Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
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21
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20
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19
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X | X | X | X |
| 1 | Never | X | X | X | X |
| 2 | Some days | X | X | X | X |
| 3 | Most days | X | X | X | X |
| 4 | Every day | X | X | X | X |
| 7 | Unknown-refused | X | X | X | X |
| 8 | Unknown-not ascertained | X | X | X | X |
| 9 | Unknown-don't know | X | X | X | X |
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Description
For sample adults who had pain some days, most days, or every day in the past three months (PAINFREQ3MO), PAINLIMACT reports how often pain limited the respondent's life or work activities.
Comparability
There are no comparability issues.
NCHS issued a revision to this variable for the 2020 sample which removed responses that inadvertently occurred in Quarter 1 (QUARTER). As of April 2025, IPUMS has applied this revision.
Universe
- 2019-2021; 2023: Sample adults age 18+ who had pain some days, most days, or every day in the past 3 months (PAINFREQ3MO).
Availability
- 2019-2021, 2023
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Weights
- 2019-2021, 2023 : SAMPWEIGHT