Description

For sample persons under age 18, SPEECHDEFEV indicates if the child ever had any other speech defect, other than stammering or stuttering. The inquiry did not require that the speech problem be diagnosed by a doctor or health professional, and a definition of "speech defect" was not provided in the survey text or in the Field Representative's Manual .

The question for SPEECHDEFEV was part of a series of questions on child health conditions in the 1988 Supplement on Child Health.

Related Variables

Along with this variable, respondents were asked if the child ever had any of 33 conditions, grouped in nine categories, and respondents could also specify up to three conditions not directly included in the inquiry.

Comparability

This variable has no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• 1988

Weights

• 1988 : SAMPWEIGHT