GOVERNMENT STATISTICAL SERVICE
DISABILITY AND CARE: QUESTIONS AND NEEDS CONSIDERED
Workshop on simple survey questions on disability and care for the
sick/disabled
June 15 1998 at Skipton House, 80 London Road, Elephant and
Castle, London SE16LW
This seminar has been organised by the Office for National Statistics
(ONS) and the Department of Health
in response to suggestions that harmonised questions on disability
and care topics be introduced
for government social surveys. The seminar aims to review existing
simple questions on these topics
and to discuss the needs of non-specialist users for cross-cutting
data on these topics.
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Introduction: Background and issues: Linda Murgatroyd/Tony Manners
(ONS)
Data needs for non-specialist users: Francis McGlone/Lynda Clarke
(Family Policy Studies Centre)
User viewpoints: the needs local service / health service providers:
(Speakers to be confirmed)
Review of existing questions on carers and care needs: Joy Dobbs
(ONS-SSD)/Roger Thomas (SCPR-CASS)
Review of existing questions on disability topics: Joy Dobbs
(ONS-SSD)/Roger Thomas (SCPR-CASS)
Age-related prevalence of disability : comparing results using
different sources: Catherine Hill (ONS)
Disability and employment issues: comparing data from the Labour
Force Survey and the 1996
DfEE Survey of Employment of people with disabilities. Philip Lacey
(DfEE)
Comparing data from simple and complex surveys questions: FRS and the
Disability Survey: Peter Craig (DSS)
Has the prevalence of disability increased? Using administrative
data and survey data together: Howard Redway (DSS)
The seminar is free of charge. To reserve a place, please e-mail me:
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