Description
For children ages 5 to 17, PROBKIDS reports how much of a problem the child has with getting along with other kids on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 is "No problem" and 5 is "A very big problem." Users may want to score PROBKIDS with the complete Columbia Impairment Scale; see below.
Beginning in 2018 PROBKIDS is fielded every other year and will only be collected in odd years. See our user note for more details on this and other changes that occurred in 2018.
IPUMS MEPS reports the universe for each variable based on a thorough review of the original MEPS documentation. Investigating the data may reveal cases that do not meet the stated universe. Users are encouraged to validate universes for their analyses.
PROBKIDS is part of the Columbia Impairment Scale (CIS), which is collected on the Child Preventive Health Supplement. See PROBMOM for more information on the CIS and LESSHLTHY for more information on the Child Preventive Health Supplement.
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
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19
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17
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11
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10
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09
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03
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02
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01
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00
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99
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| 0 | NIU | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 1 | No problem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 2 | Little problem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 3 | Some problem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 4 | Big problem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 5 | A very big problem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 6 | Asked, but inapplicable | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | · | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 7 | Unknown-refused | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 8 | Unknown-not ascertained | · | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 9 | Unknown-don't know | X | X | X | X | X | · | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Universe
- 1999-2017, 2019, 2021: Children ages 5-17.
Availability
- 1999-2017, 2019, 2021
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Weights
- 1999-2017, 2019, 2021 : PERWEIGHT