Description

For all injury/poisoning episodes of persons older than 4 years of age, IRHELP reports whether or not the person, at the time of the interview, needed the help of other people for routine needs such as everyday household chores, doing necessary business, shopping, or getting around.

IRHELP is an injury-level variable.

IRHELP is part of a series of variables initiated in 1997 that systematically report persons' injuries and poisonings, the cause, what the person was doing while sustaining the injury or poisoning, and where she/he was at the time of the injury or poisoning. For related variables and additional information, please see the User Note on Injuries and Poisonings or use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.

Comparability

Prior to 2000, injuries and poisonings were asked about separately. For 1997-1999 this variable refers to only injury episodes.

Universe

Availability

• 1997-2003

Weights

• 1997-2003 : PERWEIGHT