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KIDCHRON11
Chronic status of child condition 11

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Description

For sample children under age 18 who have at least eleven specific listed health conditions, KIDCHRON11 is a recoded variable, which reports whether the eleventh condition listed was chronic or not. Chronic was defined as a condition lasting three months or longer (or since birth, for infants less than three months old), which has not been cured. For details on the eleventh condition, see KIDC11.

KIDCHRON11 was introduced in 1981 as part of the Child Health Supplement. For related variables, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function or drop-down menus.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues with this variable.

Universe

  • 1981: Sample persons under age 18 with 11 or more listed health conditions.

Availability

  • 1981

Weights