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2005 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2001 - 2005
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USA_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Vision or hearing difficulty (US2005A_DIFFEYE)

Data file: USA2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 495
End: 495
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="ital">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.</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="US05A557 US05A559">15. Does this person have any of the following long-lasting conditions:<br /><div class="i1">a) Blindness, deafness, or a severe vision or hearing impairment?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">b) A condition that substantially limits one or more basic physical activities such as walking, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting or carrying?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 No
2 Yes
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 the respondent has a long-lasting condition of blindness, deafness, or a severe vision or hearing impairment.
Universe
United States 2005: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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