Description
DISABIL indicates permanent disability, for example, whether a person was blind, deaf/dumb, mentally ill, or has epilepsy.
For the individual disability variables, refer to BLIND, DEAF, IDIOTIC, and INSANE. Information on sickness and temporary disability on census day can be found in SICKNESS.
Comparability
DISABIL is available for United States 1880, Canada 1891, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland.
The United States 1880 disability is coded from several responses such that people with two or more disabilities get their own category (category 8). The category 'Other' for United States 1880 includes maimed people.
The "retarded or insane" (category 5) for Norway combine insane, the melancholy, idiots, silly, retarded and suchlike patients.
Sweden 1900 reports epilepsy, which is not found in the other countries.
Iceland 1901 reports leprosy, which is not found in the other countries.
Canada 1891 reports "Unsound mind", which is coded 'Insane'.
Universe
- Canada 1891: All persons
- Iceland 1901: All persons
- Norway 1865: All persons
- Norway 1875: All persons
- Norway 1900: All persons
- Sweden 1900: All persons
- United States 1850: All persons
- United States 1860: All persons
- United States 1870: All persons
- United States 1880: All persons
- United States 1910: All persons
Codes and Frequencies
Availability
- Canada: 1891
- Iceland: 1901
- Norway: 1865, 1875, 1900
- Sweden: 1900
- United States: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1910
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