Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
23
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21
|
20
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19
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X | X | X | X |
| 1 | Never | X | X | X | X |
| 2 | Some days | X | X | X | X |
| 3 | Most days | X | X | X | X |
| 4 | Every day | X | X | X | X |
| 7 | Unknown-refused | X | X | X | X |
| 8 | Unknown-not ascertained | X | X | X | X |
| 9 | Unknown-don't know | X | X | X | X |
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Description
For sample adults who had pain some days, most days, or every day in the past three months (PAINFREQ3MO), PAINLIMACT reports how often pain limited the respondent's life or work activities.
Comparability
There are no comparability issues.
NCHS issued a revision to this variable for the 2020 sample which removed responses that inadvertently occurred in Quarter 1 (QUARTER). As of April 2025, IPUMS has applied this revision.
Universe
- 2019-2021; 2023: Sample adults age 18+ who had pain some days, most days, or every day in the past 3 months (PAINFREQ3MO).
Availability
- 2019-2021, 2023
Survey Text
| 2023 |
| 2021 |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
2023
Survey form
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Question ID: PAI.0040.00.2
Variable: PAIWKLM3M_A
Interview Module: Adult
Content Type: Rotating Content
Question text:
Variable: PAIWKLM3M_A
Interview Module: Adult
Content Type: Rotating Content
Question text:
Over the past three months, how often did your pain limit your life or work activities? Would
you say never, some days, most days, or every day?
Response:you say never, some days, most days, or every day?
1 - Never
2 - Some days
3 - Most days
4 - Every day
7 - Refused
9 - Don't Know
Universe:2 - Some days
3 - Most days
4 - Every day
7 - Refused
9 - Don't Know
Sample Adults 18+ who had pain some days, most days, or every day in the past 3 months
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2021
Survey form
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Question ID: PAI.0040.00.2
Variable: PAIWKLM3M_A
Interview Module: Adult
Content Type: Rotating Content
Question text:
Variable: PAIWKLM3M_A
Interview Module: Adult
Content Type: Rotating Content
Question text:
Over the past three months, how often did your pain limit your life or work activities? Would you say never, some days, most days, or every day?
Response:1 - Never
2 - Some days
3 - Most days
4 - Every day
7 - Refused
9 - Don't Know
Universe:2 - Some days
3 - Most days
4 - Every day
7 - Refused
9 - Don't Know
Sample Adults 18+ who had pain some days, most days, or every day in the past 3 months
Skip Instructions:1-4,RF,DK [goto PAIAFFM3M_A]
2020
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Question ID: PAI.0040.00.2
Variable: PAIWKLM3M_A
Interview Module: Adult
Content Type: Rotating Core
Question text:
Variable: PAIWKLM3M_A
Interview Module: Adult
Content Type: Rotating Core
Question text:
Over the past three months, how often did your pain limit your life or work activities? Would
you say never, some days, most days, or every day?
Response:you say never, some days, most days, or every day?
1 - Never
2 - Some days
3 - Most days
4 - Every day
7 - Refused
9 - Don't Know
Universe:2 - Some days
3 - Most days
4 - Every day
7 - Refused
9 - Don't Know
Sample Adults 18+ who had pain some days, most days, or every day in the past 3 months
Skip Instructions:1-4,RF,DK [goto PAIAFFM3M_A]
2019
Survey form
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Question ID: PAI.0040.00.2
Variable: PAIWKLM3M_A
Interview Module: Adult
Content Type: Rotating Core
Variable: PAIWKLM3M_A
Interview Module: Adult
Content Type: Rotating Core
Question Text:
Over the past three months, how often did your pain limit your life or work activities? Would you say never, some days, most days, or every day?
Response:1 Never
2 Some days
3 Most days
4 Every day
7 Refused
9 Do not Know
Universe:2 Some days
3 Most days
4 Every day
7 Refused
9 Do not Know
Sample Adults 18+ who had pain some days, most days, or every day in the past 3 months
Skip Instructions:1-4,RF,DK = [goto PAIAFFM3M_A]
Weights
- 2019-2021, 2023 : SAMPWEIGHT