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XI Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Brazil, 2000
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BRA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Minnesota Population Center
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Ability to hear (BR2000A_0429)

Data file: BRA2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 232
End: 232
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
4.12 How do you evaluate your ability to hear? (If you use a hearing aid, make your evaluation based on when you're using it)

[] 1 incapable
[] 2 severe permanent difficulties
[] 3 some permanent difficulties
[] 4 no difficulty
Categories
Value Category
1 Incapable
2 Significant permanent difficulty
3 Some permanent difficulty
4 No difficulty
9 Unknown
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
Question 4.12 - How do you evaluate your hearing ability? (If the person uses a hearing aid, make your evaluation when he or she is wearing it.)

According to the declaration, mark:


1 - Unable - for persons who state they have been totally deaf since birth or who have completely lost their hearing for reasons of disease or accident;
2 - Severe permanent difficulty - for persons who have great permanent difficulty in hearing, even with the use of a hearing aid;
3 - Some permanent difficulty - for persons who say they have some permanent difficulty in hearing, even with the use of a hearing aid; and
4 - No difficulty - for persons who state that they have no difficulty hearing, even if this requires the use of a hearing aid.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether a person has a problem with his/her ability to hear.
Universe
All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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