Table of Contents

# List of Tables *ii*

# List of Appendices *vi*

# Introduction 1

# Preparatory Activities 1

# Translation of Questions 1

# Finalization of Questionnaires and Manual of Instructions 2

# Selection of Respondents and Coordination 3

# Briefing 3

#### Date, Venue and Participants 3

#### Issues and Clarifications, and Actions Taken 4

# Field Operations 6

# Date and Venue of Test 6

# Courtesy Call to the Local Officials 7

# Operational Approach 7

# Debriefing 7

# Data Processing 8

# Editing and Encoding of Questionnaires 8

# Problems in Data Processing 8

# Results of the Test 10

# Interview Time and Number of Interviews Conducted 10

# Demographic Characteristics 11

# Economic Characteristics 13

# Functional Difficulty By Type 14

# Vision 15

# Hearing 20

# Cognitive 26

# Mobility 31

# Self-Care 37

# Communication 42

# General Health 46

# Outcome of Interview Debriefing 48

# Summary and Conclusions 51

# Recommendations and Future Directions 53

# Appendices 55

LIST OF TABLES

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  Table                                                            Page

  1       Interview Time by Type of Respondents                    10

  2       Number and Percent of Interviews by Type of Respondents  10

  3       Number and Percent of Respondents by Type and Sex        11

  4       Number and Percent of Respondents by Type and Age Group  11

  5       Number and Percent of Respondents by Type and Years      12
          Spent Studying in School                                 

  6       Number and Percent of Respondents by Type and Current    13
          Marital Status                                           

  7       Number and Percent of Respondents by Type and Main Work  13
          Status                                                   

  8       Number and Percent of Respondents by Type and Household  14
          Income                                                   

  9       Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of           15
          Difficulty in Seeing                                     

  10      Number and Percent of Respondents by Interviewer's       15
          Observation Questions for Difficulty in Seeing           

  11      Number and Percent of Respondents Wearing Eyeglasses by  16
          Frequency                                                

  12      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     17
          Seeing by Frequency of Difficulty in Seeing              

  13      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     17
          Seeing by Amount of Effort Exerted to See                

  14      Number and Percent of Respondents on Whether There is An 18
          Activity They Cannot Do Because of A Vision Problem      

  15      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of Concern   18
          or Worry About Their Vision                              

  16      Number and Percent of Respondents by Consultation with a 19
          Health Professional About Seeing Problem or Whether They 
          Have Their Vision Tested                                 

  17      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of           19
          Difficulty in Seeing Prints or Seeing and Recognizing a  
          Person They Know                                         

  18      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of           21
          Difficulty in Hearing                                    

  19      Number and Percent of Respondents by Interviewer's       21
          Observation Questions for Difficulty in Hearing          

  20      Number and Percent of Respondents Wearing Hearing Aid by 22
          Frequency of Use                                         

  21      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     22
          Hearing by Frequency of Difficulty in Hearing            

  22      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     23
          Hearing by Amount of Effort Exerted to Hear              
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  23      Number and Percent of Respondents on Whether There is An 23
          Activity They Cannot Do Because of A Hearing Problem     

  24      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of Concern   23
          or Worry About Their Hearing                             

  25      Number and Percent of Respondents by Consultation with a 24
          Health Professional About Hearing Loss and Whether They  
          Have Their Hearing Tested                                

  26      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of           24
          Difficulty in Hearing What is Said in a Crowded or Quiet 
          Room                                                     

  27      Number and Percent of Respondents on How Often They      25
          Missed Words in Conversation, Radio, TV Due to Hearing   
          Problem                                                  

  28      Number and Percent of Respondents Often Told by Family   26
          Members About Their Hearing Problem                      

  29      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of           26
          Difficulty in Remembering or Concentrating               

  30      Number and Percent of Respondents by Interviewer's       27
          Observation Questions for Difficulty in Remembering or   
          Concentrating                                            

  31      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     27
          Remembering or Concentrating or Both                     

  32      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     28
          Remembering or Concentrating by Frequency of Difficulty  
          in Remembering or Concentrating                          

  33      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     28
          Remembering or Concentrating by Amount of Effort Exerted 
          to Remember or Concentrate                               

  34      Number and Percent of Respondents by Reasons for Having  28
          Difficulty Remembering or Concentrating                  

  35      Number and Percent of Respondents on Whether There is An 29
          Activity They Cannot Do Because of a Problem in          
          Remembering or Concentrating                             

  36      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of Concern   29
          or Worry About Their Ability to Remember or Concentrate  

  37      Number and Percent of Respondents by Type of Difficulty  30
          in Remembering Different Things                          

  38      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of           31
          Difficulty in Concentrating on Doing Something for 10    
          Minutes, Learning a New Task, or Finding Solutions to    
          Problems in Day to Day Life                              

  39      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of           32
          Difficulty in Walking or Climbing Steps                  
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  40      Number and Percent of Respondents by Interviewer's       32
          Observation Questions for Difficulty in Walking or       
          Climbing Steps                                           

  41      Number and Percent of Respondents Using Equipment or     33
          Assistive Devices in Walking or Climbing Steps           

  42      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     33
          Walking and/or Climbing Steps                            

  43      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     33
          Walking or Climbing Steps by Frequency of Difficulty in  
          Walking or Climbing Steps                                

  44      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     34
          Walking or Climbing Steps by Amount of Effort Exerted to 
          Walk or Climb                                            

  45      Number and Percent of Respondents on Whether There is An 35
          Activity They Cannot Do Because of a Problem in Walking  
          or Climbing Steps                                        

  46      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of Concern   35
          or Worry About Their Ability to Walk or Climb Steps      

  47      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of           36
          Difficulty in Moving Around Inside of Their home, Going  
          Outside of Home, or Walking a Long Distance              

  48      Number and Percent of Respondents by Difficulty in       36
          Walking or Climbing Steps If Not Using Aids              

  49      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of           38
          Difficulty in Self-Care                                  

  50      Number and Percent of Respondents by Interviewer's       38
          Observation Questions for Difficulty in Self-Care        

  51      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     39
          Self-Care by Frequency of Difficulty in Self-Care        

  52      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     39
          Self-Care by Amount of Effort Exerted To Self-Care       

  53      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of Concern   39
          or Worry About Their Ability To Do Self-Care             

  54      Number and Percent of Respondents by Type of Difficulty  40
          in Self-Care                                             

  55      Number and Percent of Respondents Who Needed Help With   41
          Everyday Activities                                      

  56      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of           41
          Difficulty in Using Hands and Fingers                    

  57      Number and Percent of Respondents on Feeling Too Tired   42
          or Sad To Dress or Bathe                                 

  58      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of           42
          Difficulty in Communicating                              

  59      Number and Percent of Respondents by Interviewer's       43
          Observation Questions for Difficulty in Communicating    

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  60      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     43
          Understanding or Being Understood by Frequency of        
          Difficulty                                               

  61      Number and Percent of Respondents with Difficulty in     44
          Communicating by Amount of Effort Exerted In             
          Understanding or Being Understood                        

  62      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of Concern   44
          or Worry About Their Ability to Understand or Be         
          Understood                                               

  63      Number and Percent of Respondents by Degree of           45
          Difficulty in Understanding What People Say or Starting  
          and Maintaining a Conversation                           

  64      Number and Percent of Respondents Having Difficulty      45
          Making New Friends or Feeling Shy in a Group or Social   
          Situations                                               

  65      Number and Percent of Respondents on Assessment of Their 46
          General Health Condition                                 

  66      Number and Percent of Respondents by Interviewer's       47
          Observation Questions for General Health Condition       

  67      Number and Percent of Respondents by Aspect of Their     47
          Health Condition                                         

  68      Number and Percent of Respondents by Type of Health      48
          Problem                                                  

  69      Number and Percent of Respondents by Atmosphere of       48
          Interview Site                                           

  70      Number and Percent of Respondents by Interview Site      49

  71      Number and Percent of Respondents by Presence of Other   49
          People During the Conduct of Interview                   

  72      Number and Percent of Respondents by Type of Impairments 50

  73      Number and Percent of Respondents by Proficiency of      50
          Their Vocabulary During the Conduct of Interview         

  74      Number and Percent of Respondents by Level of            50
          Attentiveness                                            

  75      Number and Percent of Respondents by Difficulty in       51
          Understanding Most of the Questions                      
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LIST OF APPENDICES

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  Appendix                                                          Page

  1          Conduct of Pretest in Bataan for the 2006 Census of    55
             Population                                             

  2          Cognitive Test Questionnaire in Filipino               58

  3          Self-Report Cognitive Test Questionnaire in Filipino   97

  4          Proxy-Report Cognitive Test Questionnaire in Filipino  119

  5          Conversion Table of Household Income from Euro         141
             Currency to Philippine Peso                            

  6          Copy of Permit to Conduct Interview for Cognitive Test 142

  7          List of Participants                                   143

  8          Relationship of Proxies to the Respondents in          144
             Self-Report                                            

  9          List of Table for 34/32 Self-Reports and 35            145
             Proxy-Reports                                          

  10         Reasons for Responses in Item for Seeing               177

  11         List of Activities that Respondents Cannot Do Due to   178
             Difficulty in Seeing                                   

  12         Reasons for Responses in Item for Hearing              179

  13         Reasons for Responses in Item for Cognitive            180

  14         List of Activities that Respondents Cannot Do Due to   181
             Difficulty in Remembering or Concentrating             

  15         Reasons for Responses in Item for Mobility             182

  16         List of Equipment or Assistive Devices Used by         183
             Respondents with Difficulty in Walking or Climbing     
             Steps to Help Them Get Around                          

  17         List of Activities that Respondents Cannot Do Due to   184
             Difficulty in Walking or Climbing Steps                

  18         Reasons for Responses in Item for Self-Care            185

  19         Reasons for Responses in Item for Communicating        186

  20         Reasons for Responses in Item for General Health       187

  21         Number of Persons by Relationship to the Respondent    188
             Present During the Conduct of Interview                
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