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XII General Population and Housing Census, 2000 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Mexico, 2000
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MEX_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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Reason for the disability (MX2000A_DISWHY)

Data file: MEX2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 287
End: 287
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MX00A418">7. Cause of the disability<br /><br />This person has the disability because:<br />Read all of the options until you receive an affirmative response.<br />Circle only one answer.<br /><br /><div class="i1">1 Born this way<br />2 Illness<br />3 Accident<br />4 Old age<br />Another cause.<br /><div class="i2">_____Write the cause.</div></div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Born that way
2 Due to an illness
3 Due to an accident
4 Due to advanced age
5 Due to other reason
6 Not specified
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="MX00A418"><span class="em">7. Cause of Disability</span><br /><br />When a person has more than one disability that limits them, ask which one creates the most difficulties in carrying out their daily activities, and what caused it.<br /><br />In option 1, include people who were born that way because of causes that originated during the pregnancy and at the time of birth, be they hereditary or not.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[P. 69]</span><br /><br />In option 3, include all causes originated by accidents that occurred anywhere; for example, at work, in the street, in the home, or in other places. Also include acts of violence as accidental causes (assaults, fights, police action, war, and others).<br /><br />Any cause different than the options presented should be written under by other causes.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates reason for disability.
Universe
Mexico 2000: Persons with any type of disability [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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