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

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Disability limiting mobility (US2005A_0468)

Data file: USA2005-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 372

End: 372

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 2

Format: Numeric

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

b) Working at a job or business?

[] Yes
[] No

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

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

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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