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The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning – Enhanced: Question Specifications

…The WG Short Set on Functioning – Enhanced was developed, tested and adopted by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG). The basic actions represented in this set of 12 questions are those that are most often…

Portuguese (Portugal): Conjunto Alargado de Funcionalidade do Washington Group (WG-ES)

…O Conjunto Alargado de Funcionalidade do Washington Group (CA-WG) foi desenvolvido, testado e adotado pelo Washington Group em Estatísticas sobre Incapacidade (WG). As perguntas refletem os avanços na…

Using the Washington Group Short Set in a Telephone Survey

…Using the Washington Group Short Set in a Telephone Survey Surveys are not always delivered face to face, and especially in times like the current Covid-19 pandemic situation, the option of delivering a survey over the…

The Washington Group on Disability Statistics: Interviewer Guidelines

…The question sets developed by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG) are intended to be embedded in other ongoing data collections. This might be a census or a survey, for example a Labor Force Survey…

The Washington Group / ILO Labor Force Survey Disability Module (LFS-DM)

…The Washington Group / ILO Labor Force Survey Disability Module (LFS-DM) was developed, tested and adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG). The…

How are people with disability identified by the WG-SS questions?

… possible population prevalence estimates that will vary in both size and in composition of the group identified as having a disability. The WG recommends that the following cut-off be used to define the…

Can I ask the WG questions to a single household respondent for all household members?

… data collection may require question wording adaptations. Questions that are part of the Washington Group tools, which were designed to be asked of each person, can be modified so they can be asked of the…

Can I use the key informant method to identify specific individuals with disabilities for further support?

… because they are easy to locate. It should be kept in mind that this is not a representative group. They tend to be more knowledgeable and have greater access to services. Using the key informant…

Who has used the WG questions and how do I see their results?

… census/survey data using the short set of disability questions developed by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics, In: International Measurement of Disability: Purpose, Method and…

Who are the Washington Group?

…The Washington Group (WG) on Disability Statistics is a United Nations Statistics Commission City Group formed of representatives of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) working on developing methods to improve…