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2005 Puerto Rico Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2001 - 2005
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PRI_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Personal care limitation (PR2005A_DIFFCARE)

Data file: PRI2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 367
End: 367
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PR05A540 PR05A541 PR05A468 PR05A542"><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><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="PR05A468 PR05A542">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:<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PR05A468"><div class="i1">b) Dressing, bathing, or getting around inside the home?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /></svar>
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
Puerto Rico 2005: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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