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2015 The Puerto Rico Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2011 - 2015
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PRI_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Cognitive difficulty (PR2015A_DIFFREM)

Data file: PRI2015_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 450
End: 450
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">G</span> <span class="ital">Answer question 18a-c if this person is 5 years old or over. Otherwise, skip to the questions for person 2 on page 12.</span></p>

<p>18.</p>
<div class="i1">a. Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 No cognitive difficulty
2 Has cognitive difficulty
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 has a cognitive difficulty.
Universe
Puerto Rico 2015: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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