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Population Census 1991, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1991
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JAM_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Division of Censuses and Related Studies, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS
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Limitation on daily activities (JM1991A_LIMIT)

Data file: JAM1991_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 215
End: 215
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="JM91A412" v="JM91A412 JM91A413 JM91A414">3.7. Do you / does [the respondent] suffer from any long standing illness, disability or infirmity?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No <span class="ital">(Go to Question 4.1)</span><br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="JM91A413" v="JM91A413 JM91A414">3.8. Does this limit your / [the respondent's] activities compared with most people of the same age?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No <span class="ital">(go to Question 4.1)</span><br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person's long standing illness, disability or infirmity limits his/her daily activities.
Universe
Jamaica 1991: Persons in private households and some group quarters with long standing illness, disability or infirmity [discrepancies: none]

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