Is main problem faced by disabled people at work other people’s prejudice, not their own lack of ability? 2003

DISWORK3: Should employers make special allowances for people with disabilities? 2003

CONHOSTL: How concerned would you be if a house in your neighbourhood was converted into a hostel for people with mental illnesses? 2003

CONAUTCD: How concerned would you be if there was an autistic child in your child's class? 2003

CONSPIMP: How concerned would you be if your child's teacher had a speech impairment? 2003

CONDEAF: How concerned would you be if a close relative married someone who was deaf? 2003

DOWNMARR: Should two people with Down’s syndrome who want to marry and have children be encouraged? 2003

GOCLUB: Do you attend clubs or societies of any kind? 2003

GOCOMORG: Do you attend community organisations? 2003

GOCHORG: Church groups or other religious organisations? 2003

GOVOLACT: Do you attend voluntary activities? 2003

GOOTHGRP: Do you attend other organised group activities? 2003

DPCLUB: Do any disabled people also attend the clubs or societies? 2003

DPCOMORG: Do any disabled people also attend the community organisations? 2003

DPCHORG: Do any disabled people also attend the church groups or other religious organisations? 2003

DPVOLACT: Do any disabled people also attend the voluntary activities? 2003

DPOTHGRP: Do any disabled people also attend the other organised group activities? 2003

DISVICT: Are people with disabilities the victims of unfortunate circumstances and should be cared for? 2003

SOCDISAB: Does society disable people by not doing enough to allow them to lead normal lives? 2003

DISEMPD: Is it against the law for an employer to refuse to take on a person only because they have a disability? 2003

DISGDSD: Is it against the law for someone providing goods and services to refuse to serve a person only because they have a disability? 2003

DISSERVD: Is it against the law for someone providing goods and services to provide a lower level of service to someone only because they have a disability? 2003

DISPRJ: Is a lot of prejudice in the UK against disabled people in general? 2009

DIS100: Out of every 100 people living in the UK, how many do you think are disabled? 2009

DNEISENS: How would you feel if a person with a sensory impairment were to move in next door? 2009

DNEIPHYS: How would you feel if a person with a physical disability were to move in next door? 2009

DNEIMENT: How would you feel if a person with a mental health condition were to move in next door? 2009

DNEILDIS: How would you feel if a person with a learning disability were to move in next door? 2009

DBOSSENS: How would you feel if someone with a sensory impairment was appointed as your boss? 2009

DBOSPHYS: How would you feel if someone with a physical disability was appointed as your boss? 2009

DBOSMENT: How would you feel if someone with a mental health condition was appointed as your boss? 2009

DBOSLDIS: How would you feel if someone with a learning disability was appointed as your boss? 2009

DMARSENS: How would you feel if someone with a sensory impairment married a close relative? 2009

DMARPHYS: How would you feel if someone with a physical disability married a close relative? 2009

DMARMENT: How would you feel if someone with a mental health condition married a close relative? 2009

DMARLDIS: How would you feel if someone with a learning disability married a close relative? 2009

DISFULL: How much of the time can disabled people lead as full a life as non-disabled people? 2009

DISFWHY: Why can disabled people not lead as full a life as non-disabled people? 2009

DNEGSHP: What would most people feel if somebody referred to disabled people in a negative way, at your local shops? 2009

DNEGFR: What would most people feel if somebody referred to disabled people in a negative way, with your close friends? 2009

DNEGBOSS: What would most people feel if somebody referred to disabled people in a negative way, at work, in front of your boss? 2009

DNEGCOLL: What would most people feel if somebody referred to disabled people in a negative way, at work, in front of your colleagues? 2009

DISWAY: Do you think of disabled people as getting in the way? 2009

DISDISC: Do you think of disabled people with discomfort and awkwardness? 2009

DISCARE: Do you think of disabled people as needing to be cared for? 2009

DISSAME: Do you think of disabled people as the same as everyone else? 2009

DISPROD: Do you think of disabled people as not as productive as non-disabled people? 2009

DISRIGHT: Have attempts to give equal rights to disabled people gone too far? 2009

 

 

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