American Community Survey 2005 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2005

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Reference ID

PRI_2005_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Disability limiting mobility (PR2005A_0468)

Data file: PRI2005-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 350

End: 350

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

G. Answer question 17 only if this person is 15 years old or over. Otherwise, skip to the questions for Person 2 on page 10.
17. Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition lasting 6 months or more, does this person have any difficulty in doing any of the following activities:

a) Going outside the home alone to shop or visit a doctor's office?

[] Yes
[] No

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	No mobility limitation
2	Yes, mobility is limited

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

[Housing Question 15 and 16 should only be asked of individuals 5 years and older]

16. Mark the "Yes" or "No" box for parts 16a. and 16b. of question 16 to indicate whether the person has any difficulty doing any of the activities listed.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the respondent has any physical or mental health condition that has lasted 6 or more months and that makes it difficult or impossible to go outside the home alone. This does not include temporary health problems, such as broken bones or pregnancies.

Universe

Persons age 16+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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