Description

For sample adults who had a balance or dizziness problem in the past 12 months or who had at least one symptom of a balance or dizziness problem in the past 12 months, this variable reports the number of times the person slipped or lost their balance and caught themselves WITHOUT falling.

This variable was part of the Sample Adult Balance Supplement, sponsored by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

Comparability

This variable is comparable over time.

Universe

Availability

• 2016

Weights

• 2016 : SAMPWEIGHT