Description

For persons age 18+ who have at least one activity limitation (LANY), and for whom a digestive problem was reported as a condition causing any activity limitation (CLIMDIGEST), CLIMDIGESTNO reports the number of time units which the respondent stated when reporting the duration of the digestive problem.

Data on the duration of limiting digestive problem were collected via the question, "How long [have/has] [you/person] had [digestive problems]?" Respondents could answer this open-ended question using the time unit of their choice (i.e., days, weeks, months, years, or since birth). The original responses to the question are reported in two complementary variables, CLIMDIGESTTP (which specifies the time unit) and CLIMDIGESTNO (which reports the number of such units). As noted in the Codebooks for 1997 forward, "years are topcoded at 85." For the NHIS public use files, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) recoded the results from these two variables to create other variables using standard time units: years (CLIMDIGESTY) and groups of months (CLIMDIGESTMO).

Comparability

The variable is completely comparable across time.

Universe

Availability

• 1997-2018

Weights

• 1997-2018 : PERWEIGHT