LERNDMEDYR
Took medicine for learning disability, past 12 months
Codes and Frequencies
Description
For sample children age 3 to 17 years who ever had a learning disability, this variable indicates if the child was taking any medicine for the disability in the past 12 months.
The Field Representative's Manual does not provide a definition or criterion for medicine, so this term is assumed to be respondent defined.
Variables related to LERNDMEDYR available only for 1988, except for LEARNDEV.
These include:
- Ever had a learning disability (LEARNDEV, 1988, 1997-2009
- Age when first noticed learning disability: time period (LERNDAGETP)
- Age when first noticed learning disability: number of units (LERNDAGENO)
- Ever received treatment for learning disability, past 12 months (LERNDTRETEV)
- Received treatment for learning disability, past 12 months (LERNDTRETYR)
- Number of times received treatment for learning disability, past 12 months (LERNDTRETYRX)
- Missed school due to learning disability, past 12 months (LERNDMISSYR)
- Number school days missed due to learning disability, past 12 months (LERNDMISSYRX)
- Attended special classes due to learning disability, past 12 months (LERNDCLASSYR)
Universe
- 1988: Sample persons age 3-17 who had learning disability.
Availability
- 1988
Weights
- 1988 : SAMPWEIGHT
