Measuring disability, physical functions and cognitive abilities of adults: Survey enhancements and options for a new panel study

Q3 Social Sciences

Journal of Economic and Social Measurement Pub Date : 2015-01-01 DOI:10.3233/JEM-150402

C. M. D. Leon, V. Freedman

引用次数: 4

Abstract

This paper reviews measures of the physical and cognitive abilities of adults in the context of a national household panel survey and considers whether a new household panel survey is needed to answer scientific and policy questions related to disability. To address this topic, we first review illustrative scientific and policy issues related to disability and functioning and review gaps in the nation's disability-related data system. Next, we offer a set of key domains to be measured, review several additional covariates of interest, and describe existing summary measures to identify the population living with disability. Finally, we take up the challenging issue of tradeoffs in starting a new household survey versus enhancing existing studies or developing specialized studies with a focus on disability to address these issues.

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测量成人的残疾、身体功能和认知能力:一项新的小组研究的调查增强和选择

本文回顾了在全国家庭小组调查背景下成年人身体和认知能力的测量，并考虑是否需要一个新的家庭小组调查来回答与残疾有关的科学和政策问题。为了解决这个问题，我们首先回顾与残疾和功能有关的说明性科学和政策问题，并回顾国家残疾相关数据系统中的差距。接下来，我们提供了一组要测量的关键领域，回顾了几个额外的感兴趣的协变量，并描述了现有的识别残疾人口的汇总措施。最后，我们讨论了在开始一项新的家庭调查与加强现有研究或发展以残疾为重点的专门研究来解决这些问题之间的权衡这一具有挑战性的问题。

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Journal of Economic and Social Measurement Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)

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1.60

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Economic and Social Measurement (JESM) is a quarterly journal that is concerned with the investigation of all aspects of production, distribution and use of economic and other societal statistical data, and with the use of computers in that context. JESM publishes articles that consider the statistical methodology of economic and social science measurements. It is concerned with the methods and problems of data distribution, including the design and implementation of data base systems and, more generally, computer software and hardware for distributing and accessing statistical data files. Its focus on computer software also includes the valuation of algorithms and their implementation, assessing the degree to which particular algorithms may yield more or less accurate computed results. It addresses the technical and even legal problems of the collection and use of data, legislation and administrative actions affecting government produced or distributed data files, and similar topics. The journal serves as a forum for the exchange of information and views between data producers and users. In addition, it considers the various uses to which statistical data may be put, particularly to the degree that these uses illustrate or affect the properties of the data. The data considered in JESM are usually economic or social, as mentioned, but this is not a requirement; the editorial policies of JESM do not place a priori restrictions upon the data that might be considered within individual articles. Furthermore, there are no limitations concerning the source of the data.