GROWDMISSYR
Missed school because growth delay, past 12 months
Codes and Frequencies
Description
For sample children who had a growth or developmental delay, this variable indicates if the delay caused the child to miss any time from school.
Related Variables
Variables related to GROWDCLASSYR are available only for 1988.
These include:
- ever had a delay in growth or development (GROWDEV)
- age when first noticed growth delay: Time period (GROWDAGETP)
- age when first noticed growth delay: Number of units (GROWDAGENO)
- ever received treatment or counseling for growth delay (GROWDTRETEV)
- received treatment or counseling in the last 12 months (GROWDTRETYR)
- times saw doctor or counselor for delay in the last 12 months (GROWDTRETYRX)
- if the growth or developmental delay caused the child to miss any time from school (GROWDMISSYR)
- number school days missed from growth or developmental delay(GROWDMISSYRX)
- took medicine for the growth or developmental delay(GROWDMEDYR)
Universe
- 1988: Sample persons under age 18 who had delay in growth development.
Availability
- 1988
Weights
- 1988 : SAMPWEIGHT
