American Community Survey 2005 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2005

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Reference ID

PRI_2005_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Metadata

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Personal care limitation (PR2005A_0469)

Data file: PRI2005-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 351

End: 351

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 2

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

F. Answer questions 15 and 16 only if this person is 5 years old or over. Otherwise, skip to the questions for Person 2 on page 10.

16. 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:

b) Dressing, bathing, 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.

Interviewer instructions

[Housing Question 17-42 should be asked only of individuals 15 and older.]

17. Mark the "Yes" or "No" box for parts 17a. and 17b. of question 17 to indicate if the person has any difficulty doing any of the activities listed.

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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