Definition
An indicator of whether a person has a disability. A person has a disability if they have an intellectual, psychiatric, sensory physical or like impairment or a combination of such impairments, that is permanent or is likely to be permanent, and results in a significantly reduced capacity in one or more major life activities such as communication, learning mobility, decision-making or self-care and the need for support.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson: Disability Indicator
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyDisability Indicator
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Value DomainYes/No/Not Known Code N(2)
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Yes/No/Not Known Code N(2) ".| Data Type | CODE |
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| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 2 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 0 | No | ||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| Supplementary Values | 99 | Not Known |
Comments
This a derived field for the Client/District YTD files using the value 'need help and supervision' in the varibles Disability_Communication, Disability_Mobility and Disability_SelfCare