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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990
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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Work disability (US1990A_DISABWRK)

Data file: USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 405
End: 405
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">18. Does this person have a physical, mental, or other health condition that has lasted for 6 or more months and which --</span></p>

<p><span class="em">18a. Limits the kind or amount of work this person can do at a job?</span><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><p>[Mark yes to part (a) if a health condition substantially limits this person in his or her choice of occupation or if the condition limits the amount of work that can be accomplished in a given period of time.]</p>

<p><span class="em">18b. Prevents this person from working at a job?</span><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><p>[Mark yes to part (b) if the health condition prevents this person from holding any significant employment.]
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.
Universe
United States 1990: Persons age 16+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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