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ADWSPAIDOPUB
Assistive devices used at school or work were paid by other public sources, last 6 months
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Description

For persons aged 64 and younger who have at least one assistive device that is not brace, artificial limb, hearing aid, or white cane and who used their assistive device at school or work in the last 6 months, ADWSPAIDOPUB reports if the person's device(s) used at school or work was/were paid for by any public sources that were not mentioned in the survey.

Sources of payment that were included in the survey include gift (ADWSPAIDGIFT), no payment (ADWSPAIDNO), self or family (ADWSPAIDSELF), private health insurance (ADWSPAIDPRI), Medicare (ADWSPAIDCARE), Medicaid (ADWSPAIDCAID), rehabilitation program (ADWSPAIDRE), employer (ADWSPAIDEMP), school system (ADWSPAIDSCH), Veterans Affairs (ADWSPAIDVA), other private source (ADWSPAIDOPRI), and other public source (ADWSPAIDOPUB).

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Universe

  • 1990: Persons aged 64 and younger who have at least one assistive device that is not brace, artificial limb, hearing aid, or white cane and who used their device(s) at work or school in the last 6 months.

Availability

  • 1990

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