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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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Work disability (PR2005A_DISABWRK)

Data file: PRI2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 365
End: 365
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PR05A467 PR05A469"><span class="ital">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.</span><br />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:<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PR05A467"><div class="i1">b) Working at a job or business?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
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.

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
Puerto Rico 2005: Persons age 16+ [discrepancies: none]

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