Description
For children ages 0 to 17, NEVERILL reports if the child has never been seriously ill.
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.
NEVERILL is part of the General Health Subscale of the Child Health Questionnaire, which is collected on the Child Preventive Health Supplement. See LESSHLTHY for more information on the Child Preventive Health Supplement.
General Health Subscale
NEVERILL is part of the General Health Subscale, which consists of five questions rating the child's health on a 5-point scale. Response options are: "Definitely True," "Mostly True," "Don't Know", "Mostly False," and "Definitely False." In addition to NEVERILL, questions on the General Health Subscale are:
- LESSHLTHY: Less healthy than other children
- EASYILL: Child gets sick easily
- HLTHYLIFE: Expect child to have healthy life
- WRYHLTH: Worry about child's health more than normal
Codes and Frequencies
Universe
- 2001-2013: Children ages 0-17.
Availability
- 2001-2013
Weights
- 2001-2013 : PERWEIGHT
