LERNDTRETYR
Received treatment for learning disability, past 12 months
Codes and Frequencies
Description
For sample children age 3 to 17 years who ever had a learning disability and ever received treatment or counseling for the problem, this variable indicates whether such treatment was received in the past 12 months.
The Field Representative's Manual does not provide a definition for treatment or any criteria for counseling, so these terms are assumed to be respondent defined.
Variables related to LERNDTRETYR are 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)
- Times anyone saw doctor or counselor 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)
- Took medicine for learning disability, past 12 months (LERNDMEDYR)
Universe
- 1988: Sample persons age 3-17 who had learning disability and ever received treatment.
Availability
- 1988
Weights
- 1988 : SAMPWEIGHT
