Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
81
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X |
| 1 | Respiratory | X |
| 2 | Skin | X |
| 3 | Impairment or musculoskeletal | X |
| 4 | Cardiovascular | X |
| 5 | Glandular | X |
| 6 | Genitourinary | X |
| 7 | Digestive | X |
| 8 | Other | X |
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Description
For sample children under age 18 who have at least six specific listed health conditions, KIDCSYS6 is a recoded variable, which reports which bodily system is affected by the sixth condition listed. Systems included: respiratory, skin, impairment or musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, glandular, genitourinary, digestive, and other. For details on the sixth condition, see KIDC6.
KIDCSYS6 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.
Universe
- 1981: Sample persons under age 18 with 6 or more listed health conditions.
Availability
- 1981
Survey Text
| 1981 |
If "Yes," enter condition and number in Item 1, Section J.
Did -- ever have --?
2. Yellow jaundice?
3. Any other liver trouble?**
4. Colitis?
5. Any other bowel trouble?**
6. An ulcer?
7. A hernia or rupture?
8. Any other condition of the digestive system? **
9. Asthma?
10. Hay fever or allergies?
11. Tonsillitis or enlargement of the tonsils or adenoids?*
12. Tuberculosis?
13. Pneumonia?
14. Any other respiratory, lung or pulmonary condition?**
15. Arthritis of any kind or rheumatism?
16. Curvature of the spine?
17. Clubfoot?
18. Any other condition affecting the bone, cartilage, muscle or tendon?**
19. Eczema or psoriasis (so-rye-uh-sis)?
20. Trouble with acne?
21. Any kind of skin allergy?
22. Any other kind of skin trouble?**
23. Repeated ear infections?
24. Deafness in one or both ears?
25. Any other trouble hearing with one or both ears?**
26. Blindness in one or both eyes?
27. Cataracts?
28. Any other trouble seeing with one or both eyes even when wearing glasses?**
29. A cleft palate or harelip?
30. Stammering or stuttering?
31. Any other speech defect?**
32. Autism or has -- ever been autistic?
33. Palsy or cerebral palsy?
34. Paralysis of any kind?
35. Mental retardation?
36. Epilepsy?
37. Repeated convulsions, seizures, or blackouts?
38. Migraine?
39. Frequent or severe headaches?
40. Meningitis?
41. Chorea (ko-ree-uh) or St. Vitus' dance?
42. Nephritis?
43. Urinary tract infection?
44. Any other kidney trouble?**
45. Diabetes?
46. Goiter or other thyroid trouble?
47. Cystic fibrosis?
48. Anemia or sickle cell anemia?
49. A heart murmur?
50. Cancer or any kind?
51. High blood pressure?
52. Rheumatic fever?
53. Rheumatic heart disease?
54. Congenital heart disease?
55. Any other heart trouble?**
56. Does -- now have - a missing finger, hand, or arm, toe, foot, or leg?
57. Permanent stiffness or any deformity in the back, foot, or leg? (Permanent stiffness - joints will not move at all)
58. Permanent stiffness or any deformity of the fingers, hands or arm?
59. Did -- ever have any other health problem which lasted for at least 3 months which you have not mentioned?
If "Yes," ask: What was the condition?
1. Item number ____
____ Name of condition
For allergy ask:
2. How does this allergy affect --?
For impairment or ulcer, ask:
3. What part of the body is affected by (Condition)?
Show the following detail:
Head (skull, scalp, face)
Back, spine, vertebrae (upper, middle, lower)
Side (left or right)
Ear (inner or outer; left, right, or both)
Eye (left, right, or both)
Arm (shoulder, upper, elbow, lower, or wrist; left, right or both)
Hand (entire hand, or fingers only; left, right, or both)
Leg (hip, upper, knee, lower, or ankle; left, right, or both)
Foot (entire foot, arch, or toes only; left, right, or both)
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Weights
- 1981 : SAMPWEIGHT