1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980

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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Public transportation disability (US1980A_DISABTRN)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 396

End: 396

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US80A498 US80A499"><span class="em">19. Does this person have a physical, mental, or other health condition which has lasted for 6 or more months and which. . . </span><br /><br /><span class="em">19a. Limits the kind or amount of work this person can do at a job?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br /><span class="em">19b. Prevents this person from working at a job?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br /><span class="em">19c. Limits or prevents this person from using public transportation?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br />[The term "health condition" refers to any physical or mental problem which has lasted for 6 or more months. A serious problem with seeing, hearing, or speech should be considered a health condition. Pregnancy or a temporary health problem such as a broken bone that is expected to heal normally should not be considered a health condition.]<br /></svar>

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	No public transportation disability
2	Yes, public transportation disability

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the respondent had any physical or mental health condition, lasting 6 or more months, that made it difficult or impossible to use public transportation. Such disabilities did not include temporary health conditions, such as broken bones or pregnancies.

Universe

United States 1980: Persons age 16+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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