Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990

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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Work disability (DISWORK)

Data file: USA1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 200

End: 200

Width: 1

Range: -

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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
4	Disability causes difficulty working

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

DISWORK indicates whether the respondent had any lasting physical or mental health condition, that either limited the amount or type of work they could do or prevented them from working altogether. This did not include temporary health conditions.

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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