6 th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group

6 th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group Kampala, Uganda, october 10 - 13 2006 Session 3 “In-depth review of cognitive and field test results and experiences” QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina Gladys Massé (gmass@indec. mecon. gov. ar) Population Statistics Department – National Institute of Statistic and Censuses (INDEC) - Argentina

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina When Where from March to June 2006 the City of Buenos Aires Demographic indicators Total population Ratio of manhood People of 65 years or more Life expectancy Fertility Global Rate Argentina (2001) City of Buenos Aires (2001) 37 millions 3 millions 96 men 84 men for each 100 women 10 % 17 % 70 years for men 79 years for women 72 years for men 80 years for women 2, 4 children per woman 1, 8 children per woman

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina Questions Do you have difficulty seeing, even if wearing glasses? No - no difficulty (0) Yes – some difficulty (1) Yes – a lot of difficulty (2) Cannot do at all (3) No answer / Don´t know (9)

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina The work team 1 (one) general coordinator of the Test The interviewers and the Non-Participant Observers Total Men Women Total 8 1 7 With Disability 1 Without Disability 7 1 1 6 • The work team of Population Statistics Department of INDEC • Age groups: from 25 to 64 years • Sociologists and demographers

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina Respondents They were recruited by governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as by foundations concerned with disabilities. SAMPLE of respondent Diagram of quotas of performed interviews. City of Buenos Aires. May 2006.

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina The respondents and the qualified informant Total 181 Selected persons: respondents 102 Qualified informant: proxy 79

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina Core question Repeat = Did the respondent need you to repeat any part of the question? Options = Did the respondent have any difficulty using the response options? Explanations = Did the respondent ask for clarification or qualify their answer? The answers of 79 qualified informants = 72% coincidence

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina Open question ¿Why did you answer that way? The answer is generally obvious and very short: “Because it is”; “Because it is truth”; “Because I have no problem” “Because I´m blind”

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina Wears glasses The answers of 79 qualified informants = 85% coincidence

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina For those respondents who respond some difficulty : 2. 3. [Without your glasses], how often do you have difficulty seeing well? 2. 4. [Without your glasses], when you are having difficulty, how much effort do you have to put into seeing? Total Never Somewhat often Very often Total No effort Some effort A lot of effort 24 3 8 8 Every time 3 No answer/Don´t Know 24 4 4 11 5 For those respondents who wear glasses, they respond some difficulty: 2. 3. a. [With your glasses], how often do you have difficulty seeing well? 2. 4. a. [With your glasses], when you are having difficulty, how much effort do you have to put into seeing? Total 20 Total Never 6 No effort 9 Somewhat often 9 Some effort 7 Very often 1 A lot of effort 0 Every time No answer/Don´t Know 2 2 No answer/Don´t Know 4 The answers of 79 qualified informants = 35 % of coincidence aproximatly 20

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina The answers of 79 qualified informants = 80% of coincidence aproximatly

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina The answers of 79 qualified informants = 75% of coincidence aproximatly

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina The answers of 79 qualified informants = 67% of coincidence aproximatly

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina Suggestion: reformulate the core question Even if wearing glasses, do you have difficulty seeing?

COGNITIVE TEST TO MEASURE DISABILITY QUESTION ON VISION Country results: Argentina