Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
88
|
|---|---|---|
| 00 | NIU | X |
| 01 | 1 (most healthy) | X |
| 02 | 2 | X |
| 03 | 3 | X |
| 04 | 4 | X |
| 05 | 5 | X |
| 06 | 6 | X |
| 07 | 7 | X |
| 08 | 8 | X |
| 09 | 9 | X |
| 10 | 10 (least healthy) | X |
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Description
For sample persons under age 18, HEALTH10PT reports the child's health on a 10-point scale, where 1 is the most healthy and 10 is the least healthy.
HEALTH10PT was first introduced in 1988 as part of the Child Health supplement. For more information please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.
Universe
- 1988: Sample persons under age 18.
Availability
- 1988
Survey Text
| 1988 |
1988
Survey form
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7. Please tell me whether each of the following statements about --'s health is mostly true or mostly false.
The first statement is: "(sample child) health is excellent." Has this been mostly true or mostly false?
(Record response and continue with statement b.)
a. --'s health is excellent
1[] Mostly true
2[] Mostly false
2[] Mostly false
b. --'s seems to resist illness very well
1[] Mostly true
2[] Mostly false
2[] Mostly false
c. --'s seems less healthy than other children I know
1[] Mostly true
2[] Mostly false
2[] Mostly false
d. When there is something going around, --'s usually catches it
1[] Mostly true
2[] Mostly false
2[] Mostly false
e. --'s is somewhat clumsy
1[] Mostly true
2[] Mostly false
2[] Mostly false
f. --'s seems accident-prone
1[] Mostly true
2[] Mostly false
2[] Mostly false
g. When --'s is sick or injured, [he/she] usually recovers quickly
1[] Mostly true
2[] Mostly false
2[] Mostly false
8a. Has --'s ever been seriously ill?
1[] Mostly true
2[] Mostly false
2[] Mostly false
b. Was -- ever so sick that you thought [he/she]might die?
1[] Mostly true
2[] Mostly false
2[] Mostly false
Weights
- 1988 : SAMPWEIGHT