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DIFFANY
Any difficulty


 

Availability
2009

Universe
Persons age 15+.

Codes

Description
DIFFANY indicates whether the respondent has any physical or cognitive difficulty, as measured by an affirmative response to at least one of the CPS' six cognitive difficulties (DIFFHEAR, DIFFEYE, DIFFREM, DIFFPHYS, DIFFMOB, and DIFFCARE).

Comparability — General
This variable is available only in the 2009 CPS.

Comparability with IPUMS-USA
There is no IPUMS-USA equivalent to this variable, although one can be constructed from the equivalent component variables in IPUMS-USA.