Summary information
Study title
Employment and Handicap, 1989
Creator
Social and Community Planning Research
Employment Department, Disability Services Branch
Study number / PID
2901 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-2901-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The aim of this survey was to estimate the size and regional distribution of the British population of people registerable under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944; to estimate the numbers of people eligible for sheltered employment; and to provide information that would permit an assessment of the effectiveness of current provisions for disabled persons, and of the direction that ES services should take in future.
Main Topics:
Assessment of occupational handicap; employment status of those with handicap; work histories; service requirements.
Measurement Scales.
OPCS Disability Survey Severity Scale.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/06/1989 - 01/08/1989
Country
Great Britain
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
National
Disabled people
Universe
Working age population identified as having a health or disability problem leading to occupational handicap.
Sampling procedure
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1995
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.
Related publications
- Prescott-Clarke, P. (1990) Employment and Handicap: Social and Community Planning Research.