Description
For persons who mentioned that they had personality disorder in the past 12 months and whose doctor or health professional never gave a diagnosis of personality disorder but had ever used another technical or specific name to refer to personality disorder, CMIPERDCALL reports the technical or specific name that was used by the person's doctor or health professional to refer to his or her personality disorder.
This variable is part of the Mental Health Supplement in 1989 that collects information on the amount and distribution of mental illnesses, its effects in terms of disability and chronic impairments, and the kinds of services people receive. Please use the IPUMS NHIS drop down menu and search functions for related variables.
