IPUMS NHIS: descr: CLIMSPEECHY

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CLIMSPEECHY

Duration of limiting speech problem: Years

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Code	Label	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	09	08	07	06	05	04	03	02	01	00	99	98	97
00	Less than 1 year	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
01	1 year	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
02	2 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
03	3 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
04	4 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
05	5 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
06	6 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
07	7 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
08	8 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
09	9 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
10	10 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
11	11 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
12	12 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
13	13 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
14	14 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
15	15 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	X	·
16	16 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
17	17 years	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	X	X	X	X	X
96	NIU	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
97	Unknown-refused	X	·	·	·	·	·	X	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
98	Unknown-not ascertained	·	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	X	·	·	X
99	Unknown-don't know	X	·	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Description

For persons under age 18 who have at least one activity limitation (LANY), and for whom a speech problem was reported as a condition causing any activity limitation (CLIMSPEECH), CLIMSPEECHY reports the duration, in years, of the speech problem.

Data on the duration of limiting speech problem were collected via the question, "How long [have/has] [you/person] had [a speech problem]?" Respondents could answer this open-ended question using the time unit of their choice (i.e., days, weeks, months, or years). The original responses to the question are reported in two complementary variables, CLIMSPEECHTP (which specifies the time unit) and CLIMSPEECHNO (which reports the number of such units). For the NHIS public use files, the National Center for Health Statistics recoded the results from these two variables to create other variables using standard time units: years (CLIMSPEECHY) and groups of months (CLIMSPEECHMO).

Comparability

Apart from a change in the coding of "unknown" cases, this variable is comparable across years.

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In 2002 forward, the unknowns were categorized as:

Unknown number of years (IPUMS NHIS code 96)

Unknown-refused (IHIS code 97)

Unknown-not ascertained (IHIS code 98)

Unknown-don't know (IHIS code 99)

However, in 1997-2001, the category of "Unknown number of years" did not occur.

Analysts can achieve comparability across all years by combining two-digit codes for 96 forward into a single "unknown" category.

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