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Population Census Jamaica 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 2001
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JAM_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Minnesota Population Center
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Long standing illness (JM2001A_0413)

Data file: JAM2001-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 209
End: 209
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 1.9 - 1.13 were asked of all persons]



1.9 Do you/does [the respondent] suffer from any long standing illness?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (go to question 1.11)
[] 9 Not stated
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
9 Unknown
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.
Interviewer instructions
5.49 Questions l.9-1.13: General

These questions seek to determine whether the respondent suffers from any chronic illness and or has a physical or mental disability. In order to set the respondent at ease before asking these questions which might be seen as very sensitive, begin by saying: "Now I would like to ask you some questions about any difficulty that you (or other members of the household) might have in carrying out everyday activities due to illness and to mental or physical problems."



[Question 1.9 is missing from the original document]




5.50 Question 1.10: Main illness

The illnesses listed are the ones we are interested in. Read the categories and score only the main one. The illness must have been diagnosed by a doctor. You are likely to encounter persons who say they suffer from many illnesses but you must try and establish a main one. Score "None of the above" for persons who say they do suffer from an illness but it is not on the list.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the respondent has a long standing illness.
Universe
All persons

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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