Codes and Frequencies
Description
For sample persons age 55, this variable indicates if the respondent ever had rheumatic heart disease. The inquiry did not require a diagnosis by a medical doctor or health professional. A definition of rheumatic heart disease was not provided in the 1984 Field Representative's Manual and the term was assumed to be respondent defined.
This variable was part of the 1984 Supplement on Aging. The Supplement also asked respondents if they had or ever had vision, hearing, heart, and bone conditions and other impairments.
Related Variables
Along with RHEUMHARTEV, respondents were asked if they ever had any 12 other conditions and could indicate as many as necessary.
These include:
- ALZHEIMEV ever had Alzheimer's disease
- OSTEOPOREV ever told had osteoporosis
- HARDARTEV ever had hardening of the arteries
- HYPERTENEV ever told had hypertension
- HEARTATTOEV ever had other heart attack
- CHEARTDIEV ever told had coronary heart disease
- RHEUMFEV ever had rheumatic fever
- ANGIPECEV ever told had angina pectoris
- HEARTATTEV ever told had heart attack (myocardial infarction)
- BROKEHIPEV ever had a broken hip
- CANCEREV ever told had cancer
Universe
- 1984: Sample persons age 55+.
Availability
- 1984
Weights
- 1984 : SAMPWEIGHT
