Seventh Meeting
September 19-21, 2007: Dublin, Ireland
Overview
The seventh meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics was held September 19-21 in Dublin, Ireland hosted by the Irish Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) with assistance from the National Disability Authority (NDA). The workgroup on the short set addressed the use of the short set as a screener and presented an alternative (optional) question on upper body function. The combined workgroup on data analysis and methodological issues provided further analyses of the pre-test data presented at the 6th meeting. A large part of the seventh meeting was dedicated to a discussion of work being done on the extended set of disability questions for surveys and survey modules. A proposal to develop an extended question set for the purpose of assessing equalization of opportunities was presented by the extended sets workgroup. In addition to the workgroup sessions, country reports were presented and updates were provided by the United Nations Statistical Division, UNESCAP and the World Bank regarding their activities related to disability statistics.
Agenda
Objectives
Present additional work on short set:
- Present results of additional pre-testing (if any)
- Present results of additional analyses of pre-test data
- Present any revisions to original six questions
- Present work on use of short set as a screener
- Present option for measuring upper body function
- Present proposal for extended set and test results if available.
- Discuss strategic issues.
Papers and Presentations
Session 1: Opening Session
- Review of Developments since the 6th Meeting/Agenda for the 7th Meeting [PDF - 77 KB] [PPT - 19 KB]
- Statistical Commission Report/United Nations Convention [PDF - 59 KB] [PPT - 30 KB]
Session 2: Development of Extended Sets
- Eurostat Project [PDF - 103 KB] [PPT - 269 KB]
- Review of Budapest Initiative work [PDF - 86 KB] [PPT - 301 KB]
- UNESCAP Project [PDF - 152 KB] [PPT - 496 KB]
- Proposal for Extended Question Sets [PDF - 70 KB] [PPT - 168 KB]
Session 4: Further Analysis of Pre-test and Improvement of Short Set
- Description of Further Analysis Methods and Objectives/Description of Macro View/Examination of Response Error [PDF - 155 KB] [PPT - 1.3 MB]
- Examination of Issues Raised by Viet Nam at 6th Meeting [PDF - 77 KB] [PPT - 509 KB]
Session 5: Update on Short Set Activities
- Improvements and Additions to Short Set [PDF - 83 KB] [PPT - 259 KB]
- Potential of Short Set as a Screener [PDF - 85 KB] [PPT - 355 KB]
Session 6: Country Experiences
- Report on Irish Census [PDF - 94 KB] [PPT - 319 KB]
- Report on Three Country Pilot Study/Implementation Issues [PDF - 17 KB] [PPT - 551 KB]
- Report on Uganda Pilot Study [PDF - 128 KB] [PPT - 490 KB]
- Introduction to the Surveys and Researches on Disability in China [PDF - 1 MB] [PPT - 2.2 MB]
- Further Assess WG Questions and WHO Questions [PDF - 254 KB] [PPT- 468 KB]
- Functioning Disability in Europe - MHADIE Project Results [PDF - 549 KB] [PPT - 1.1 MB]
- UN Census Cycle Planning [PDF - 46 KB] [PPT - 422 KB]
Session 8: Country Reports and UN Survey
- Summary of Country Reports [PDF - 38 KB] [PPT - 194 KB]
- Report on UN Survey [PDF - 61 KB] [PPT - 206 KB]
- Extended Sets Workgroup [PDF - 24 KB] [PPT - 208 KB]
Executive Summary of the 7th Meeting
Extended Set Workgroup
The Extended Set Workgroup will address the next major step of the WG. The chair serves as the main contact Information regarding the workgroup topic and chair is provided below. WG members who wish to volunteer to participate in this group should contact the workgroup chair.
Workgroup on the Extended Set/s
Chair: Margie Schneider, South Africa; margie_who@mweb.co.zaThe workgroup was charged with developing an extended question set (or sets) for use in surveys and survey modules with the intended purpose of assessing equalization of opportunities. It was agreed that as a first step this workgroup would address expanding upon the set of domains already covered in the short set, adding supplementary questions within domains (cause, age at onset, duration), begin a discussion on how best to capture environmental factors and explore different ways to measure participation. The WG will collaborate with the Budapest Initiative, Eurostat and UNESCAP on development of the extended set/s.
Meeting Contacts
Mr. Cordell Golden
Statistician
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road, Room 6429
Hyattsville, MD 20782 (USA)
Phone: 301-458-4237
Fax: 301-458-4038
Email: CGolden@cdc.gov
Mr. Mitch Loeb
Health Scientist
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road, Room 6325
Hyattsville, MD 20782 (USA)
Phone: 301-458-4248
Fax: 301-458-4037
Email: MLoeb@cdc.gov
Mrs. Jennifer Madans
Associate Director for Science
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road, Room 7202
Hyattsville, MD 20782 (USA)
Phone: 301-458-4500
Fax: 301-458-4020
Email: JMadans@cdc.gov
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