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Characteristics of Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Evidence from the Survey of Income and Program Participation

In spite of the growth in federal programs affecting the developmentally disabled, there is little comprehensive information about this population. The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) is one available source of information. SIPP is a nationally representative longitudinal survey of the adult civilian non-institutionalized population in the U.S.

Federal Programs for Persons with Disabilities

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Measuring the Activities of Daily Living: Comparisons Across National Surveys

The activities of daily living (ADLs) are the basic tasks of everyday life. Reported estimates of the size of the elderly population with ADL disabilities differ substantially across national surveys. Differences in which ADL items are being measured and in what constitutes a disability account for much of the variation.

Persons With Mental Retardation and Related Conditions in Mental Retardation Facilities: Selected Findings From the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey

This report presents selected statistics gathered on residential facilities designated as mental retardation facilities and their residents as part of the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey Institutional Population Component (NMES/IPC).

The Activities of Daily Living, National Surveys and Long-Term Care Cost Estimates: Two Current Initiatives

This paper was presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 17-21, 1989. It focuses on several problems associated with making estimates using activities of daily living and highlights some of the methodological work carried out or sponsored by HHS to overcome these problems. [14 PDF pages]

Population Profile of Disability

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Evaluation of the 1989 Child Care Supplement in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

This report summarizes the results of a special experiment in the collection (from 347 mothers) of detailed current and retrospective child care information carried out in conjunction with the 1989 (11th round) wave of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth.

Measuring the Activities of Daily Living Among the Elderly: A Guide to National Surveys

The activities of daily living (ADLs) are the basic task of everyday life: eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, and transferring. Although persons of all ages may have problems performing ADLs, disability prevalence rates are much higher for the elderly — rising steeply with advancing age.

Reliability and Validity of the National Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect Study Conducted by Westat Associates in 1988: Methodological Review

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Report on Problems and Suggestions for Improving the NLTCS Files for 1982 and 1984

This paper summarizes the problems with and suggestions for improving the National Long-Term Care Survey (NLTCS) files. It incorporates many of the concerns and ideas users stated at a Forum on the NLTCS. It outlines concrete areas where improvements and increased technical support are needed so that the research community can conduct the most useful and credible studies possible.