Codes and Frequencies
Description
For persons aged 5+ in the 1994-95 National Health Interview Survey-Disability Survey (NHIS-D) Phase I sample who reported no help, reminding, someone close by, or special equipment for activities of daily living (ADLs) and also reported difficulty with getting around inside the home, and for sample persons aged 18+ who completed the Quality of Life supplement (administered to approximately a quarter of sample adults) and excluded from the Adult Functioning and Disability supplement in 2010, LAHOMEDIFAMT reports the level of difficulty (if any) the person faces when moving around inside their own home.
In 1994 and 1995, this variable is part of the Disability Supplement (NHIS-D) that collects information on disability. NHIS-D included two household interviews: in Phase I all members of sample families were screened for any indication of disability; in Phase IIÂ persons with any indication of disability were followed-up for additional information. Phase I includes sensory, communication, and mobility problems; health conditions; activities of daily living and independent activities of daily living; functional limitations; mental health; services and benefits; special health needs of children; early child development; education; relationship to respondent; and perceived disability. Phase II includes four Disability Followback Survey (DFS) questionnaires: one for children, one for adults, one for elderly persons (69 years of age and over) without any indication of disability (also called the Supplement on Aging or SOA; only in 1994), and one for persons with a history of polio.
Universe
- 1994-1995: Persons in the NHIS-D Phase I sample aged 5+ who reported no help, reminding, someone close by, or special equipment for activities of daily living (ADLs) and also reported difficulty with getting around inside the home.
- 2010: One quarter of sample adults, included in quality of life supplement (and excluded from family disability supplement).
Availability
- 1994-1995, 2010
