IPUMS NHIS: descr: NEEDEVICE3

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NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY

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NEEDEVICE3

Needs (doesn't have) special equipment: Type 3

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Code	Label	90
00	NIU	X
01	Leg brace	·
02	Foot brace	·
03	Arm brace	·
04	Hand brace	·
05	Neck brace	·
06	Back brace	·
07	Other brace	·
08	Crutches	·
09	Cane or walking stick	·
10	Walker	X
11	Manual wheelchair	·
12	Electric wheelchair	X
13	Scooter	X
14	Other mobility aid	X
15	Hearing aid	·
16	TDD or TTY	X
17	Special alarm	·
18	Other hearing equipment	·
19	White cane	·
20	Other vision equipment	X
21	Artificial leg or foot	·
22	Artificial arm or hand	X
23	Speech problem aid	·
24	Special typewriter/computer	·
Code	Label	90
25	Other special equipment for disability	X
26	Knee brace	·
27	Thumb brace	·
28	Ankle brace	·
29	Extra speaker on phone	·
30	Telephone amplifier	·
31	Speech amplifier	·
32	Telephone volume control	·
33	Special phone	·
34	Nebulizer	·
35	Hospital bed	·
36	Bedside commode	·
37	CC TV Magnifier	·
38	Shoe lifts	·
39	Trapeze	X
40	Special shoes	·
41	Electric pulse for pain	·
42	Ramp entry	X
43	Bathtub with seat	·
44	Handrail on tub	X
45	Breathing treatment equipment	·
46	Loud bell for telephone	·
47	Body brace	·
48	Inhaler	·
49	Oxygen machine	X
Code	Label	90
50	Elbow brace	·
51	Wrist brace	·
52	Hydraulic device for bathtub	·
53	Raised toilet seat	X
54	Electric riding cart	·
55	Reach out and grab thing	·
56	Lift chair/elevator	·
57	Body lift	X
58	Special doorbell	·
59	Tilt table	·
60	St. Jude heart valve	·
61	Mouth brace	·
62	Life Line	·
63	Magnifying glass	X
64	Elevator	·
65	Flashing light on phone for door	·
66	Prosthesis	·
67	Jerry chair	·
68	Steel bone corset	·
69	Talking book	·
70	Amplifier NOS	·
71	Sport splint	·
72	Glucometer	·
73	Vibrating food massager	·
74	Prism	·
Code	Label	90
75	Electric stair lift	·
76	SNOAR	·
77	Bathtub support	X
78	Toilet support	·
79	Special car	·
80	Telescopic aids	·
81	Shower hand rails	X
82	Shoulder brace	·
83	Smoke alarm for hearing impaired	·
84	Portable toilet	X
85	Accelerator on car	·
86	Computer and printer	·
87	Truss (abdominal brace)	·
88	Chair bed	·
89	Pulmo aid	·
90	Long sitter	·
91	Stabilizer for upper body	·
92	Suspended swing	·
93	Humidifier	·
94	Feeding machine	·
99	Equipment needed, unk kind	·

Description

For persons with a completed assistive devises questionnaire who needed, but did not have, at least three types of special equipment (NEEDEVICE), NEEDEVICE3 reports the third type of equipment the person reported needing, but not having. Persons were able to report up to four types of equipment that they needed, but did not have.

NEEDEVICE3 was first introduced in 1990 as part of a supplement on assistive devices. For related variables, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function or drop-down menus.

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Braces

01 Leg brace
02 Foot brace
03 Arm brace
04 Hand brace
05 Neck brace
06 Back brace
07 Other brace

Aids for Getting Around

08 Crutches
09 Cane or walking stick
10 Walker
11 Manual wheelchair
12 Electric wheelchair
13 Scooter
14 Other aid for getting around

Hearing Devices

15 Hearing aid
16 TDD or TTY
17 Special alarms
18 Other hearing equipment

Vision Devices

19 White cane
20 Other vision aid, excluding glasses and contact lenses

Artificial Limbs

21 Artificial leg or foot
22 Artificial arm or hand

Other Devices

23 Aid for speech problems
24 Specially adapted typewriter or computer
25 Other devices for disabilities

Ask 5c and d for each person with "Needs equipment" in 5b.
c. What equipment does -- need?
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