Income, Expenditure and Disability, 1993

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The purpose of this study is to examine the income and expenditure patterns of disabled people and the impact of the introduction of Disability Living Allowance thereon.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The interview schedule was split into three parts. The first interview was an income and expenditure inventory, looking at the living costs of the household. A diary to be completed by each adult (16+) member of the household covered everything they spent during the following fortnight. Then a second interview was conducted, with the disabled person, covering the nature of the disability and the effect it had on their ability to lead a full life. Information was also sought relating to the uptake of the Disability Living Allowance. <br> Standard measures:<br> The second interview was based on the OPCS 1985-88 disability surveys and allowed the generation of &lt;i&gt;Disability Severity Scores and Scales&lt;/i&gt; using the OPCS methodology and syntax.