Description
RETARDEDEV identifies those sample children whom a doctor or health professional had ever diagnosed as having "Mental Retardation." The Field Representative's Manual states, "Mental Retardation refers to someone who is significantly below average in intellectual functioning, in addition to having problems with adaptive behavior." This official definition was not routinely quoted as part of the interview process and presumably would have been cited only if a subject asked for clarification.
Information was collected separately on ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) (ADDEV) for sample children aged 2 to 17 and on "Other Developmental Delay" (ODDEV) for all sample children. In a later question, information was collected separately on one of the main causes of mental retardation, Down's Syndrome (DOWNSYNEV).
Mental retardation was also incorporated into the survey as one of the possible conditions or health problems that respondents could select from a list on a flash card, to explain why individuals were limited in their activities.
Universe
- 1997-2009: Sample children under age 18.
Codes and Frequencies
Availability
- 1997-2010
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Weights
- 1997-2010 : SAMPWEIGHT
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