Collecting information on disability in the 2000 Census: An example of interagency cooperation

This article reports research and analysis undertaken by a very successful collaborative, federal interagency work group on disability convened by the Office of Management and Budget and charged with the development of a shor t set of disability questions for Census 2000. The process that culminated in the final disability questions on Census 2000 is described, along with a discussion of the complexities of defining and measuring disability.