Description
For sample persons aged 55 and older who have ever been a resident or patient in a nursing home and who were last discharged from a nursing home within the past 12 months, NURHOMSTAYWK reports how many weeks in the past 12 months the respondent was in a nursing home.
This variable was first introduced in 1984 as part of the Study on Aging supplement. For related variables, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.
