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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Work disability (US1980A_DISABWRK)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 395
End: 395
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US80A498 US80A499"><span class="em">19. Does this person have a physical, mental, or other health condition which has lasted for 6 or more months and which. . . </span><br /><br /><span class="em">19a. Limits the kind or amount of work this person can do at a job?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br /><span class="em">19b. Prevents this person from working at a job?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br /><span class="em">19c. Limits or prevents this person from using public transportation?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br />[The term "health condition" refers to any physical or mental problem which has lasted for 6 or more months. A serious problem with seeing, hearing, or speech should be considered a health condition. Pregnancy or a temporary health problem such as a broken bone that is expected to heal normally should not be considered a health condition.]<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No disability that affects work
2 Disability limits but does not prevent work
3 Disability prevents work
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 respondents have any lasting physical or mental health condition that causes difficulty working, limits the amount or type of work they can do, or prevents them from working altogether. This does not include temporary health conditions, such as broken bones or pregnancies.
Universe
United States 1980: Persons age 16+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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