LERNDTRETYRX
Times saw doctor or counselor for learning disability, past 12 months
Codes
LERNDTRETYRX is a 3-digit-numeric variable.
0: None
995: 995+
996: Not in Universe
999: Unknown
Description
For sample children age 3 to 17 years who ever had a learning disability and received treatment or counseling for the problem in the past 12 months, this variable indicates the number of times the child received treatment.
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 LERNDTRETYRX 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)
- Received treatment for learning disability, past 12 months (LERNDTRETYR)
- 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, ever received treatment for this, and received treatment in the past 12 months.
Availability
- 1988
Weights
- 1988 : SAMPWEIGHT
