2005 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2001 - 2005

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Reference ID

USA_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Personal care limitation (US2005A_PERSCARE)

Data file: USA2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 407

End: 407

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
	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

United States 2005: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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