Description

For sample persons under age 18, HEALTH10PT reports the child's health on a 10-point scale, where 1 is the most healthy and 10 is the least healthy.

HEALTH10PT was first introduced in 1988 as part of the Child Health supplement. For more information please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• 1988

Weights

• 1988 : SAMPWEIGHT