XI Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico 2000. - IPUMS Subset

Brazil, 2001

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BRA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, IPUMS

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Permanent mental problem (BR2000A_DISMENTL)

Data file: BRA2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 275

End: 275

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="BR00A425"><span class="h3">4.10 Do you have a permanent mental handicap that limits your daily activities? (Like to work, go to school, play, etc.)</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><br /></svar>

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

<svar a="all" v="BR00A425"><span class="h3">Question 4.10 - Do you have any type of permanent mental deficiency that limits your regular activities? (such as work, going to school, playing, etc.)</span><br /><br />Mark, as the case may be:<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">1 - Yes</span> - If the existence of permanent mental deficiency is confirmed, except for mental disease, which prevents the person from exercising his or her routine activities, such as working, going to school, playing, performing domestic chores, etc.<br /><span class="em">2 - No</span> - Do not consider mental disturbances or mental disease, such as autism, neurosis, schizophrenia or psychosis, as mental deficiency.</div><br /><br />Note: In general, mental deficiency is first seen in childhood or up to the age of 18.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person has a permanent mental handicap that limits his daily activities.

Universe

Brazil 2000: All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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