GROWDMISSYR
Missed school because growth delay, past 12 months
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
88
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X |
| 1 | No | X |
| 2 | No, not in school | X |
| 3 | Yes | X |
| 9 | Unknown | X |
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Description
For sample children who had a growth or developmental delay, this variable indicates if the delay caused the child to miss any time from school.
Related Variables
Variables related to GROWDCLASSYR are available only for 1988.
[show more]These include:
- ever had a delay in growth or development (GROWDEV)
- age when first noticed growth delay: Time period (GROWDAGETP)
- age when first noticed growth delay: Number of units (GROWDAGENO)
- ever received treatment or counseling for growth delay (GROWDTRETEV)
- received treatment or counseling in the last 12 months (GROWDTRETYR)
- times saw doctor or counselor for delay in the last 12 months (GROWDTRETYRX)
- if the growth or developmental delay caused the child to miss any time from school (GROWDMISSYR)
- number school days missed from growth or developmental delay(GROWDMISSYRX)
- took medicine for the growth or developmental delay(GROWDMEDYR)
Universe
- 1988: Sample persons under age 18 who had delay in growth development.
Availability
- 1988
Weights
- 1988 : SAMPWEIGHT