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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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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: 0 - 2
Format: Numeric

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
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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