Description
For all persons who have ever had diabetes or a pre-diabetic condition and were a patient in a hospital at the time a doctor first told them they had diabetes or pre-diabetes, DIAHOSPBC reports if the person was in the hospital because of the symptoms of their condition.
This variable is included in the 1976 Diabetes supplement. For related variables, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.
