Administration Mode
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How an instrument is administered to a subject: self-reported, proxy-reported (a caregiver or household member answers about the subject), assisted (the subject answers with help from another person), or mixed (some items self, some proxy).
Standard reference
Washington Group Analytic Guidelines for the Creation of Disability Identifiers (https://www.washingtongroup-disability.com/analytic-guidelines/)
The WG analytic guidelines recommend recording the administration mode because proxy responses systematically underreport difficulty relative to self-report, and prevalence should be disaggregated by mode when both are present in a sample.
Values
| Code | Label | Standard code | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
self | Self-report | The subject answered the items about themselves. Preferred mode for WG-SS and WG-ES. | |
proxy | Proxy-report | Another person (caregiver, parent, spouse, household member) answered the items about the subject. Always the mode for the UNICEF Child Functioning Module, because the child is not the respondent. | |
assisted | Assisted | The subject answered the items but received help from another person (for reading, translation, or comprehension). Distinct from proxy: the subject is still the respondent. | |
mixed | Mixed | Some items were answered by the subject and others by a proxy. Use when the administration crossed modes within one session, for example because the subject tired or could not answer certain items. |
Referenced by this vocabulary
- WG-SS Washington Group on Disability Statistics, 2006