PARALYSISYR
Had sudden paralysis or weakness of arm/leg, past 12 months
Codes and Frequencies
Description
For persons age 20 and older, PARALYSISYR reports whether the person had sudden paralysis or weakness of an arm AND leg on the same side of the body in the past 12 months. For those who experienced paralysis, the question differentiates between symptoms that lasted less than or more than 24 hours.
Related Variables
A series of questions were asked in 1977 about stroke symptoms and, for those with stroke symptoms, whether medical attention was sought/provided.
Stroke symptom and follow-up variables:
- (NUMBNESSYR) Had sudden numbness on one side of body, past 12 months
- (VISIONLOSSYR) Had sudden loss of vision, past 12 months
- (SPEECHLOSSYR) Had sudden loss of speech, past 12 months
- (STROKESYMPNO) Number of stroke symptoms, past 12 months
- (STROKSAWDRYR) Saw doctor after 1+ stroke symptoms, past 12 months
- (STROKEHOSPYR) Hospitalized after stroke symptoms, past 12 months
See the drop down menu for additional related variables.
Universe
- 1977: Persons age 20+.
Availability
- 1977
Weights
- 1977 : PERWEIGHT
