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

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Work disability (PR2005A_0467)

Data file: PRI2005-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 349

End: 349

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

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:

b) Working at a job or business?

[] Yes
[] No

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	No disability that affects work
4	Disability causes difficulty working

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 lasting physical or mental health condition that causes difficulty working, limits the amount or type of work they can do, or prevents them from working altogether. This does not include temporary health conditions, such as broken bones or pregnancies.

Universe

Persons age 16+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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