Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
Code | Label |
16
|
08
|
---|---|---|---|
0 | NIU | X | X |
1 | No | X | X |
2 | Yes | X | X |
7 | Unknown-refused | X | X |
8 | Unknown-not ascertained | X | X |
9 | Unknown-don't know | X | X |
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Description
For all sample adults, BALPUNEVEN indicates whether the person had difficulty walking on uneven surfaces in the last 12 months. The questionnaire included the instructions, "Do not include times when drinking alcohol." The questionnaire also instructed interviewers to mark "No" if the person reported they were unable to walk "for reasons OTHER than dizziness or balance...Examples include persons who are in a wheelchair, are deaf, blind, don't have a driver's license, etc."
The question for this variable was part of the Sample Adult Balance Supplement, sponsored by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
Universe
- 2008;2016: Sample adults age 18+.
Availability
- 2008, 2016
Survey Text
2016 |
2008 |
Questionnaire File Name: Sample Adult
Question Text:
...Difficulty walking on uneven ground or surfaces
* If respondent is unable to do this activity for reasons OTHER than dizziness or balance, Enter '2'
Examples include respondents who are in a wheelchair, are deaf, blind, don?t have a driver?s license, etc.
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
Skip Instructions:
QuestionText:
* If respondent is unable to do this activity for reasons OTHER than dizziness or balance, Enter '2'
Examples include respondents who are in a wheelchair, are deaf, blind, don't have a driver's license, etc.
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
Weights
- 2008, 2016 : SAMPWEIGHT