Information on Individual SESTAT Elements
SESTAT Data Element: X_DEM_DISABLE_HEARING_SEVERITY
SAS Variable Name: DIFHEAR
Description:
Physical Abilities: Degree of Difficulty Hearing
Question:
What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with -- (Response to "HEARING what is normally said in conversation with another person (with hearing aid, if you usually wear one)")
Domain:
Categorical Values:
- To view the table of 1993 Item tallies, click here.
- To view the table of 1995 item tallies, click here.
- To view the table of 1997 item tallies, click here.
- To view the table of 1999 item tallies, click here.
- To view the table of 2001 NSRCG item tallies, click here.
- To view the table of 2001 SDR item tallies, click here.
Data Element Availability:
Survey Component Availability
SESTAT |
NSRCG |
NSCG |
SDR |
1993 |
x |
|
x |
|
|
x |
x |
|
1995 |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
1997 |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
1999 |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
2001 |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
x |
|
Note: an "X" in a cell indicates that the data
element is available for the designated survey component.
A blank cell indicates the data element is not available for that survey
component. For data elements that are only available for private use,
contact NSF about obtaining access to these restricted data.
Note that data from the 1993 National Survey of College Graduates is also
available on a separate CD-ROM. All the available data from this CD is included
in the on-line SESTAT 1993 NSCG public-use data file, but the CD does not follow
SESTAT variable naming conventions and does not include the detailed documentation
available for the on-line data.
Source (Survey question number):
1993
NSCG: D24.b
NSRCG: D18.b
SDR: E18.b
1995
NSCG: D21.2
NSRCG: D18.b
SDR: D19.2
1997
NSCG:
Regular NSCG: D20.2
NSRCG Follow-Up Panel (Form A): .
NSRCG Follow-Up Panel (Form B): .
NSRCG: D18.b
SDR: F10.2
1999
NSCG:
Regular NSCG: D20.2
NSRCG Follow-Up Panel (Form A): D20.b
NSRCG Follow-Up Panel (Form B): D20.b
NSRCG: D18.b
SDR: F10.2
2001
NSCG: Survey not conducted
NSRCG: D17.b
SDR: F13.2
Quality and other technical information related to this item:
1993
Reliability tended to be poor, with respondents switching between "none" and "slight." More
respondents switched in or out of "severe" than were originally in "severe." Respondents were
more likely to report disabilities by mail than by CATI. Item nonresponse tended to be low: less
than one percent for the NSRCG; less than two percent for the edited SDR data and less than three
percent for the unedited NSCG mail data.
Topic Areas associated with this data element:
Keywords associated with this data element:
DISABILITIES
DISABILITY
PHYSICAL ABILITIES
Updated: April 22, 2004