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File Attribute Attribute Value
File Name  PER4
Full Name  Ahrq\CCFS\BA001NKK\DATA\Findings\Rep_10\PER4.SD2
CD Volume  CD_0609
File Type  Task Analytic File
Title  Finding 10: Health Status and Limitations: A Comparison of Hispanics, Blacks, and Whites, 1996
Description  Finding 10: Health Status and Limitations: A Comparison of Hispanics, Blacks, and Whites, 1996
Data Year(s)  1996
Records  24676
Population  Finding 10: Health Status and Limitations: A Comparison of Hispanics, Blacks, and Whites, 1996
Status  Complete
Task Number  AH.BA001
Research Findings  Finding 10
Constructed at AHRQ?  No
For Findings?  Yes
For Stat Brief?  No


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Name Label Category
ACAT Age Categories: 0-5,6-17,18-64,65+ Demographics
ACT Limited activities Health Status and Attitudes
ACTLIMT1 LTC FLAG: WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL LIMIT Health Status and Attitudes
ADED Adult Education Level Demographics
ADLHELP1 LTC FLAG: ADL HELP/SUPERVISION Health Status and Attitudes
ADULTAGE Adult Age: 18-64,65+ Demographics
AGE1X AGE (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
AIDHELP1 LTC FLAG: USE AIDS/SPECIAL EQUIPMENT Health Status and Attitudes
ANY Any limitation Health Status and Attitudes
ANYLIM Any Limitation Health Status and Attitudes
AVEWAGE Average Hourly Wage per Family Member Employment
COG Cognitive limitation Health Status and Attitudes
COGLIMT1 LTC FLAG: COGNITIVE LIMITATION Health Status and Attitudes
DUID DWELLING UNIT ID (unencrypted,num) Identifiers
EDUCCAT Categorical version of education level Demographics
EDUCYR1 COMPLETED YEARS OF EDUCATION Demographics
EMPST1 PERSON EMPLOYMENT STATUS (EDITED) Employment
FAMID1 FAMILY IDENTIFIER (W/ STUDENT MERGED IN) Identifiers
FAMWAGE Family has Wage Earner Demographics
HIED Health Insurance Status, 3 Categories Insurance
HISPANX HISPANIC ETHNICITY (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
HISPCAT SPECIFIC HISPANIC ETHNICITY GROUP Demographics
HISTAT Health Insurance Status Insurance
HRPRWK1X HOURS PER WEEK (EDITED) Employment
HRWAGEX PERSON HOURLY WAGE (EDITED) Employment
IADLHLP1 LTC FLAG: IADL HELP/SUPERVISION Health Status and Attitudes
INSRCAT Insurance Category Insurance
MARRY1X MARITAL STATUS (EDITED/IMPUTED) Family Relationships
MNTHLTH1 PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS Health Status and Attitudes
MSA MSA Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
OTWAGE Official Threshold Wage Income for Famly Employment
PN PERSON NUMBER W/IN DU (HAS CHECK DIGIT) Identifiers
PRIV1 PID HAS PRIV HLTH INS COVERAGE - RD1 Insurance
PUBLIC1 PID COV FRM PUBLIC INS PLAN - RD1 Insurance
RACE4X Race/Ethnicity: hisp,bl,wh,other Demographics
RACETHNX RACE/ETHNICITY (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
RACEX RACE (EDIT/IMPUTED) Demographics
RATEHLTH Status of Person's Health Health Status and Attitudes
REGION CENSUS REGION Demographics
RTEHLTH1 PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS Health Status and Attitudes
SEX SEX (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
SOCLIMT1 LTC FLAG: SOCIAL LIMITATIONS Health Status and Attitudes
UNITSIZE #Eligible Persons in Family (FAMID1) Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
VARPSU1 VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
VARSTRT1 VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
WAGEINC Annual Income from Wages Income
WALK Problems with walking Health Status and Attitudes
WALKLIM1 LTC FLAG: WALK/BEND/STOOP DIFFICULTIES Health Status and Attitudes
WGTSP1 PERSON ROUND 1 WEIGHT Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation

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