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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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Personal care limitation (US1990A_0494)

Data file: USA1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 381
End: 381
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
19. Because of a health condition that has lasted for 6 or more months, does this person have any difficulty --

[Consider a person to have difficulty with these activities if any of the following situations apply: (1) it takes extra time or extra effort for the person to perform one or more of the activities, (2) there are times when the person cannot perform one or more of the activities, or (3) the person is completely unable to perform one more of the activities.]




19b. Taking care of his or her own personal needs, such as bathing, dressing, or getting around inside the home?

[] Yes
[] No
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No personal care limitation
2 Yes, personal care limitation
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 physical or mental health condition that has lasted at least 6 months and makes it difficult for them to take care of their own personal needs, such as bathing, dressing, or getting around inside the home.
Universe
Persons age 15+

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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