Data collection and publication - disability: guidance

Footnotes

1. Equality Act 2010 (legislation.gov.uk)

2. Equality Act 2010 – Section 149 (legislation.gov.uk)

3. The duty only applies to the protected characteristic of marriage and civil partnership in relation to eliminating unlawful discrimination etc. relating to work under Part 5 of the 2010 Act.

4. The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (legislation.gov.uk), as amended (link to original version, with subsequent amendments not yet incorporated).

5. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) (who.int)

6. Inclusive Data Taskforce recommendations report: Leaving no one behind – How can we be more inclusive in our data? – UK Statistics Authority

7. It should be noted that the total figure received when answering this question may not include everyone with rights relating to disability under the 2010 Act, which extends rights to other groups, including people with progressive conditions which may be non-symptomatic or in remission, since the effects may not meet the definition set out here.

8. Long lasting health conditions and illness harmonised standard – GSS (civilservice.gov.uk)

9. Activity restriction harmonised standard – GSS (civilservice.gov.uk)

10. Impairment harmonised standard – GSS (civilservice.gov.uk)

11. Where treatment, medication or devices do not entirely negate the impairment relating to a condition or illness then the respondent should answer yes to questions 1b and 2.

12. This question is currently intended to capture the impact on the day of questioning. Work is ongoing to address the validity of this question for collecting data on fluctuating conditions. Where survey creators prefer, a clarification indicating that what is "usual" for the respondent can be given as response.

13. This question is currently intended to capture the impact on day-to-day activity up to the day of questioning. Work is ongoing to address the validity of this question for collecting data on newly diagnosed conditions. Where survey creators prefer, a clarification indicating that expected length of impact can be given as response.

14. Activity restriction harmonised standard – GSS (civilservice.gov.uk)

15. Health and unpaid care question development for Census 2021 - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

16. [Archived Content] UK Government Web Archive - The National Archives

17. [Archived Content] Health Statistics Quarterly, No. 51, Autumn 2011 - ONS (nationalarchives.gov.uk)

18. Life Opportunities Survey, June 2010: Waves 1-2 Questionnaire 2009-2012 (ukdataservice.ac.uk)

19. Inclusive Data Taskforce recommendations report: Leaving no one behind – How can we be more inclusive in our data? – UK Statistics Authority

20. National Disability Strategy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

21. Harmonised standards and guidance by topic – GSS (civilservice.gov.uk)