Year: 2003
Module: Disability
Variable: VCDO1 - VCDO8

I am now going to ask about a few hypothetical situations. I would like to remind you that there are no right or wrong answers, only opinions.

You are walking down the high street and a deaf woman approaches you fo rsome help or information. She makes it clear she cannot communicate other than through sign language. How would you feel?

The table below shows the percentage of respondents identifying each response.

 

%

Ignore her and keep walking, eg, suspect asking for money 1
Refuse to help, somebody else will, I'm usually too busy <1
Explain you don't know sign language so can't help out 10
Quickly try to help out, by improvising signiing 23
Quickly try to help out, by writing with pen and pad 43
Take time to talk and assist with problem, by all means 31
Other 3
Don't know 5

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