American Community Survey 2005 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2005

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Reference ID

USA_2005_CS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Personal care limitation (US2005A_0469)

Data file: USA2005-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 373

End: 373

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Personal care limitation

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. This does not include temporary health conditions, such as broken bones or pregnancies.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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