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316had ‘just a little difficulty’ were included. Also, in the Census people self-reportedtheir disability whereas the NDS used personal interviewing so that in a smallproportion of cases the status of some people changed from what had beenrecorded on the Census. As stated earlier, the ‘general population’ sample includedpeople not included in the Census, but who were subsequently identified as havinga disability, predominantly those disabilities not covered in the Census such as painand breathing difficulties.This information is summarised in the table below. Further details are provided inthe report on the disability survey, see CSO, 2008d.Survey Sample size Target Population Disability Rate CommentsCensus of Population- 4,239,848 9.3% s Based on 2 questions in 2006 Census,included if answer ‘yes’ to first ones Self reportNational Disability Survey (NDS)Census Disability 14,518 370,500 8.1% s Sample of those saying ‘yes’ in 2006 CensusSamples Personal interviews Includes pain, speech & breathings Threshold of disability sets Includes communal establishmentsas well as private householdss Robust sampleGeneral Population 1,551 3,700,000 10.4% s Sample of those saying ‘no’ in 2006 censusSamples Personal interviews Includes pain, speech & breathings Estimates impreciseTotal 16,069 4,070,500 18.5% s Sum of ‘census disability’ and ‘general population’s Comparable disability rates to othernational disability samples