Resources
The Washington Group has assembled an array of resources on disability. These provide background and guidance about the WG, the definition and measurement of disability, and how disability is manifested in the international agenda, particularly within the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability and the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.
The Washington Group / UNICEF Child Functioning Module (CFM) – Ages 2-4 Years
The Washington Group/UNICEF Child Functioning Module (CFM) was developed, tested and adopted by UNICEF and the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG). The questions reflect advances in the conceptualization of disability and use the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) as a conceptual framework.
The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning – Enhanced (WG-SS Enhanced)
The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning – Enhanced (WG-SS Enhanced) was developed, tested and adopted by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG). The questions reflect advances in the conceptualization of disability and use the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) as a conceptual framework.
The Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES)
The Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES) was developed, tested and adopted by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG). The questions reflect advances in the conceptualization of disability and use the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) as a conceptual framework.
The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS)
The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS) was developed, tested and adopted by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG). The questions reflect advances in the conceptualization of disability and use the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) as a conceptual framework.
Analytic Guidelines: Creating Disability Identifiers Using the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning - Enhanced (WG-SS Enhanced) Stata Syntax
The Stata syntax for the WG Short Set on Functioning - Enhanced (WG-SS Enhanced) is extracted from the syntax developed for the WG Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES).
Analytic Guidelines: Creating Disability Identifiers Using the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning - Enhanced (WG-SS Enhanced) SAS Syntax
The SAS syntax for the WG Short Set on Functioning - Enhanced (WG-SS Enhanced) is extracted from the syntax developed for the WG Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES).
Analytic Guidelines: Creating Disability Identifiers Using the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning - Enhanced (WG-SS Enhanced) SPSS Syntax
The SPSS syntax for the WG Short Set on Functioning - Enhanced (WG-SS Enhanced) is extracted from the syntax developed for the WG Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES).
Analytic Guidelines: Creating Disability Identifiers Using the Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES) Stata Syntax
As with the WG Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS), analysis of the WG Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES) can also produce multiple disability identifiers based on the choice of the severity threshold or cut-off. The Stata syntax below, however, provides for the calculation of disability identifiers using different sets of WG-ES domains using the recommended cut-off for international comparisons (described below).
Analytic Guidelines: Creating Disability Identifiers Using the Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES) SAS Syntax
As with the WG Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS), analysis of the WG Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES) can also produce multiple disability identifiers based on the choice of the severity threshold or cut-off. The SAS syntax below, however, provides for the calculation of disability identifiers using different sets of WG-ES domains using the recommended cut-off for international comparisons (described below).
Analytic Guidelines: Creating Disability Identifiers Using the Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES) SPSS Syntax
As with the WG Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS), analysis of the WG Extended Set on Functioning (WG-ES) can also produce multiple disability identifiers based on the choice of the severity threshold or cut-off. The SPSS syntax below, however, provides for the calculation of disability identifiers using different sets of WG-ES domains using the recommended cut-off for international comparisons (described below).